By Politico Staff Writer
Sierra Leone’s Chief Justice, Desmond Babatunde Edwards has called on personnel of the global judiciary to dispense justice in an independent, transparent and neutral manner.
The Chief Justice was addressing the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Working Group (WGIII) on the proposed establishment of a Multilateral Investment Court held at the UN headquarters in New York on Thursday 30th March, 2023.
By Politico Staff writer
President Julius Maada Bio and the First Lady Fatima Bio last Saturday 1st April commissioned the Dr. Fatima Maada Bio Boarding Home for Girls at the Galliness Perri Secondary school, making it the first boarding home for girls in Perri Chiefdom, Pujehun District.
By Alpha Abu
The Chairman of Bo Rangers Football and also Team Manager of Leone Stars, Babadi Kamara has welcomed FIFA’s recent clean bill of health that was given after an inspection of the pitch at the newly-built modern Southern Arena sports facility in Bo.
Speaking to Politico last evening, Babadi said the pitch was exhaustively examined to assess various areas such as its shock absorption, the goal posts, dimension of the field and the drainage system.
By Mabinty M. Kamara
Leone Rock Metal Group Limited has presented to the Government of Sierra Leone on behalf of the primary host communities, Dansogoia, Sambaia, and Simiria Chiefdoms in Tonkolili district the sum of twenty-three billion three hundred and sixty-nine million eight hundred and ninety-five thousand three hundred and twenty Leones (20,369,895,320.00) as Community Development Agreement Fund .
By Nasratu Kargbo
More than half of Freetown residents say water is a priority for them in the municipality, according to a Citizens’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) Survey published by the Institute for Governance Reform (IGR).
Executive Director Andrew Lavali in his presentation of the survey report said the exercise was done in February this year and was of the view that if conducted now, the number would have risen, since water availability decreases in the heat of the dry season.
By Alpha Abu
68-year-old school teacher whose brutal killing some three weeks ago shocked the entire nation was yesterday laid to rest at the Ascension Town Cemetery in Freetown, a funeral that attracted teeming groups of mourners dressed mostly in black.
The funeral cortege of the late Gilis Edwin Ola Johnson from the Portuguese Town Church on Campbell Street where a service was held, passed through streets in the Central part of town and in front of his house, accompanied by pupils of various schools where he had taught.
By Politico Staff Writer
The Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr. Hinga Sandy has asserted Government’s commitment to protect investors’ rights and create an enabling environment for direct foreign investment.
He was speaking at the 45th Session of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law Working Group III on Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) Reform.
Dr. Sandy acknowledged the need for States to have the right to regulate and be protected to achieve the goals and principles of sustainable development.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
