𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐞 𝐁. 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐲. Justice Cosmotina Jarret of the Anti-Corruption Court Division sitting in Freetown has convicted and sentenced Abdul Koroma to a maximum jail term of seventy (70) years. Abdul Koroma was convicted after being found guilty of two counts indictment of conspiracy to commit robbery and robbery with aggravation contrary to law. During the course of the trial by …

Colonel Retired Muana Brima Massaquoi, Deputy Minister of Defence of the Republic of Sierra Leone, has led a three-man delegation to Egypt. The Minister and his accompanying delegation were warmly welcomed by his Egyptian counterpart, Major General Mohamed Mohamed Abdellah, Assistant Minister of Defense for Operations and head of the Egyptian delegation at the Egyptian Armed Forces Operations Authority on …

Sierra Leone’s Minister of Energy, Alhaji Kanja Sesay, has said that the final technical, legal and procedural niceties required for the commencement of the Western Area Power Generation Project (WAPP) had now been concluded. Mr. Sesay was speaking at the signing ceremony of the Addendum to the Power Purchase Agreement where he noted that the Western Area Power Generation Project …

The Police Regional Commander Freetown-East ACP Dr John Martin Senesie has engaged motorists, garage owners, motorbike and tricycle (Kekeh) riders at various parts in the east of Freetown to sensitise them about the enforcement of different traffic laws to curb lawlessness in the city that will be enforced today 1st September 2023. It shall be prohibited to abandon or park …

The Company Secretary and Director of Corporate Affairs of the Sierra Leone Commercial Bank (SLCB), Victor T. Biandoma, Esq., has said in no uncertain terms that it is the policy of the bank to take legal action against any staff caught in fraudulent activities. The bank’s Management has a non-compromising tolerance for any sort of fraud committed by its staff …

The Office of the Prosecutor (“OTP”) of the International Criminal Court (“the ICC”) presents its compliments to the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Sierra Leone to the United Nations in New York. Reference is made to the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (“the UNGA”), to be held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, and, …

In support of President Dr Julius Maada Bio’s Free Quality Education program, the Chief Executive Officer of Unity Broadcasting, Mrs Elizabeth Kefue (nee Gembeh), on Wednesday donated a large quantity of school essentials including pens, pencils, books and uniforms to school pupils in Mattru Jong and Tihun Sogbini in the Bonthe district, Southern Province of Sierra Leone. The donation ceremony …

𝐁𝐲 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐞 𝐁. 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐲. Principal Magistrate Mark Ngegba of Magistrate Court No.1 in Freetown yesterday remanded Ali Jaffal trading as Jaffal Blocks & Construction of 24 Main Motor Road, at the Pademba Road Maximum Male Correctional Centre, until the next adjourned date of 28th August 2023. The Lebanese businessman/building contractor Ali Jaffal was first arrested on Friday, 18th August, 2023 …

𝐁𝐲 𝐒𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐚. 1. He is intelligent and smart J J Saffa has vast knowledge of many aspects of society and he is a public policy guru with deep knowledge of development issues. He understands governance processes and procedures and knows how to navigate his way within any system. 2. He is pragmatic and a problem solver. J J Saffa …

The World Bank Country Director for Ghana, Sierra Leone and Liberia, Pierre Laporte, yesterday met with the Minister and Management of the Ministry of Finance as part of his two-day working visit to Sierra Leone to discuss current and future engagements with the Bank. In his statement, Pierre Laporte thanked the Minister and his team for the meeting and engagements …