By Sorie Ibrahim Fofanah
Judges have started addressing cases in parts of the country under the Prison Court System that ensures cases addressed at Magistrate Court Level are reviewed.
UN Rep in Sierra Leone urges ruling & main opposition parties to end deadlock
By Alpha Abu
As the Commonwealth leads mediation efforts to end the political impasse between the ruling Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP) and the main opposition All Peoples Congress (APC), the UN Resident Co-ordinator, Babatunde A.Ahonsi has urged the two parties to approach the process with genuine and honest commitment.
He was speaking at an event at the Bintumani Conference Hall in Freetown to observe International Day of Peace, on Thursday 21st September.
Rogue gunman gunned down after reigning terror in Sierra Leone capital
By Chernor Alimamy Kamara
A civilian named Foday Alieu alias “Big Fish” was gunned down at the Central Business District of Freetown yesterday after he seized a gun from an Operational Support Division (OSD) female police officer deployed at United Bank of Africa and started firing at random.
Sierra Leone’s First Lady appointed UNAIDS Champion
By Politico Staff Writer
Sierra Leone’s First Lady Dr. Fatima Bio has been appointed United Nations AIDS Champion.
The appointment took place in New York on the 19th September 2023 during the joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS.
“This is to certify that Her Excellency Mrs. Fatima Maada Bio, the First Lady of the Republic of Sierra Leone is appointed as a UNAIDS Champion for the empowerment and engagement of adolescent girls and young women”, the appointment document reads.
Action Aid calls to combat Climate Change threat
By Chernor Alimamy Kamara
In a bid to minimise the threats posed by Climate Change in the country, a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), Action Aid Sierra Leone (AASL) has called on all including the government and other partners to collectively address the problem.
Action Aid and Christian Aid in partnership with the Women’s Network on Environmental Sustainability (WoNES) launched the flagship campaign and Report on Climate Change Adaptation and Sustainability Energy at the Family Kingdom Resort on the 20th of September 2023.
Accused discharges pepper spray on deceased’s face – Witness tells court
By Saio Marrah
Prosecution Witness one (PW1), Alfred Ibrahim Conteh, has testified in a Preliminary Investigation (PI) at a Magistrate court in Freetown over an alleged murder in Waterloo that the accused, Alpha Kamara discharged a pepper spray on the deceased, Abu Bakarr Munu’s face when they were fighting.
He was testifying before Magistrate Mark Ngegba at the Pademba Road court No.1 on Wednesday 20th September 2023.
Sierra Leone validates health governance manual
By Sorie Ibrahim Fofanah
Speaking at the Validation of the One Health Governance Manual, the National One Health Technical Coordinator, Joseph Anderson Bun ting-Graden has said Sierra Leone is far ahead in terms of One Health Platform in the West African sub-region.
Bunting-Graden was speaking on the topic of Validation of the One Health Governance Manual at a two-day reviewing process from 21St to 22nd September this year at the Radisson Blu Conference Hall.
