The British High Commission hosted a socially distant reception to celebrate International Day of Parliamentarism and the launch of their new project with Westminster Foundation of Democracy. Esteemed Parliamentarians Honourable Nyuma, Honourable Bah, Honourable Sesay of the Women’s caucus and Honourable Yumkella were in attendance. In COVID-19 times, Parliaments and other government institutions are subject to the same social distancing measures as other public and private organizations. Yet, in a...Read More

Assistant Superintendent of Police, Ibrahim S. Mansaray has on Wednesday July 1, 2020, closed the case of the prosecution in a murder matter involving Ibrahim Kamara, an accused who is being preliminarily investigated by Magistrate Hannah Bonnie of Court No.1 on Pademba Road, Freetown. According to the particulars of the offence, the accused on Saturday August 31, 2019, along Regent Road, Lumley allegedly murdered Sheku Samura. However, before the prosecution...Read More

Doctors in Sierra Leone have announced they’ll be going on an indefinite strike as of July 2, 2020, over nonpayment of allowances by government to doctors working in Treatment and Isolation centers countrywide, according to a statement released by the Sierra Leone Medical and Dental Association (SLMDA). This came as country continues to battle the COVID-19 pandemic that has claimed 60 lives and  1,462 cumulative confirmed cases in the country...Read More

The Civil Society Consortium on Service Delivery has on Wednesday given telecom and internet service providers 14 day ultimatum to pay their service levy of 0.75% of their gross income to the Universal Access Development Fund (UADF) or face embarrassment. UADF was established by government through the Telecommunications Act of 2006 and statutory instruments on 17th October 2019. The law provides that the levy should be paid to UADF on 1st January...Read More

A 13 years-old pupil has on Wednesday July 1, 2020, testified before Magistrate Hannah Bonnie of Court No.1 on Pademba Road, Freetown, how they were allegedly robbed of their property by Amadu Sow, the accused. The witness recognized the accused and recalled Wednesday June 10, 2020. He said at around 3am while he was asleep in his room he heard his father shouting signaling that thieves had entered the house....Read More