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By Nasratu Kargbo

A Bill entitled “The Criminal Procedure Act, 2024” has proposed that the number of jurors be reduced to ten (10) but that a case can proceed with eight (8) jurors.

However, Attorney-General and Minister of Justice Mohamed Lamin Tarawalley has called on Members of Parliament to ensure the juror system is removed, saying it has not been a blessing to the country.

By Saio Marrah

Lieutenant- Colonel Dr. Paul Fallah Nabieu attached to the 34 military hospital as surgeon consultant, has testified at the ongoing treason trial in connection to the November 26^th failed coup during which Joint Force Commander, Major-General Dauda Fred Alpha sustained complicated blast injuries.

The prosecution’s additional witness, Lieutenant Nabieu told this to the court on Wednesday 17^th April 2024 in Freetown.

By Nasratu Kargbo

Foundation for Rural and Urban Transformation (FoRUT) in tandem with Social Linkages for Youth Development and Child Link (SLYDCL) has formed a coalition with other Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) to fight drug abuse in the country.

In an interview with the Executive Director of FoRUT Sierra Leone Boi-Jenneh Jalloh after a meeting held by the coalition to brainstorm the way forward, she said they decided to put together different CSOs to provide a platform to learn and share ideas in tackling the menace.

By Sorie Ibrahim Fofanah

A fire outbreak that swept through the female hostel at the University of Makeni(UniMak), Yoni campus on Monday 15^th April destroyed the twenty-one room building leaving the students displaced , according to the University’s Public Relations Directorate, Shebora Smaba Kamara.

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

The UNDP is set to support 200 women-owned or led very small enterprises and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) whose income has increased with a total budget of 2.7 million United States Dollars.

The fund will be disbursed through the Empowering West African Women Small and Medium Enterprises (EWASME) Project and is set to create 2,000 (two thousand) direct jobs and 10,000 (ten thousand) indirect jobs.

By Sorie Ibrahim Fofanah

The National Security Coordinator of the Office of National Security (ONS), Abdulai Caulker has disclosed that they have made several interventions against illicit cargoes at the Queen Elizabeth Quay, which he noted is due to them deploying their personnel at the quay and collaboration with their international partners.

Caulker made this disclosure at the government’s weekly press briefing on 9th April this year at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs conference room.  

By Politico Staff Writer

A World Bank report has indicated that Sub-Saharan Africa remains one of the highest in the world in inequality, second only to the Latin America and the Caribbean, as measured by the region’s average Gini coefficient.

The report issued via a press release last week pointed out that access to basic services, such as schooling or healthcare, remains highly unequal despite recent improvements. It stated that disparities also exist in access to markets and income-generating activities, irrespective of people’s skills.