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 […]
CHAMPS Holds 9th Inaugural Advisory Committee Meeting in Freetown
The Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance Sierra Leone (CHAMPS-SL) held its 9th inaugural Advisory Committee Meeting at the National Public Health Agency’s (NPHA) Emergency Operations Center (EOC) conference hall in Wilberforce Freetown on June 13, 2024. This year’s theme, “Exploring data-driven interventions to respond to unaddressed child mortality in Sierra Leone,” brought together approximately […]
ILO trains 200 women on Gender Entrepreneurship Together (GET) Ahead Program
By Mustapha Momoh The International Labour Organization (ILO), with funding from the United Nations Peacebuilding Fund, under the Gender Promotion Initiative, has trained 200 young women identified to operate and manage the project-constructed 25 water kiosk on Gender Entrepreneurship Together (GET) Ahead training program. This initiative is part of the “Women for…...
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Parliamentary Committee Pays Courtesy Call on Bread Avenue
By Sulaiman Jalloh Parliament through the Committee on Finance, Transparency and Accountability, on Tuesday, June 18, 2024, paid a courtesy call on the management of Bread Avenue at its headquarters in Wellington, East of Freetown. In her opening remarks, the Deputy Chairperson for the Committee, Hon. Alice Jebeh Kumabeh stated that they as…...
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Parliamentary Female Caucus Ends Leadership Retreat
By Sulaiman Jalloh Sierra Leone Female Parliamentary Caucus (SLeFPaC) led by Hon. Bernadette Wuyata Songa has recently ended a two-day retreat held at the Place Hotel, Tokeh on the outskirt of Freetown. In her welcome address, the Deputy Director of Department for Programs, Research and Partnership (DepReP), Mary Koroma said the purpose of the…...
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