By Sorie Ibrahim Fofanah
Sierra Leone's Minister of Mines and Mineral Resources, Julius Mattai has accused Sierra Rutile Company of suspending its operations illegally and had refused to present the required document to the ministry for review.
He called on all relevant authorities in the mining sector to come on board to ensure that the “right” thing is done, as he briefed the media on his ministry’s challenges at the Foreign Affairs Ministry conference room, Freetown on 26th March 2024.
By Chernor Alimamy Kamara
As the fight against Kush intensifies, the Government of Sierra Leone through the Ministry of Internal Affairs has recorded a total number of 296 convicted cases of the substance from January to February this year.
By Saio Marrah
Sierra Leone’s former permanent representative to the UN, Adekali Foday Suma has told the High Court in Freetown that he signed the contract for the renovation of the chancery building without complying with preconditions, but that he did so under instruction from the foreign ministry in Freetown.
By Politico Staff Writer
Youth and Child Advocacy Network (YACAN) has called for stronger action by the Government to tackle drug Abuse especially “Kush” in Sierra Leone and to implement the Tobacco and Nicotine Control Act, 2022 to save 100,000 (one hundred thousand) Youths in all urban councils in the country.
By Saio Marrah
Morlai Conteh, a Correctional Service officer, has testified at the ongoing treason trial in connection to the November 26, 2023 failed coup, which he was inside the Pademba Road Correctional Centre when unknown persons broke in the prison and freed inmates.
The 22nd prosecution witness, a Chief Officer, who described himself as the technical officer in charge of training inmates in carpentry and providing security service testified before Justice Komba Kamanda on Wednesday 3rd April 2024.
By Sorie Ibrahim Fofanah
Minister of Health and Sanitation, Dr. Austin Demby has called on all to come together to help in the fight against the deadly Kush drug, describing it as a public health issue.
Dr. Demby made this statement at a Town hall meeting on how to combat kush that took place at the Bintumani Conference Hall, Freetown on Tuesday 2nd April this year.
He called on the public to treat the drug menace as an important issue, noting that the health sector alone cannot succeed in the fight.
By Chernor Alimamy Kamara
The Deputy Secretary-General of the National Grand Coalition (NGC) party, Alhaji K. Tarawally popularly called ‘Laj K’ has resigned from the Alliance signed with the ruling Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP) in the run-up to the 2023 multi-tier elections in the country.
In a notice shared with Politico on the 2nd of April 2024, Tarawally noted that his resignation from the current SLPP-NGC Alliance “is not out of bitterness, but from a firm belief that we can and indeed must aspire to greater heights.”
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