The Academic Staff Association, University of Sierra Leone (ASA-USL) is appalled by various media publications on the illegal award of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees to Sierra Leoneans by some suspicious institutions operating both locally and internationally. According to a press release issued on Tuesday 5th April, 2022, ASA-USL is particularly concerned that some of those institutions have been operating …

By Jane B. Mansaray.                                                                                   At the Freetown High Court, a staff at the Zenith Bank Sierra Leone Limited and a former volunteer at the Human Rights Commission in Bo was on Tuesday 5th April 2022 led evidence in respect of a robbery matter in Moyamba District involving Sixteen accused persons. The 26th Prosecution Witness (PW26) was led in evidence by …

After an independent investigation was conducted by the ACC (Anti Corruption Commission) into reports that the Sierra Leone Correctional Services had refused to pay Misheal Kay Construction and General Supplies for the supply of rice for Officers and Inmates, the Commission has concluded that the Correctional Services owes Misheal Kay Construction and General Supplies an outstanding balance of Le1,191,594,920. The …

By: Juliana Vandy Strategic Communications Unit – MIC.                                                                                                         …

By Jane B. Mansaray.                                                                                         Twenty Years of existence of the National Social Security and Insurance Trust (NASSIT) was on Friday 1st April 2022 commemorated at the Radisson Blu Mammy Yoko Hotel, Aberdeen in Freetown. Delivering his keynote address at the launching ceremony of the 20th Anniversary celebration of NASSIT, the Minister of Labour and Social Security Mr. Alpha Osman Timbo …

His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has launched a $60 million Quality Essential Health Services and Systems Support Project, a grant from the World Bank to support Sierra Leone to realise its universal healthcare objectives. Minister of Health and Sanitation, Dr Austin Demby, thanked the President for his bold move to make Human Capital Development the principal foundation for …

Lawyers acting for and on behalf of Mrs. Margaret A. L. Davies (Company Secretary and Legal Adviser at Rokel Commercial Bank) have written a letter to the Global Times Newspaper, demanding an ‘unreserved apology’ to their client for the 21st March, 2022 edition that they believe seriously impugn the reputation of their client. Mrs. Margaret Davies has told a special …

By Mohamed Fofanah The United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has funded Inglett & Stubbs International to undertake the feasibility studies for the construction of a 192 megawatts of hybrid power plant (LNG & Solar) near Nitti Port in Southern Sierra Leone. If the proposed project is viable and implemented, it will be expected to provide adequate and affordable …

By Jane B. Mansaray.                                                                                                           As Waterloo becomes a threat to National Security, members of the security sector in Sierra Leone yesterday engaged in frank discussions with stakeholders in the Waterloo and Ward C community in the Western Rural District of Freetown. The purpose of the meeting was to address the way forward to tackle lawlessness, indiscipline and the spate of …

Book review By Abdul Hassan Fackie Touching lives: my LAPO journey By Dr. Godwin Eseiwi Ehigiamusoe. The book, “Touching lives: my LAPO journey,” by Dr. Godwin Eseiwi Ehigiamusoe is, to all intents and purposes, a literary masterpiece that should be counted among the best selling books in Nigeria, Sierra Leone and other parts of Africa. Written primarily to recount the …