Lawyer challenges central bank governor
A prominent Freetown lawyer, Yada Williams has challenged the Governor of the central bank of Sierra Leone, Sheku Sambadeen Sesay over appointments he made during the recent court case involving the top management of the Sierra Leone Commercial bank. Dated 5 August 2013 the letter, which follows, has only just been leaked:
The Governor
Bank of Sierra Leone
Gloucester Street
Freetown
Dear Sir,
RE: APPOINTMENTS OF MANGING DIRECTOR & CHIEF RISK OFFICER OF THE SIERRA LEONE COMMERCIAL BANK LTD.,
NPA protesters say bosses must go
By Fasalie S. Kamara
Workers of the National Power Authority (NPA) have called for the dismissal of the General Manager, Dr. Zubairu Kalokoh and the Human Resource Manager Edleen Elba respectively during a demonstration held last Friday.
Health not treated seriously – health activist
By Kenneth Thompson
Executive Director of the advocacy group, Health Alert has told a news conference in Freetown that "our leaders don't treat health issues with seriousness".
Pupils in protest march for teachers' salary
By Kenneth Thompson
A senior teacher at Richard Allen High School, Mary Kposowa, has told Politico that staff had not been paid since July, causing them to stop work and their pupils to go on a protest march in the east end of the city last week.
MP pleads for Shenge Highway
By Crispina Cummings
Member of Parliament of Constituency 85 has made an impassioned appeal for the rehabilitation of the main highway leading to her constituency, asking that it be considered as of the many road projects set aside for maintenance.
Veronica Kadie Sasay said she inherited terrible roads but they had gone worse, adding that “before the war Shengeh had a free port and served as the main fish basket for the whole country and where salt was also produced”.
6-year jail term for Pastor
By Aminata Phidelia Allie
The general overseer of the Lord’s Mission Church and president of ‘His Helping Hand International Ministry,’ (4HIM) Sierra Leone, has been sent to prison for six years after he failed to pay Le 250 million as alternative sentence.
Rev Hassan Mansaray and his accountant were indicted by the anti-graft agency in May this year for misappropriating donor funds and property.
