By Fatima Kpaka Justice Adrian Fisher of the high court has on Thursday, August 31, 2023, sentenced Fatmata Kamara to 24 years in prison for dumping her new born baby boy into a pit latrine. Prior to the judgement, state counsel Lawyer S. C. Kekura applied for the indictment of murder dated October 20, 2019,...Read More
By Ibrahim S. Bangura Amidst the high cost of living in Freetown most women who have engaged themselves in the trade of bringing fresh produce such as groundnut, cassava leaves, potato leaves, ginger, etc. from Makeni, Bo, Kenema, etc. to Freetown as a way of sustaining their families after sales. Talking to Premier media on...Read More
Chinese Ambassador to Sierra Leone Wang Qing The15th BRICS Summit has just concluded in South Africa. Chinese President Xi Jinping attended a series of meetings and also co-chaired the China-Africa Leaders’ Dialogue with South African President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa. This is a grand meeting for BRICS cooperation. During the Summit, leaders had reached extensive consensus...Read More
By Alimatu Jalloh Magistrate Sahr Kekura of Ross Road Court No. 1 has on Friday August 25th 2023 committed a murder matter involving Sulaiman Conteh, 58, to Hight Court for trial.Suliaman Conteh appeared before the court on a count of murder contrary to law.It was alleged by the Inspector General of Police (IGP) that the...Read More
By Alimatu Jalloh Magistrate Sahr Kekura of Ross Road Court No.1 has remanded Abubakar Mansaray at the Male Correctional Centre on Pademba Road in Freetown for allegedly assaulting his wife, Aminata Kamara which led to her death.The incident occurred on the 24th of December, 2022 at Small Country Mabureh in Waterloo on the outskirts of...Read More
President Dr Julius Maada Bio has vowed to include women in every spectrum of his governance. His appointment of the first female Deputy General Manager of the Sierra Leone Ports Authority (SLPA), Madam Judith Boi Kosseh is a manifestation of empowering strong women and incorporating them into governance. Before her appointment as the Deputy General...Read More
By Alimatu Jalloh Magistrate Sahr Kekura of Ross Road Court No.1 yesterday cautioned and discharged one George Bayoh who had spent eight consecutive months in remand without trial.Magistrate Kekura before discharging the accused, having perused the file, told the prosecution team headed by Assistant Superintendent of Police ASP Osman M. Bangura that the accused had...Read More
One Abubakarr Turay who identified himself as a driver has been remanded in prison at the Male Correctional Centre on Pademba Road in Freetown by Magistrate Sahr Kekura of Ross Road Court No.1 in Freetown for the unlawful possession of 351 wrapps of ‘kush’ a harmful drug. He was arrested on 10th August 2023 by...Read More
By George M.O. Williams As predicted a decrease in the volume of catches due to a ban imposed by the Sierra Leone Police (SLP), prohibiting boats or canoes from berthing at wharves after 7:00 pm. The ban is set to take effect on September 1, 2023, and it has left many artisanal fishermen disappointed. Turay...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu The African SME Finance and Investment Network (ASFIN) will convene stakeholders across the country for a one-day finance and investment summit on August 31, 2023, at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Freetown. The aim of this summit is to address some of the major challenges that SMEs face in accessing finance....Read More
