Land dispute between Community People and a Chinese mining company in Dalakuru Village in Diang Chiefdom, Koinadugu District in the northern province of Sierra Leone, has left many injured and displaced after makeshift structures housing locals were allegedly destroyed by security personnel sent to the town to evict locals from their land on Tuesday June 30, 2020. Speaking to Premier News, Daniel Koroma, a resident of Dalakuru Village in Congbelefe...Read More
Gibrilla Turay, aka Prezo Gibo, the president of the Compact Disc Sellers Association (CDSA) in Freetown, has said on Wednesday July 1, 2020, that the outbreak of the Coronavirus in the country has caused a fall in the sale of music and movie records. Turay said that the Coronavirus reventive restrictions like the closure of borders and fall in tourist arrivals, now means that the Association is finding it difficult...Read More
The AIG East Mr. Thomas Lahai has on June 27, 2020, met with representatives of the Children Forum Network Sierra Leone (CFN) and Kenema Women in Governance Network (KWIGN) at his Regional Command Office in Kenema where he condemned sexual and Gender Based Violence. His condemnation came amidst protests by women and other rights groups on the aftermath of the alleged rape and murder of a five-year-old girl in Freetown....Read More
Sierra Leone was later than most to experience its first cases of COVID-19. Though the virus itself did not arrive in the country until 31 March 2020, rumours and fears spread among communities well before the country’s first confirmed case. As happened during the Ebola outbreak from 2014-2016, this pandemic has led to rumours and misinformation that leave some people fearful of visiting healthcare facilities. This could have a devastating...Read More
As schools reopened yesterday for candidates in public examination classes – National Primary School Exam (NPSE), Basic Education Certificate Exam (BECE) and West Africa Senior School Certificate Exam (WASSCE) – some school authorities and students have been complying with school operation guidelines published by the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE) to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. During our visit on at the St. Edward’s Secondary School,...Read More
