By Saio Marrah
Detective Abu Bakarr Kargbo has testified at the start of preliminary investigations into a treason case against Alie Badara Kanu alias Captain Makeni and Thaimu Bangura as first and second accused persons respectively.
Health ministry wants 11% budget increase
By Chernor Alimamy Kamara
The Ministry of Health (MOH) has during the ongoing budget discussions requested an 11% increase in budget for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025, indicating a bold push to address critical health priorities, scale up infrastructure projects, and all lifesaving interventions while moving towards the Abuja declaration target of 15%.
Free dental treatment for Susan’s Bay Residents
By Alpha Abu
The faces of dozens of Susan’s Bay residents showed relief and satisfaction after going through free dental surgery at the Community Centre on the last day of a humanitarian offer by visiting Spanish dentists under the medical charity Dental Coop and local catholic partners- Caritas Sierra Leone
Fisheries to improve export earnings
By Chernor Alimamy Kamara
The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) has vowed to improve export earnings and generate more revenue from the fisheries sector by ensuring European markets certification for value-added exportation of the country’s fish and fisheries products.
Call for justice over spate of violence against women- CSOs
By Nasratu Kargbo and Ibrahim Sorie Fofanah
Following the death of a twenty-eight-year-old woman whose death is allegedly a result of Gender Based Violence (GBV) and the cry of a visually impaired cesarean patient who called for help from an allegedly abusive husband, Women’s Forum and other Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have called for these matters to be investigated and justice served.
Soldier freed at court martial, Legal Aid Board says justice is served
By Saio Marrah
Lance Corporal Abu Bakarr Koroma alias opanday is now a free man after he was found not guilty on grounds of insanity at the time of allegedly committing mutiny, murder and other military offences in connection with the November 2023 failed coup.
Judge Advocate, Mark Ngegba gave the ruling on Tuesday August 20, 2024 after the lead Legal Aid Board lawyer, Ibrahim Bangura applied for the court to return a not guilty verdict by reason of Corporal Koroma’s mental health condition.
Correctional Service to engage in large-scale farming
By Chernor Alimamy Kamara
The Sierra Leone Correctional Service (SLCS) has developed a project proposal on large-scale mechanized farming that will help provide food to feed inmates and the public thereby reducing monies spent on food items, according to its officials.
