By Mohamed Foday Conteh
Dr. Kitty Fadludeen, an academic and retired music instructor has on the 1st July 2021 testified as an alleged victim involving one Mustapha Kabba as the accused in a robbery with aggravation matter at High Court No.1 in Freetown.
By Mohamed Foday Conteh
The Minister of Works and Public Assets, Peter Bayuku Conteh has at the government weekly press briefing on the 1st July 2021, explained his Ministry’s move so far in implementing the Medium Term Development Plan (2019-2023) which is part of the government’s strategy in improving people’s lives through education, inclusive growth, and building a resilient economy.
By Alpha Abu
Sierra Leone has experienced its worst month for recorded positive cases of the coronavirus, with June alone, accounting for 1,428 infections mostly in the Western Area. Also the month of June 2021 has seen the second-highest fatalities since the outbreak surface in the country, with 21 people succumbing to the disease, surpassed only by May 2020 39 deaths.
By Politico staff writer
Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) National Executive Council (NEC) has in a statement condemned the violence that took place on Tuesday, 29th June 2021 at the party’s Headquarters in Freetown.
Carrying placards denouncing any further extension of the mandate of the party’s national executive council, the protesters on Tuesday 29th June 2021 said they wanted new elections to be conducted to choose their leaders since the current holders of various positions had already been extended three times.
By Mabinty M. Kamara
People across Sierra Leone have with mixed feelings reacted to the increase in the pump price of petroleum products in the country by 12% as announced by the Petroleum Regulatory Agency (PRA) on Thursday 1 July 2021.
The increase according to the government was influenced by a number of factors among which is smuggling, lack of adequate storage facility to house the required amount of fuel for the population, non-government participation in the importation, storage, and distribution of petroleum products, among others.
By Mohamed Foday Conteh
Justice Momoh Jah-Stevens has on Wednesday 30th July 2021 sentenced one Joseph Lamin to life imprisonment at the High Court in Freetown for sexually penetrating a 9-year-old class 2 pupil in Freetown.
Medical reports from the Princess Christian Maternity Hospital (PCMH) also known as Cottage, stated that Lamin penetrated the child in both anus and vagina. The report also stated that the child suffered several bruises on her face.
By Nasratu Kargbo
The Directorate of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI) has launched the Ecosystem Entrepreneurship programme aimed at fostering coordination and promotion of activities by local entrepreneurs in the country. The event which was hosted in Freetown saw development experts within and out of the country, exchange ideas on how local entrepreneurs can partner with international businesses to improve the sector.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
