Police Officer Discharged from Correctional Service
By Mohamed Mansaray in Kenema 43-year-old Officer of the Sierra Leone Police (SLP), one Bashiru Kanja, resident of Burma One Section in Kenema, Eastern Region has been released from the Sierra Leone Correctional Service (SLCS) in Kenema. Bashiru Kanja on diverse dates between January 1, and January 31, 2024 at Hangha Town, Nongowa Chiefdom,…...
Parliament to Resume Hearing on Auditor General’s Report
By Sulaiman Jalloh Parliament through the Office of the Clerk has recently announced the resumption of the hearing of the Auditor General’s Report in Committee Room One, Parliament Building, Tower Hill in Freetown. The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Hon. Ibrahim Tawa Conteh is the Chairman of the Public Account Committee (PAC) and will therefore…...
SLPP & APC Once Again Embrace Peace
By Sulaiman Jalloh The ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) and the main opposition All Peoples Congress (APC) have, in joint press release issued out on Monday 3rd June, 2024, called for calm. The two main political parties have decided to unite in order to fight hate speech and promote peaceful political discourse. “The…...
Deputy Speaker Launches Strategic Plans
By Sulaiman Jalloh Hon. Ibrahim Tawa Conteh speaking; surrounded by other gov’t. officials The Deputy Speaker of the Sixth Parliament of the Second Republic, Hon. Ibrahim Tawa Conteh has, on behalf of the Speaker of Parliament Hon. Segepoh Solomon Thomas, recently launched the National Council for Civic Education and Democracy (NACCED) Strategic Plan…...
Joint call for stability: APC & SLPP supporters should listen to their Leaders
By Amara Thoronka President Bio & Dr. Samura Kamara signing an earlier peace commitment I have always maintained that governing and opposition politicians are not enemies but people sharing the ultimate ambition to gain or retain power and legitimate control over the governance of the nation. Politics is a game, and for…...
LETTER TO TECH
Rains – Yes, the rains have started, but are we truly prepared as a people to face some of the inevitable consequences? From living in disaster prone areas to doing all sorts of other negativities and we are quick to call on government for ABC. Maybe and just maybe, we all should begin […]
College of Medicine Interfaces with the Civil Service Leadership –
At a symposium for higher institutions in Sierra Leone which continued on Thursday 30th May at the College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences (COMAHS) Lightfoot Boston Street Campus in Freetown, Deputy Vice Chancellor, Professor Dr. Mohamed Samai in his welcome address expressed delight to collaborate with the leadership of the Civil Service to […]
EPA Concludes Workshop on Mine Rehabilitation Liability…
The Environment Protection Agency (EPA-SL) has concluded a two-day workshop on the Mine Rehabilitation Liability Estimator (MRLE) model and the 2024 EIA (sector-specific) fee regulations for large and small-scale mining companies, EIA consultants, government MDAs, and Paramount Chiefs at Shangri-La Hotel in Freetown* The Mine Rehabilitation Liability Estimator (MRLE) seeks to compel mining proponents […]
APC will Continue to Hold SLPP Accountable – Hon. Abdul Kargbo
By Kadie A. Lawan-Gana. The leader of opposition in Parliament Hon. Abdul Kargbo has said that his serves as an alternative voice, and savior to citizens in the country and that his party will continue to hold government accountable. “The APC members of Parliament will always unite with senior members of our party to question…...
Prison Court Kailahun: 8 Discharged, over 10 Sentences Reduced, 2 Upheld
The Resident High Court Judge, Kailahun District, Hon. Justice Francis Banks-Kamara who is currently presiding over cases in the ongoing Prison Court Initiative has cautioned and discharged eight convicts who were convicted by the Magistrate’s Court and reduced the sentences of ten others. Addressing inmates at the official start of the exercise in the […]