By Nasratu Kargbo
Parliament has unanimously ratified an agreement for the construction of the country’s first transnational shipment port in Banana Island at Kent.
Samura Kamara chancery trial to end soon
By Saio Marrah
Lawyers in the Sierra Leone New York chancery case have highlighted key points of their closing arguments, printed copies of which have already been submitted to Justice Adrian Fisher.
Crisis among Sierra Leone female journalists as SLAWIJ ordered to hold AGM
By Chernor Alimamy Kamara
A Court Order has instructed the Directors of the Sierra Leone Association of Women in Journalism (SLAWIJ) to take necessary steps to convene an Annual General Meeting (AGM) with immediate effect or not later than 30th September, 2024, and urged that they grant all members the full rights of notification, access and participation.
Sierra Leone Deputy Auditor General reacts to tribunal recommendation
By Sorie Ibrahim Fofanah
The suspended Deputy Auditor General, Tamba Momoh has in a press statement dated 12th July 2024 responded to a recent press statement from State House directing the Audit Service board to take the necessary procedure for his removal along with the Auditor General.
My cell mate died from torture in our cell - Accused testifies
By Saio Marrah
The second accused in the ongoing treason trial has said in his defence that together with his co-inmate they were severely tortured to the extent that his cell mate died at a police station in Freetown.
Citizens want inclusive implementation of tripartite report
By Chernor Alimamy Kamara
Ahead of the submission of the tripartite report to President Julius Maada Bio, the Centre for Accountability and Rule of Law (CARL) led a nation-wide regional stakeholder engagement in Bo, Kenema, Makeni and PortLoko during which citizens called for an inclusive, participatory and accountable implementation of the recommendations of the tripartite committee’s report.
Chief Minister urges reduction in maternal mortality
By Sorie Ibrahim Fofanah
The Chief Minister, Dr.David Moinina Sengeh has urged the Ministry of Health to do all they could to reduce maternal mortality to Zero by 2038.
Sengeh made this call on the 2nd July 2024 at the Brookfields Hotel in Freetown at the launch of the Pregnancy Registration and Service Tracking (PReSTrack) app by the Ministry of Health together with the Directorate of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI).
