Nine-year- old Wuyatta Konneh who got paralysed after being allegedly raped by her uncle has died, a local charitable organisation said in statement on Tuesday. The cause of her death has not been made public, but It’sapparent that the victim died as a result of injuries she suffered when she wasbrutallyrapedat age 5. The Black...Read More
International Day of Education is aday set aside by the United Nations to celebrate the role of education for peace and development and to showcaseimportant transformations that must be nurtured to realize everyone’s fundamental right to education and build a more sustainable, inclusive, and peaceful futures. This year’s theme is “Changing Course, Transforming Education”. As...Read More
The European Union Delegation Sierra Leone in partnership with Premier Media Group Limited has trained journalists on skills and tools on reporting EU activities. The two-day training which ended on Thursday was funded by the European Union. The trainingbrought together journalists from both the print and electronic media from across the country at the Harry...Read More
The Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE) in partnership with Plan International Sierra Leone is to establish a Youth Advisory Group by April this year. The strategic goal of establishing the Youth Advisory Group is to engage young people in the internal decision-making of Ministry at all levels in a spirit of collaboration,...Read More
An accused Yatta Kamara has appeared before Magistrate Sahr Kekura of Pademba Road Court No.1 in Freetown on one count charge of Larceny contrary to section 2 of the Larceny Act 1916 According to the particulars of the offense, the accused on Wednesday, November 10, 2021 at Cape Road, Aberdeen in Freetown stole one hand...Read More
Secretary General of the Commonwealth, the Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC, has paid courtesy call on Sierra Leone’s President Dr Julius Maada Bio at State House in Freetown. She commended the many steps the government has taken to curtail the spread of the coronavirus in the country. As head of the Commonwealth Secretariat, the central...Read More
The Technical Consultant at the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Country Planning (MLHCP), Dr. Alfred Bockarie has said that the ministry will start to use computer to do land survey plan rather than the manual method which is being used since 1961. His statement came at workshop organised by the Ministry to capacitate 10 employees...Read More
One of the defense counsels representing Dr. Samura Kamara in the ongoing corruption matter, Joseph Fitzgerald Kamara (JFK) has implored Justice Adrian Fisher to strike out the entire indictment against his client. He said this on Friday, January 20, 2022 after accused appeared again before the presiding Judge. He said the indictment is faulty, since...Read More
The year 2022 has started in good footing for Leone Rock Metal Group, as the company through its subsidiary Kingho Mining Company donated agricultural equipment to women farmers, scholarships to some university students of the mining communities and stationeries to the United Mines Workers Union. The donations which are done in tandem with the company’s...Read More
Justice of the Appeals Court, Hon. Justice Ansumana Ivan Sesay has been confirmed as Chair of the Legal Aid Board by the Parliament of Sierra Leone on Thursday, January 20, 2022. This follows his appointment by President Dr. Julius Maada Bio in December 2021 and then interviewed by the Parliamentary Committee on Appointment. Parliamentarians from...Read More
