Bangladesh is keen to assist Sierra Leone in the information and communication technology (ICT) sector alongside the field of agriculture, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen told his Sierra Leonean counterpart yesterday in New York. “I also told him [the Sierra Leone minister] that apart from agriculture, we have also made great progress in manufacturing, pharmaceuticals...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Justice Alusine Sesay of the High Court of Sierra Leone has, when presiding over the call over of 43 accused persons on Tuesday 19th September, urged Jurors to be dedicated, cooperative and steadfast in their duty to determine the outcome of cases in court. There and about, after making this statement, he...Read More
By Alimatu Jalloh Ahmed Al-Saleh, a Syrian National, who is also the Chief Security Officer has led evidence against three accused persons who allegedly broke into the Company’s facility at Kissy Dockyard in Freetown. The three, Dauda Kamara, Zachariah Swaray and Bai Fullah Kamara Alias I.T appeared before Magistrate Sahr Kekura of Court No 1...Read More
By Stephen V. Lansana Sexual and Gender based violence is a serious and urgent concern in Sierra Leone. Globally, Sierra Leone is a signatory to the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women. Regionally, the country has signed and domesticated the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights and the Maputo...Read More
Amidst recent suggestions in parliament to repeal the law that prohibits the practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), the Gambia Women in STEM joined other anti-FGM activists to condemn the practice of the act. They called for strict enforcement of laws that prohibit the practice of female genital mutilation. “We urge strict enforcement of laws...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Sierra Leone’s President Dr. Julius Maada Bio on Monday September 18, 2023, held a progressive meeting with the Chief Executive Officer of Millennium Challenge Corporation, Alice P. Albright in United States. President Bio said in his tweet on Monday that, they discussed their partnership and shared commitment towards promoting sustainable economic...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Police Inspector Kai Solomon Brewa has on Tuesday, September 19, 2023 tendered the charged statements of one Julius Batilo Condoh who was allegedly caught personating as a police inspector along Aberdeen Road junction and Wilkinson Road. The accused Batilo Condoh who appeared before Magistrate Santigie Bangura of Pademba Road Court No.3, is...Read More
The central bank has directed that all development project funds meant for Sierra Leone that are channeled through foreign exchange brokerage firms (international and local) should be traded at the Reference or Average Market Rate (mid-rate), the Bank of Sierra Leone (BSL) said in a statement on Tuesday. “In consultation with the Ministry of Finance...Read More
Former Mines Minister to Forfeit Le 6.4bn Property By Fatima Kpaka Court of Appeal Judges, Honourable Justices Komba Kamanda, Fatmatta Bintu Alhadi (presiding) and Tonia Barnett have in agreement ordered that the property of the former deputy Minister of Mines, Abdul Ignosi Koroma, be forfeited to the Government of Sierra Leone. The Commission of Inquiry...Read More
Ambassador of Belarus to Russia Dmitry Krutoi has met with Ambassador of Sierra Leone to Belarus (with residence in Moscow) Mohamed Yongavo. During the meeting, the parties touched upon issues of expanding political dialogue, trade-economic liaisons and humanitarian interaction, and organising mutual visits. Dmitry Krutoi noted that Belarus attaches great importance to the development of...Read More
