The Vice-Chairman of the Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone (HRCSL), Victor I. Lansana has noted that the Commission has been at the forefront of calling on successive governments for a repeal of this law, through recommendations in its annual State of Human Rights Report. He made the statement in a press conference held on 28th July 2021 at the …

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the third and fourth reviews of Sierra Leone’s performance under the program supported by an Extended Credit Facility (ECF). Completion of these reviews enables the IMF to disburse SDR31.11 million (about US$ 44.2 million), bringing total disbursements under the arrangement to SDR 77.775 million (about US$ 111 million). The Executive …

The Chief Minister, Jacob Jusu Saffa has urged stakeholders at the Sierra Leone Correctional Centre to expedite the operationalization of relocating the Pademba Road Correctional Centre to a location outside the capital city of Freetown. The Chief Minister was addressing stakeholders at the Internal Affairs Ministry on Monday, July 26th 2021 at the Ministry’s Conference Room. JJ Saffa noted that …

By Jane Mansaray. T.J. Freeman, the State Counsel representing the State respondent in the Commission of Inquiry (COI) Appeal case of former Ebola Coordinator, Mr. Steven Gaojia has conceded to the appellant’s grounds of appeal dated 12th October, 2020 and Lawyer Osman Jalloh`s synopsis dated 22nd July 2021. Lawyer Osman Jalloh, in his oral arguments yesterday before the Court of …

By Jane B. Mansaray. Dr. Samura Mathew Wilson Kamara, the 2018 defeated Presidential candidate of the main opposition All People’s Congress (APC) party yesterday made his first appearance in person at the Court of Appeal to listen to oral arguments of his Commission of Inquiry (COI) Appeal hearing in Freetown. His lead counsel, Lawyer Ady Macauley made a start of …

The new World Bank Country Manager to Sierra Leone, Abdu Muwong on Tuesday 27 July 2021 paid an official courtesy visit to the Minister of finance, Dennis Vandi at his George Street office in Freetown. This is the first official meeting between the two gentlemen since Mr. Muwong replaced Dr. Gayle Martin as Country Manager in May 2021. In his …

By Sylvester Samba.                                                                                  WEFA International Aid and Humanitarian Organization International Relief and Development Foundation (IDRF CANADA), International Blue Crescent Relief and Development Foundation and the International Islamic Youth League (IIYL) Global Office in Sierra Leone, donated 1600 cows worth USD 640.000, as support to 134,400 poor and needy Muslims during the 2021 Eid-Ul-Ahda in eleven African countries, including Sierra Leone, …

By Mohamed Fofanah The Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday announced that it had indicted two Western Area Urban DICOVERC Mobilization Officers: Gibrilla Kamara and Michael Dauda on corruption offences for the sale of Covid-19 vaccination cards to unvaccinated persons. Gabrilla Kamara of 55 Leicester Road and Michael Dauda of 7 Mends Street, Off Circular Road in Freetown, were indicted on three counts …

By Jane B. Mansaray.                                                                               The alleged corruption case between the state and six senior officials of the Sierra Leone Maritime Administration (SLMA) has been adjourned by the presiding Judge, Justice Mohamed Bawoh. The matter was adjourned to the 5th August 2021 for hearing of the second prosecution witness, after the first prosecution witness, Joseph Sallu Foray has completed his evidence …

By Mohamed Fofanah. Members of Parliament on Friday took a crucial decision as they unanimously abolished the death penalty from the statute books of Sierra Leone despite no execution has taken place in the country since 1998. Life imprisonment would now mean imprisonment for a minimum of 30 years with a “maximum penalty of imprisonment for life,” according to the …