By Fatima Kpaka Kalilu Amara Bah, Chairman of the Public Service Commission, on Friday, September 20, 2024, sued Ibrahim Jaffason Kamara, Sahr Abu Bockarie, and Abdulai Sankoh for allegedly stealing assorted items valued at NLe 167,500 from his resident. The accused persons were arraigned before Magistrate Santigie Bangura of Pademba Road Court No2 on three counts of conspiracy contrary to law, housebreaking, and larceny contrary to section 26)1) of The...Read More
Police Officer Testifies against Nigerian Facing Kidnapping & Drug Charges By Fatima Kpaka Edwin Uwa Ogbonna, a Nigerian, made another appearance before the Principal Magistrate of the Freetown Magistrate Court No.1, Sahr Kekura over an allegation of Kidnapping and possession of Cocaine and Kush. The first prosecution witness Detective Police Constable Tapia Amara attached at the Transnational Organized Crime Unit (TOCU) recognized the accused and recalled August 22, 2024, when...Read More
Mayor of Freetown and Co-Chair of C40 Cities, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr on 18 September 18, 2024, shared her insights on the future of urban sustainability and policy, Freetown’s progress toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goal, SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities at the Imperial College’s Global Development Hub in London. To achieve the SDGs, she said, C40 and Freetown place a strong emphasis on heat adaptation, green energy, and reforestation, alongside...Read More
By Helen Keller Intl For nearly 10 years, Boncapri Sesay has served as a peer educator, providing counseling and guidance to pregnant and breastfeeding women in her own community. Regularly hosting a group that meets under a mango tree in her rural village in Sierra Leone’s Northern Province, she is keen to share her knowledge about the special health and nutrition issues that affect mothers and babies. In recent months, when discussing...Read More
IMF completes credit facility arrangement with Sierra Leone By Alusine Sesay International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff and the Sierra Leonean authorities have reached a staff-level agreement on economic policies and reforms that could be supported by a new 38-month Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement, with requested access of SDR 187 million (about US$253 million), the IMF said in a statement following the end of a 10-day mission to Sierra Leone....Read More
