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Sierra Leone: Four Remanded for Church Metre Theft
Abdulai Timbo, Emmanuel Smith, Paul Cooper and Alusine Kamara were Monday (5th November) remanded at the male correctional centre in Freetown after their arraignment for allegedly stealing a metre belonging to a church. The accused persons were charged with two counts of conspiracy and sacrilege Contrary to Section 24 of the Larceny Act of 1916.
Africa: Minister Calls On Africa Leaders to Strengthen Tourism
By Mohamed Massaquoi Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs has urged African leaders to collaborate effectively and showcase their tourism potentials in order to foster socio-cultural cohesion among Africa countries. Madam Memunatu Pratt made the above call during the West African Integrated Travel dinner organised at the Novatel Hotel in the United Kingdom.
Sierra Leone: Chinese Embassy Doles Scholarship to Varsity Students
By Hassan Gbassay Koroma The Chinese Embassy in Sierra Leone Wednesday awarded scholarships to eighteen university students across the country. The scholarships were awarded to students from the three constituent colleges of the University of Sierra Leone - Fourah Bay College (FBC), Institute of Public Administration and Management (IPAM) and College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences (COMAHS).
Sierra Leone: Retired Police Sergeant Convicted of Sexual Penetration
By Hassan Gbassay Koroma Retired Police Sergeant Muctarr Alusine Kabba, 70, was Thursday convicted and sentenced to serve two years in prison for the offence of sexual penetration of a child contrary to section 19 of the Sexual Offences Act 2012. The retired police officer was standing trial in the High Court of Sierra Leone presided over by Justice Monfred Sesay on one count of sexual penetration of a child. State Prosecutor Aruna K.
Sierra Leone: Police Ban Street Carnival Ahead of Festive Season
By Patrick Jaiah Kamara The Sierra Leone Police have among a host of other security measures banned street carnivals during this festive season. Head of Police Media, Superintendent Brima Kamara said while reading a press statement signed by Inspector General of Police Dr. Richard Moigbeh that the ban on several public activities during the festive season was to guarantee the peace, public safety and security. "All street carnivals are banned.
Sierra Leone: CHRDI Frowns At MPs Call for Salary Increment
By Ibrahim Tarawallie The Campaign for Human Rights and Development International (CHRDI) has expressed grave concern with regards the sudden motion by members of parliament for an ncrement of their salaries and other benefits. According to the Chief Executive, Abdul M. Fatoma, they are of the view that such demands by lawmakers lacks conideration for the public interest and it is not justfiable under the current ecenomic status of the country.
Sierra Leone: Tangains Festival Slated to Start 1st December
By Yusufu S. Bangura Director of Tangains Festival, Master Tutie Haffner Thurday officially launched this years' festival, which I slated to commence 1st December until 1st January 2019 at the National Stadium in Freetown. Haffner also launched the first ever Website for the Tangains Festival to help Sierra Leoneans know more about the annual cultural event.
Sierra Leone: Govt to Commence EITI Validation Monday
By Ibrahim Tarawallie Sierra Leone will Monday, November 5, commence validation of its Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) implementation process against the 2016 standard, which was launched in February of the same year. The validation, which is slated to run from 5-9 November, would reveal in detail the extent to which countries are becoming more open about how they manage their oil, gas and mineral resources.
Sierra Leone: Dayu Mining Company Promotes Football in Three Communities
The leading mine Development Company in Tonkolili District, Northern Sierra Leone, Da Yu Mining, has established itself as a player in support of football by delivering a donation of one thousand United States dollars ($1,000) worth of football items. Three villages including Masumbirie, Kalmaron and Maranda benefited from the donation. The donated items include, a complete 18 person's team football jerseys and three football for each of the three communities.
Sierra Leone: MPs Want Massive Salary, Emolument Increment Despite Economic Dire Strait
By Jariatu S. Bangura ... Vehicle allowance $13,000; facilitation fee $2,093 per quarter; rent allowance $12,000; sitting allowance $70 per month; fuel per week $42 After three hours of deliberations among Members of Parliament and Minister of Finance Jacob Jusu Saffa in Committee Room number 1 Thursday, a resolution was reached that a private member motion be moved for increment in salaries for lawmakers plus other emoluments.
Sierra Leone: Parliament Approves Le7.3 Trillion Budget
By Jariatu S. Bangura Members of Parliament last Friday (2 November) approved the 2019 Appropriation Budget, estimated at the tune of Le7.3 trillion, thus authorising public expenditure from the Consolidated Revenue Fund. At the end of each year, the Minister of Finance presents for approval the budget bill to the legislature for debate and scrutiny before it becomes law.
Sierra Leone: Street Beggars Receive Goodies From Disable Children Empowerment Foundation
By Ibrahim Tarawallie Disable Children Empowerment Foundation, a non-profit organization, has provided cooking items and drinks to beggars around the Cotton Tree area in central Freetown. It is not the frst time that the Founder and National Director of the organisation, Mustapha Koroma, was doing such humanatarian gesture to those that cannot afford it.
Sierra Leonean Entrepreneurs Hail TEF
By Hassan Gbassay Koroma Sierra Leonean entrepreneurs who benefited from the 2018 Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship programme have expressed gratitude to the initiative and promised to put to good use the training to achieve the aim and objective of the initiative founder.
Sierra Leone: Entertainment Industry Gears Up for Progress
By Alusine Sesay The Ministry of Youth Affairs Tuesday brought together various stars in the entertainment industry to a dialogue forum in a bid to chart the way forward in reviving the industry and making it outstanding in the West Africa sub-region.
Sierra Leone: Meet Young Female Innovator Using Salt and Water to Provide Electricity
By Ishmael Sallieu Koroma A graduate of Computer Science from Njala University, Fatmata Yasaru Jalloh has innovated a cheap way of providing electricity using salt and water, copper and zinc in a simple way. Jalloh says having looked at the level of access to electricity in the country, she decided to create this innovation 'free energy light bulb' which she believes will help children study during the night, stating that it is very cheap electricity.
Sierra Leone: Bollore Donate Over Le15m Worth of Building Materials to Sea Side Community
By Ishmael Sallieu Koroma Bollore Transport and Logistics Manager Bertrand Kerguelen, flanked by community members of the sea Side community during the donation Bollore Transport and logistics, which controls the Freetown Terminal at the Queen Elizabeth II quay, Friday, 2nd November, donated over fifteen million Leones worth of building materials to the sea side community for the construction of a mosque.
Africa: International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalistseu Pays Tribute to Journalists Killed in Line of Duty
As today marks the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, European Union High Representative Federica Mogherini has paid tribute to all journalists around the world who lost their lives and suffered attacks in the exercise of their profession.
Sierra Leone: Mo Ibrahim Foundation - Sierra Leone Ranked 26 Out of 54 in Overall Governance
By Patrick Jaiah KamaraSierra Leone scored 50.9 in overall governance, ranked 26 out of 54 countries in Africa, the Mo Ibrahim foundation says. According to a new report launched yesterday by the foundation, Sierra Leone scored 85.8 on national security in the 2018 Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG), the highest among the categories measured by the foundation, while it scored very low in infrastructure, 24.
Sierra Leone: Presidential Guard Testifies in Hannah Bockarie's Murder Trial
By Hassan Gbassay KoromaDetective Sergeant 8305 Sylvester Sheku Koroma, a Presidential Guard attached to the Office of the President at State House, yesterday testified in the on-going murder trial of two men accused to have murdered one Hannah Bockarie. Mohamed Lamin Kamara and Paul Corn are standing trial in the High Court of Sierra Leone on two counts of conspiracy and murder, contrary to the laws of Sierra Leone.
Sierra Leone: Hajj Gate Trial - Key Prosecution Witness Reportedly On the Run
By Patrick Jaiah KamaraThe Hajj gate trial involving a former Vice President and five top ex-government officials could be faced with setback after a key prosecution witnesses reportedly fled the jurisdiction. On 20th October, Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) prosecutor Calvin Mantesebo had pleaded for a week-long adjournment to summon one of his key witnesses.
Sierra Leone: ACC Czar Recovers Over Le5.4 Billion in Last Five Months
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), under the effective guidance of czar Francis Ben, has within five months recovered a whopping sum of Five Billion, Four Hundred and Sixty-Five Million, Nine Hundred and Eleven Thousand, Three Hundred and Seventy-Four Leones (Le: 5,465,911,374) from corrupt elements in society. According to the ACC, these monies were recovered between 6 June and 29 October, with the commission now poised to pay them into the Consolidated Revenue Fund.
Sierra Leone: President Bio Unveils First Directorate of Science, Technology & Innovation
President Julius Maada Bio Monday unveiled Sierra Leone's first Directorate of Science and Technology (DST) at State House to support government's delivery on development and boost innovation and entrepreneurship. Chief Minister Prof. David Francis, who chaired the ceremony and had presided over its creation, said the directorate would use science, technology and innovation to deliver key government businesses in the areas of e-health, e-government, e-education and e-security.
Africa: ICC Must Rethink Its Engagement With Africa, Says Lawyer Alpha Sesay
Sierra Leonean human rights lawyer, Alpha Sesay has urged the International Criminal Court (ICC) to rethink its engagement with Africa as the Court celebrates 20 years of the adoption of its founding instrument, the Rome Statute. He was on a panel of eminent international justice experts and scholars, including the Court's first Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo, invited to the event in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Rome Statute.
West Africa: 'Ghana, Sierra Leone Must Forge New, Strong Partnership for Co-Operation' - President Akufo-Addo
"It is my sincere desire that we set the tone for Ghana and Sierra Leone to search continually for ways to co-operate, irrespective of who is at the helm of affairs of our respective countries.
Sierra Leone: FIFA and Government Discuss the Situation of the Sierra Leone FA
On Wednesday, 17 October 2018, a delegation of the Government of Sierra Leone led by the Vice-President, Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh, the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Priscilla Schwartz, the Ambassador to Switzerland, Lansana Gberie, and the Deputy Ambassador to Switzerland, Samuel U. B. Saffa, met with FIFA officials headed by the Secretary General, Fatma Samoura, at the Home of FIFA in Zurich. The Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) was represented by its President, Isha Johansen.
Sierra Leone: Slba, NOC-SLE Join Basketball World to Mourn Fiba SEC. Gen
By Sahr Morris JnrSierra Leone Basketball Association and the National Olympic Committee of Sierra Leone (NOC-SLE) have joined the rest of the basketball and sports world in mourning the sudden death of FIBA secretary-general Patrick Baumann. Baumann, a native of Basel, Switzerland, who also severed as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) member, suffered a heart attack while in Buenos Aires, Argentina, supervising the competition in the Youth Olympic Games.
Sierra Leone: Girlz Empowered Commemorates Day of the Girl Child
By Ishmael Sallieu KoromaGirlz Empowered Executive Director Diaka Salena Koroma speaking to girls during the one day seminar on the commemoration of the Girl Child Day at Sensi Tech Hub As a way of commemorating International Day of the Girl Child (IDGC), Girlz Empowered Sierra Leone, a non-profit organisation in the country, Friday, 12th October commemorated International Day of the Girl Child with a one day seminar at Sensi Tech Hub on Sir Samuel Lewis Road, Aberdeen, Freetown.
Sierra Leone: Abu Suma Scores Third of the Season in Assyriska Defeat
By Sahr Morris JnrSierra Leone's defender, Abu Suma scored his third goal of the season for his Swedish division 1 side, Assyriska in their 3-1 away defeat by Umeå FC on Sunday at the Umeå Energi Arena. Simon Mårtensson gave the home side the lead in the 22nd minute before doubling their lead with his second of the day in the 72nd minute.
Sierra Leone: IGR Report Notes Bold Reforms By Bio's Administration
By Ibrahim TarawallieA report released by the Institute of Governance Reforms (IGR), has stated that President Julius Maada Bio's administration has undertaken several bold reforms in their first six months in office to ensure quality delivery of service to the populace, but noted that enduring concerns still remain.
Sierra Leone: Accused Sent to Jail for Sexual Penetration
By Yusufu S. BanguraMagistrate Abdul Sheriff presiding at the Siaka Steven Street Magistrates' Court No. 7 yesterday (16th October 2018) remanded one twenty seven year- old Morlai Kamara, Moto-mechanic, to the Male Correctional Centre for alleged sexual penetration. The accused was before Magistrate Sheriff on one count of sexual penetration contrary to section 19 of the Sexual Offence Act No 12 of 2012.
Sierra Leone: Son Testifies in His Father's Murder Matter
By Yusufu BanguraMoses S.
Sierra Leone: NCRA Urges MDAs to Submit Data
By Ibrahim TarawallieDirector-General of the National Civil Registration Authority (NCRA) has urged ministries, departments and agencies that are yet to submit information or details requested from them, to do so without further delay before analysis of data already received. From September 10 to 24, 2018, NCRA embarked on a verification, update and registration of civil and public servants, including personnel of subvented agencies.
Sierra Leone: Resident Minister North Hands Over Drugs to Tonkolili District
The Ministry of Health and Sanitation has on Friday October 12, 2018,handed over five trucks of free healthcare commodities at a ceremony held at the Tonkolili District Council hall in Tonkolili district. Handing over the drugs, Resident Minister North, Abu Abu Koroma, disclosed that they were handing over the free healthcare commodities to the people of Tonkolili district .
Sierra Leone: Murder of Pharmaceutical Board President Police Says 4th Accused Confessed Being an Accomplice
By Hassan Gbassay KoromaOne of the investigating officers in the on-going murder trial involving six accused persons, who allegedly murdered former President of the Pharmaceutical Board Association, Justin Ade Johnson, yesterday, told the court that the 4th accused, John Turay, had confessed to police that he participated in the killing of the deceased.
Sierra Leone: Female Inmates to Receive Financial Package After Jail Term
By Jariatu S. BanguraDeputy Minister of Internal Affairs, Lahai Lawrence Leeman, has told Members of Parliament on the Committee of Internal Affairs that the ministry was currently establishing bank accounts for all female inmates to receive financial packages at the end of their jail terms as a way of empowering them.
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