HRCSL Trains 20 Journalists
By Sulaiman Jalloh The Human Right Commission of Sierra Leone (HRCSL) has, on Thursday, June 20, 2024, trained twenty (20) journalists in Freetown on ‘Human Rights-Based Approach to News Reporting’ at the Peace Museum Hall, New England Ville in Freetown. During the training session, journalists were exposed to topics ranging from general Overview of…...
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November Coup: 5 Fugitives In Police Net
By Sulaiman Jalloh The Ministry of Information and Civic Education has recently issued out a press release indicating that through a joint operation between Guinea and Sierra Leonean security forces five fugitives wanted for alleged roles in November 26, 2023 failed coup attempt have been arrested. The five arrested individuals were Major F. S…...
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Parliament Enacts Prohibition of Child Marriage Act
By Sulaiman Jalloh Parliament has, on Thursday 20, June 2024, on Tower Hill in Freetown, unanimously passed into law the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2024. The Bill, which seeks to criminalize the act of marrying or entering into a union with a child under the age of 18 years, was received with great…...
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Labour Minister Engages Leone Rock, Sub- Contractors
By Charles Champion In a well-attended meeting, the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security headed by Hon. Mohamed Rado Swaray had on the 20th of June 2024, made a successful visitation at the Leone Rock mining site. Mr. Swaray started off by highlighting the purpose of his visitation which was essentially to get…...
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The Cyber Law & Free Expression in Salone: The Need to Protect the Civic Space
By Ahmed Sahid Nasralla, President, SLAJ The young lawyer arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Sierra Leone Police for expressing her views on X, bringing the legitimacy of His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio to question, was released on bail on Wednesday this week after spending a night in police detention. […]
Professional Vs Emotional Auditing-Abdul Aziz Vs Lara Taylor Pearce
By Brima Siaffa Until the constitution of Sierra Leone is reviewed; with some clauses expunged, the President of the Republic remains the only elephant in the room. The current 1991 Constitution refers to the president as “The fountain of honour and justice and the symbol of national unity and sovereignty.” This implies that the […]
Ministry of Labour Wraps Up Provincial Stakeholders Engagement for Social Protection Bill
The Ministry of Employment, Labour and Social Security on 21st June 2024 in Port Loko District concluded the Provincial Stakeholders Consultative Engagement for the development of Sierra Leone’s first National Social Protection Bill. This initiative aims to gather insights, ideas, and recommendations from social protection stakeholders to shape the forthcoming law. This World Bank-funded […]
RUNOFF? IT IS FINISHED!
BY Kabs Kanu My brothers and sisters, yesterday sealed it. It is done. Caput. SLPP and APC have made peace and will work together for national unity. Even Samura Kamara did not any hint of a runoff or a fight to get back what he thought was taken from him. The Samura Kamara I […]
Gymnastics Federation Presents 20 Gold Medals to NSA Chief
The Sierra Leone Gymnastics Federation, on Friday 21st June, 2024, presented 20 gold medals won at the Baku Azerbaijan Gymnastics Showpiece to the Executive Director of the National Sports Authority (NSA), Dr. Emmanuel Saffa Abdulai Esq. at his Signal Hill Road Offices in Freetown. The Federation, led by its President Ann Williams, brought along the […]
637 SL Pilgrims Complete Hajj in Mecca
By Abubakarr Bah. A total of 638 pilgrims from Sierra Leone participated in this year’s (1445/2024) Hajj in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. So far, a total of 637 Hajj pilgrims from Sierra Leone are doing well in Makkah. We however regret to announce that the Sierra Leonean contingent of Hajj pilgrims lost ONE (1) of […]
