By Jane B. Mansaray. The declaration of rape as an emergency by President Dr. Julius Maada Bio in 2019 resulted in the amendment of the Sexual Offences Act. Since then, many new and progressive developments have taken place; including drafting of the Sentencing Guidelines by the Judiciary in addition to the recruitment and deployment of new Magistrates and Judges. Despite …

Yesterday, the European Union Ambassador, Tom Vens announced his departure to staff of the EU Delegation, the Government and People of Sierra Leone as his four-year tenure comes to an end. The mood among EU Delegation staff at Leicester Peak yesterday was somber as a man who has made significant contributions to the country’s sustainable development trajectory is leaving. Sierra …

By Jane B. Mansaray. The National Secretary General of the main opposition All Peoples Congress (APC) party, Ambassador Alhaji Osman Foday Yansaneh was yesterday cross examined as a deponent of the affidavit in support of a motion dated 27th July 2021, filed in by Lawyer Ady Macauley on behalf of the APC Party. Speaking from the witness box on oath, …

By Lansana Fofanah. The Government of Sierra Leone on Monday, 2nd August, 2021 welcomed the first commercial flight operated by Air Senegal in the airspace of the country. Water Canon, cultural dance, formed part of the welcoming ceremony at the Lungi International Airport amidst jubilation. In his address, the Minister of Transport and Aviation, Kabineh Kallon, described the event as …

Speaking to a world-wide audience from the radiant halls of a heavily fortified and appropriately sanitised Southwest London location, HE President Julius Maada Bio was emphatic about the need to “give everyone a fair chance” and to “take everyone along” on the great educational journey that seeks to inculcate knowledge, build skills, connect societies and better the lives of people. …

HE President Julius Maada Bio has held a very constructive meeting with heads of Sierra Leonean School Associations in London, just after a successful Global Summit on Education during which the President championed the call for girls’ education. Speaking at the Millennium Hotel venue in Knightsbridge, HE President Bio started by recognising the good work being carried out by members …

The Legal Aid Board has concluded a nationwide UNDP-funded training of Police Investigators and Prosecutors on the 2018 Bail Regulation on the 29th July 2021. The final training took place in the Kailahun District Council Canteen in Kailahun town. The training was conducted in eight districts with Kailahun being the last. The project targeted 50 Investigators and Prosecutors from each …

By: Aaron Bundu Lahai-Head of Media & Public Relations.   The Vice President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh has commended the ECOWAS Commission for leading advocacy campaign on Gender-Based violence and other issues around child rights. Vice President Jalloh made the disclosure during a courtesy call by the ECOWAS Commissioner for Gender and Social Affairs, …

By Jane B. Mansaray. Some personnel of the Sierra Leone Police (SLP) Force have complained of an eight months backlog in the supply of their monthly bags of rice. The complain was made by personnel deployed at various divisional sections within the capital city of Freetown. Police sources claimed that for eight months now they have gone without their monthly …

By Zacharia Jalloh, Strategic Communications Unit, MIC. A team of high-profiled officials from the National Electoral Commission which comprises the Chief Electoral Commissioner and Chairman, Mr. Mohamed Kenewui Konneh yesterday paid a visit to the Ministry of Information and Communications to update the Ministry on the upcoming validation conference on electoral reforms and also to solicit their support for the …