Man, 35 remanded for wounding girl
July 4, 2017 By Elizabeth A. Kaine Magistrate Santigie Bangura presiding at the Pademba Road Magistrates’ Court No.5 yesterday remanded one Theopheius Ibrahim Kanu at the Male Correctional Centre on...
View ArticlePel Koroma gains momentum in Constituency 110
July 4, 2017 Pel Koroma being mobbed by Gwent Height Progressive Women Gwent Height Women declare support for Pel Koroma History is about to be made as Pel Koroma, who is aspiring for the Sierra Leone...
View ArticleRIPSTA Cultural Foundation launches post-Ebola bloodless diamond project
July 4, 2017 By Jariatu S. Bangura RIPSTA Cultural Foundation, which was established by a Reggae artist in Sierra Leone in 1996, has yesterday launched the post-Ebola bloodless diamond project and a...
View ArticleTony Elumelu Commends Afreximbank & urges other DFIs to Support African...
July 4, 2017 By Hassan Gbassay Koroma Mr. Tony O. Elumelu, posed with Dr Okey Oramah, President and Chairman, African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) during the signing ceremony of the $100million...
View Article“Family planning saves women’s lives” - …says UNFPA Country Rep
…says UNFPA Country Rep July 5, 2017 By Regina Pratt Country Representative of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Dr. Kim Eva Dickson, has observed that family planning saves women’s lives....
View Article‘The accused had sex with me on several occasions’ - -Victim testifies
-Victim testifies July 5, 2017 By Memunatu Bangura &Rafieu Williams Thirteen years old sexual penetration victim has told Magistrate Albert Moody of Freetown court No. 2 that, Mohamed Kamara...
View Article“Hunger is the world’s new killer”
July 6, 2017 By Joseph S. Margai Prof. Karim Khan delivered a public lecture at the Mary Kingsley Auditorium on Tuesday An expert in international criminal and human rights law and counsel at the...
View ArticleSLPP flag-bearer aspirants reaffirm peace and unity
July 6, 2017 By Mohamed Massaquoi Show of unity: seven SLPP flag-bearer aspirants and national executives Seven flag-bearer aspirants for the main opposition Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP) have said...
View ArticleAs they amend Citizenship Act 2017… - MPs caution Paolo Conteh on issuance of...
MPs caution Paolo Conteh on issuance of diplomatic passport July 6, 2017 By Jariatu S. Bangura Pailo Conteh…admitted that undeserving citizens do hold diplomatic passport While they amended the...
View ArticleSanda Loko Chiefdom assures AMR Gold of support
July 6, 2017 (standing)Luke Rogers and AMR Gold senior staff Stakeholders of Sanda Loko Chiefdom, Bombali District including the Section Chief, Chiefdom Mining Development Secretary, Head Teacher of...
View ArticleAccused slammed Le50m bail for robbery
July 6, 2017 By Memunatu Bangura & Ibrahim K Turay Magistrate Albert Moody of Freetown court No.2 yesterday (Wednesday 5th July, 2017) slammed fifty million Leones (Le50m) bail and two sureties in...
View ArticleFAO teams up with AUC to spearhead Africa’s Response against Fall Armyworm
July 6, 2017 The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the African Union Commission (AUC) have agreed to collaborate on an immediate as well as mid-term strategic response...
View ArticleMan remanded for fraudulent conversion
July 6, 2017 By Elizabeth A. Kiane Magistrate Santigie Bangura presiding at the Pademba Road Magistrates’ Court No.5 yesterday (5th July 2017) remanded one Chernor Conteh at the Male Correctional...
View ArticleJustice mobile app to fast-track court cases in Sierra Leone
July 6, 2017 Photo: A court clerk shows off the Samsung mobile apps at the Law Court Siaka Stevens Street central Freetown © UNDP Sierra Leone The Sierra Leone Judiciary has, in collaboration with the...
View ArticleMPs discuss £34.5m rural renewable energy project
July 12, 2017 By Jariatu S. Bangura Members of the Energy Committee in Parliament yesterday met with senior officials from the Ministry of Energy and the United Nations Office for Project Services...
View ArticleForeign Trawler Operators accused of targeting Sierra Leoneans
July 12, 2017 By Joseph S. Margai Hazards at sea: Abdul Turay says foreign trawler operators have shot at local fishermen Fishermen at Tokeh wharf have reported that some foreign trawler operators have...
View ArticlePW2 testifies in public insult matter
July 12, 2017By Elizabeth Kaine Second prosecution witness, Yusufu Mondeh, yesterday testified before Magistrate Santigie Bangura of Court No.5 in an ongoing preliminary investigation involving two...
View ArticleWomen’s Forum commends president Koroma for enacting Citizenship Act
July 12, 2017 Maude Peacock, President of Women’s Forum The Women’s Forum, the National Women’s Umbrella Organization, and Partners have commended President Koroma for the enactment into Law the...
View ArticleMan 22, Sentenced for malicious damage
July 12, 2017 By Elizabeth A. Kaine Presiding Magistrate Santigie Bangura of the Pademba Road Magistrates’ Court No.5 on Monday, 10th July, 2017 sentenced one Moses Samura at the Pademba Road Male...
View ArticleLAB conducts workshop on Draft bail & sentencing policy
July 12, 2017 By Memunatu Bangura Legal Aid Board (LAB), with support from United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has yesterday started a two-day national workshop for staff and partners on the...
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