By Jane B. Mansaray. At the Sexual Offences Model Court in Freetown, a 17-year-old girl child and a Senior Secondary School (SSS 3) pupil testified on how her biological father virginated and impregnated her. Explaining her ordeal before the trial Judge, Justice Alhaji Momoh Jah Steven, the victim said she was sixteen years of age when her father, now accused …

By Rev. SM Williams (JP).                                                                                              The Bible is replete with seemingly inexplicable accounts of people and events. Some are even bizarre. One such account is where Cain got his wife from at a time when Adam and Eve and their two sons Cain and Abel were the only ones known to have existed in the garden. There are Christians who …

By Jane B. Mansaray A suspended member of the Sierra Leone Police Force with the rank of a Sergeant and with Force Number 7542 Mohamed Kanu was yesterday convicted on an amended indictment of manslaughter and sentenced to fifteen (15) years in prison to be served at the Pademba Road Maximum Male Correctional Centre in Freetown. Giving the fact of …

By Haja Adama Kamara. Former Liberian President, Madam Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf recently paid a courtesy call on the Ahmad Tejan-Kabbah Foundation at Albert Street in Freetown. During her snap visit, she underscored the importance of peace, cohesion, justice and human rights issues as the principles of good governance. Since her retirement as President, Madam Johnson-Sirleaf has been engaged in advocating for …

Sierra Leone Commercial Bank (SLCB) has continued to make the difference as big brother in the banking industry of Sierra Leone in the entirety of its banking activities, which is geared towards customer satisfaction with the celebration of ‘Customer Service Week (CSW)’. The bank yesterday joined the world in celebrating CSW with this year’s theme: “Power of Service” in recognition …

Commissioner of the Anti Corruption Commission, ACC, Francis Ben Kaifala Esq, has presented the annual report for 2020 to His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio, as required by the ACC Act of 2008 as amended. Be his presentation, the Commissioner said he was meeting the President with senior management of the Commission to hand over the report on their …

By Sorie Fofana. On Friday, 8th October 2021, His Excellency President Dr. Julius Maada Bio signed into law the abolition of the death penalty in Sierra Leone. On the occasion of the World Teachers’ Day on Tuesday, 5th October 2021, His Excellency President Dr. Julius Maada Bio fulfilled another election manifesto commitment by publicly recognizing forty eight outstanding teachers across …

The National Investment Board has ended its Public Private Dialogue with the Small and Informal Sector, including other key partners in the country’s investment industry. The investment dialogue was held at the Conference Room of the Vice President’s Office, Tower Hill in Freetown. Speaking at the closing of the dialogue, the Executive Director of NIB, Dr Maada Mustapha said that …

By Jane B. Mansaray.   In an effort to mitigate the Covid-19 pandemic in Sierra Leone, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and its implementing partners, Restless Development has, with funding from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), presented a cheque of Nine Hundred and Sixty Four Million, Eighteen Thousand Six Hundred and Fifty One Leones as a stimulus package to …

His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has celebrated this year’s World Teachers’ Day at the presidential national best teacher award ceremony, organised by the country’s Teaching Service Commission. “If a bare-footed, five-year old village boy, who stared in awe and with great curiosity on his first day at school, today holds degrees from institutions of higher learning, can speak …