By Umaru Fofana
It was a dire situation at Connaught Hospital all day Thursday 25 February after Freetown’s main public referral hospital went all day without a drop of water.
Such was how bad the situation was that the theatre did not carry out any surgery. In-patients stopped thinking about their health condition and became more concerned about the fact that the use of the lavatories was impossible.
One health worker told me “the place was unbearable”.
By Francis H. Murray
A judge in Freetown has lifted an injunction on the main opposition All Peoples Congress (APC) party holding their delegate’s conference which was halted at the last minute in January 2020.
In his ruling on Thursday 25th February 2021, Justice Komba Kamanda stated that because the affidavit of Alffred Minkailu Koroma, being the 1st Plaintiff and only deponent of it didn’t clearly state the party or parties that gave the authority, he couldn’t consider it as a joint affidavit.
By Francis H. Murray
Government’s Chief Pathologist Dr. Simeon Owizz Koroma, the 13th prosecution witness in the murder trial of Mariama Sajor Barrie and Ibrahim Bah for the alleged murder of 5-year old Khadija Saccoh has testified before Justice John Bosco Allieu and a twelve- member jury at the High Court in Freetown.
Led in evidence by Lawyer Joseph A. K Sesay on Thursday 25th February 2021, the witness described himself as a medical doctor attached to the Connaught Hospital as the Chief Government Pathologist.
By Alpha Abu
The Minister of Lands, Housing and Country Planning Dr. Turad Senessie has said that the Ministry will shift its focus from allocation of lands to proper planning of urban settlements.
In his first engagement with the press at the Youyi building in Freetown on Thursday 25 February 2021, since assuming office this year, Dr. Senessie said over the years the Ministry has underperformed and was unable to achieve those other key components of housing and planning and was instead focused on land allocation especially in the western area.
By Francis H. Murray
Two former Permanent Secretaries in the Ministry of Education Science and Technology under the government of Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma have appeared at the Court of Appeal in Freetown to argue against the findings and recommendations of the judge-led Commissions of Inquiry.
By Francis H. Murray
Save the Children Sierra Leone, a non-governmental organization that seeks solutions to the challenges faced by children has drawn the attention of a cross section of the leadership of the Inter Religious Council of Sierra Leone (IRC SL) on the worrying spate of child mirrage and their role in ending it.
By Saio Marrah
A group calling itself Men’s Association on Gender Equality in Sierra Leone (MAGESL) has concluded a dialogue session with religious and traditional Leaders on gender justice and women’s rights promotions in Sierra Leone.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
