Joseph Kamara, ACC boss
By Aminata Phidelia Allie
A High Court in Sierra Leone today handed down a mandatory jail term for five people convicted for corruption. Six years for two, and three years for three others. They include a married couple.
No treason charges in Sierra Leone Court Martial
By Aminata Phidelia Allie
Politico has obtained the charge sheets containing the particulars of offence against 13 soldiers and one officer currently facing a Court Martial in Freetown. None of the charges border on treason or a coup.
"Extra-time" for Sierra Leone's president
President Koroma
By Mohamed Vandi in Kenema
Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the ruling All People’s Congress party, Robin Fallay says he will launch an "Extra Time Campaign" next week in the Eastern Region for President Ernest Bai Koroma.
Sample tests show "No Ebola" in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone's chief medical officer says tests carried on all suspected Ebola samples have proved negative. An email containing details of the lap test results seen by Politico shows they were all negative.
Fifteen samples were collected from Boidu in the eastern Kono District which borders southeastern Guinea where there have been several deaths from the haemorrhagic fever.
Sierra Leone Gov’t slammed over rights commission
By Zainab Joaque
The Human Rights Committee on the eliminations of all forms of discrimination against women, CEDAW, has expressed regret in the reported lack of independence of the Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone (HRCSL).
Sierra Leone, the committee said, should take steps to strengthen de facto independence of the HRCSL and ensure that its recommendations were adequately taken into account by the state in line with the Paris Principles or the General Assembly resolution 48/134.
Public Order Act impedes CSOs
Sam Musa
By Zainab Joaque
A development Consultant has said that the Public Order Act of 1965 and related laws that criminalise free speechin Sierra Leone will continue to impede the work of civil society organisations, CSOs.
NMJD explores sustainable strategy
By Zainab Joaque
Executive director of Network Movement for Justice and Development, NMJD has told the opening of a two-daynational stakeholders’ conference to explore sustainable corporate strategy that they are “still in a transition”.
The meeting, yesterday, took place at the Holy Trinity Hall inthe eastern district headquarter town of Kenema where they consulted with stakeholders on short term planning to long term visioning the organization that would mapthe way forward after 25 years of development work.
