By Mohamed Macarthy
In an effort to create a healthy political atmosphere during electioneering periods, the National Political Debates Committee (NPDC) has updated journalists on their debates plans for the local council, parliamentarian, and presidential elections ahead of the 2022 local council and the 2023 general elections.
By Alpha Abu
Officials from Statistics Sierra Leone have urged the populace to own the Mid- Term Census taking place across the country. The call came at a Stakeholders Conference jointly hosted by Stats SL and National Council for Civic Education and Development (NaCCED) that was held at the Kingtom Bank Complex, Freetown on Thursday 16th December 2021.
By Mohamed Foday Conteh
Justice Ivan Sesay has sentenced Foday Sannoh to 50 years imprisonment for murder.
The young man was sentenced on Thursday 16th December 2021 at the High Court in Freetown.
Sannoh was charged together with nine others on a three-count charge of conspiracy to commit a murder, murder and burying a human body in a place other than a cemetery.
By Mohamed Foday Conteh
Former All People’s Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate, Dr. Samura Kamara on Tuesday 14th of December 2021 pleaded not guilty to the corruption allegations levied against him by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) at High Court No. 1 presided over by Justice Adrian Fisher.
The former presidential candidate’s appearance saw heightened armed police presence around the court’s precincts, with some dressed in anti-riot gears.
By Nasratu Kargbo
The Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) and Women in the Media Sierra Leone (WIMSAL) have in separate press releases requested that all media houses in the country blacklist or desist from airing any of the songs done by Alhaji Amadu Bah, popularly known as LAJ for having insulted Radio Democracy’s station manager Asmaa James.
By Saio Marrah
The redenomination of the Leones bill, which authorizes the deduction of three zeros from the Sierra Leone currency, was yesterday 14th December passed into law after 21 working days without objection as stated by Parliamnet.
The Speaker of Parliament, Dr. Abass Bundu, made the disclosure after a member of parliament from the main opposition, All People’s Congress (APC), Abdul Kargbo representing Constituency 077, Kambia commented on the said bill.
By Mohamed Macarthy
The Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MoHS) together with its implementing partners commemorated the International Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day on the 14th December, 2021.
This year’s commemoration which was held at the Miatta Conference Centre in Freetown aims to raise awareness about having strong and resilient world-class health systems across the globe with multi-stakeholder partners.
The theme for this year’s commemoration is “Leave No One’s Health Behind: Invest in Health Systems for all”.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
