CHRDSL concerned over low conviction rates of SGBV offences
April 19, 2016 By Ibrahim Tarawallie Campaign for Human Rights and Development Sierra Leone (CHRDSL) has expressed grave concern over the low conviction rates of sexual and gender-based violence...
View Article‘SLAJ is our baby’ - ...Says VEJU chairman
...Says VEJU chairman April 19, 2016 By Regina Pratt Veteran Journalists Union (VEJU), which will be officially launched today by President Ernest Bai Koroma, has said that the Sierra Leone...
View ArticleMagistrate Fisher vs General Legal Council - …Judge grants respondent time to...
…Judge grants respondent time to file affidavit April 19, 2016 By Hassan Gbassay Koroma The presiding judge in the legal duel between Magistrate Adrian Fisher (applicant) and the General Legal Council...
View Article2015 census result contradicts Agenda for Prosperity
April 19, 2016 By Mohamed Massaquoi Since the provisional result of the 2015 Population and Housing Census was launched by President Ernest Bai Koroma on 31 March, many eyebrows have been raised as to...
View ArticleOkada riders stage strike action - ...as they complain Police harassment
...as they complain Police harassment April 19, 2016 By Joseph S. Margai Commercial motor bike riders, locally called ‘okada riders’, Monday began a three-day strike action over claims that the...
View ArticleWorld Bank Group urged to help solve refugee crisis, other challenges
April 19, 2016 Government ministers from around the world confronted the refugee crisis, a slowing economy, and other global challenges at the 2016 World Bank Group-IMF Spring Meetings. “Forced...
View ArticleAs Parliament approves 6 more nominees… - SLPP MP warns new Resident Minister...
SLPP MP warns new Resident Minister East April 20, 2016 By Jariatu S. Bangura A Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP) Member of Parliament yesterday cautioned newly approved Resident Minister East, Karmoh...
View ArticleOSD officer remanded for abusing step-daughter
April 20, 2016 By Hawa Amara & Hassan Gbassay Koroma An OSD –Operational Support Division – officer was yesterday remanded at the Male Correctional Centre on Pademba Road by Magistrate Dr. Abou...
View ArticleFishermen accuse of spilling petrol on fish catch for preservation - …As fish...
…As fish mongers face big loss April 20, 2016 By Joseph S. Margai Fish mongers buying fish from fishermen at various wharfs in the Western Area have accused the latter of pouring petrol on fish catch...
View ArticleVP Foh urged VeJU to mentor SLAJ and other media institutions
April 20, 2016 By Regina Pratt Vice President Victor Bockarie Foh has urged the Veteran Journalists Union (VeJU) to mentor the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) and other media...
View Article40 FBC alumni urged VC to ‘bring speedy closure’ to the Prof. Abdallah saga
April 20, 2016 By Abu-bakarr Sheriff Some 40 former students of the Department of History and African Studies at Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone, who were taught by Prof. Ibrahim...
View ArticleVP Foh denies signing toxic waste deal - ...As he returns from Lebanon
...As he returns from Lebanon April 20, 2016 By Ibrahim Tarawallie Vice President Victor Bockarie Foh yesterday denied he did not sign any deal that has to do with toxic waste while on an official...
View ArticleLeave when your time is up, Kofi Annan tells African leaders
April 20, 2016 Former UN secretary-general Kofi Annan has urged African leaders to leave when their mandated time is up and to avoid excluding opposing voices if elections are to cease contributing to...
View ArticleLaw Tennis commences level II coaching course
April 20, 2016 By Sahr Morris Jr. The Sierra Leone Tennis Association (SLTA) Tuesday commenced a 10-day level II coaching course at the National Stadium in Freetown. A total of 16 participants, drawn...
View ArticleSalone Olympic hopeful opens season with a bang
April 20, 2016 By Sahr Morris Jr. Sierra Leone Rio 2016 Olympic Games hopeful, Hafsatu Kamara, got-off to a flying start in her 2016 outdoor campaign by recoding a very fast time of 11.69 seconds and...
View ArticleCricket, Volleyball deserve presidential appreciation’…Sports Minster
April 20, 2016 By Sahr Morris Jr. Sierra Leone’s Sports Minister, Ahmed Khanou, Tuesday said both the national cricket team, ‘The Patriots’ and the national female beach volleyball squad deserve...
View ArticleOSD officer remanded for US$18,000 theft
April 21, 2016 By Hawa Amara An officer of Operational Support Division (OSD) of the Sierra Leone was yesterday remanded at the Male Correctional Centre on Pademba Road for allegedly stealing 13 pieces...
View ArticleDisabled Commission appeals for enforcement of Disability Act 2011
April 21, 2016 By Patrick Jaiah Kamara A Board member of the National Commission for Persons with Disability (NCPD) yesterday made a passionate appeal to the government of Sierra Leone to enforce...
View ArticleRethinking West Africa’s War on Drugs
April 21, 2016 By Abdul Tejan-Cole & Nana Afadzinu* By now, it has become almost a cliché to say that the war on drugs has failed. The prohibitionist approach, most fully articulated by former US...
View ArticleNRA Exceeds First Quarter Target, Shows Impressive Growth
April 21, 2016 The National Revenue Authority (NRA) has announced impressive revenue figures for its first quarter revenue collection drive. Revenue target for 2016 is currently at Le2.545 trillion and...
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