By Jane B. Mansaray.   Sierra Leone reported it first index case of the Corona Virus (COVID19) on 31stMarch 2020 and have since then to date continue to record cases. According to the Sierra Leone Police Family Support Unit (FSU), the effect of the pandemic has greatly brought about obstacle into investigation and prosecution with specific reference to sexual penetration …

President Bio Receives Prestigious Award At State House yesterday, the President of SLAJ (Sierra Leone Association of Journalists), Ahmed Sahid Nasralla formally presented a special recognition award to His Excellency President Dr. Julius Maada Bio for fulfilling his 2018 manifesto promise of repealing the Criminal Libel Law. Formally presenting the special award of “Champion of Free Speech” to the President …

By Jane B. Mansaray. Lawyer Joseph Fitzgerald Kamara (JFK) yesterday called on the panel of Appeal Judges to rule and declare the adverse findings of COI Sole Commissioner Justice Biobele Georgewill null and void. The appellant made the call while arguing in person his appeal before the Appeal Court of Sierra Leone, presided over by Justice Ansumana Ivan Sesay, Adrian …

On 7th June 2021, H.E. Hon. Sidi M. Tunis, Speaker of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament, paid a courtesy call on the outgoing Ambassador of Sierra Leone in Egypt, Ambassador Morie Fofana. Ambassador Fofana welcomed Speaker Sidi M. Tunis and congratulated him on his outstanding performance as Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament. Hon. Tunis was led …

Wednesday 9 June 2021.                                                                                                  His Excellency President Dr. Julius Maada Bio has …

At the just concluded SLAJ (Sierra Leone Association of Journalists) Golden Jubilee Annual General Meeting held at the Galliness Paradise Hotel in Bo City, the Association’s national executive crowned His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio as the “Champion Of Free Speech” for fulfilling his manifesto promise of repealing the Criminal Libel Law. The special award was received on behalf of …

By Sylvester Samba. The Minister of Energy, Alhaji Kanja Sesay, keeps informing journalists and residents of Freetown that there is enough electricity generation on the ground. “The only problem we are having at the moment is the poor network capacity that we presently have to transport the generated electricity to the people and industries”, Minister Sesay said. Speaking to journalists …

By Pat Kawa In Bo. Assistant Inspector General of Police, Aiah Edward Samadia has been transferred to the second city of Bo as the Regional Police Commander for the Southern Region. AIG Aiah Edward Samadia succeeds AIG William Fayia Sellu who has been posted to Police Headquarters in Freetown as Director of Crime Services. The new Regional Police Commander, AIG …

By Lansana Fofanah. In continuation of its nationwide sensitization of teachers on the Social Security Scheme which was launched in Freetown recently, the National Social Security and Insurance Trust (NASSIT), in partnership with the Sierra Leone Teachers Union, yesterday engaged teachers in Bo District. Addressing a mammoth crowd of teachers at the Saint Andrews Secondary School in Bo, the Minister …

The National Public Procurement Authority (NPPA) in its vision to ensure full compliance by all procuring entities, suppliers, contractors, and other relevant parties in public procurement in Sierra Leone, on Friday, 4th June, 2021, officially commissioned the first historical and befitting regional office at 97 Hangha Road in Kenema. The office is established after 17 years of the enactment of …