Two companies next to Oraco Resources, with some 50 square kilometer concessions in Nimini Hills in the Kono district, east of Sierra Leone, have reported significant findings which demonstrate a tremendous potential in the area. 

In a press release, one of these companies, Stellar Diamonds, PLC, announced that it had completed the final bulk sampling of diamond grades and values from its Lion-5 kimberlite dyke at their site in Kono.

Police has blamed yesterday’s ill-fated killings, by its officers of two young men suspected to be armed robbers in Wellington, on a vigilante group that was formed to man the area following recent spate of armed robberies.

“I am not sure and no police has confirmed whether police was informed about the setting up of vigilante group in the area. In fact we don’t have vigilante in our community policing. What we have are community safety volunteers,” said police spokesman Assistant Superintendent of Police, Ibrahim Samura.

United States Ambassador to Sierra Leone, Michael Owen, has signed grant agreements totaling USD 60,000 with five human rights and media organisations to support democracy and human rights in the country.

Anti-Corruption Commission, ACC has unravelled potential corruption hotspots in the free healthcare delivery, a scheme conceived and implemented by the current government to cut down on the alarming rate of deaths among women and children.

A recent press release, issued at the end of an awareness raising exercise by the ACC partners like Health for All Coalition (HFAC), Anti-Corruption Civil Society Interactive Forum and the Media Alliance against Corruption in Lungi, confirmed there were huge challenges.

The National Anti Corruption Strategy, NACS, has formed integrity committees at the Makeni City and Bombali District Councils in in line with provisions of the Revised National Anti-Corruption Strategy (RNACS) 2011-2013.

Regional manager north, Patrick Sandi, assured that the efforts would mark another milestone in the Commission’s fight against corruption.

He noted that the committees would be charged with the responsibility of addressing corruption issues in the Action Plans with the aim of minimising incidences of corruption in the councils.

The Association of Sierra Leone Journalists In exile (ASALJIE) in Sydney, Australia has supported several media houses with Laptops, Solar Lamps and a complete set of Encyclopedia. This was made possible through the involvement of David Tam-Baryoh and Alpha Rashid Jalloh, both journalists working in Freetown.

The presentation was done at the board room of the Independent Media Commission on Monday 4 June.

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION OF SIERRA LEONE

PUBLIC INQUIRY INTO ALLEGED GROSS VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN BUMBUNA, TONKOLILI DISTRICT IN RELATION TO THE EVENTS OF 16^TH, 17^TH AND 18^TH APRIL 2012

 [Under Section 7(2) of the Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone Act 2004 and Rule 42 of the  Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone (Complaints, Investigations and Inquiries)  Rules, 2008.]

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