By Francis H. Murray
The Court of Appeal has continued hearing appeals filed by Persons of Interest against the government White Paper based on the recommendations of Commissions of Inquiry (COI).
Former Lands Minister Alhaji Musa Tarawally and four civil servants Mani Koroma, Dennis K. Vandi, Barba Brima Fortune, Umaru A Conteh, appeared before a three-member panel of judges: Ansumana Ivan Sesay, Momoh Jah Stevens and Adrian J. Fisher on Wednesday 20th February 2021.
By Mabinty M. Kamara
A coalition of more than 20 civil society organisations met this week to discuss the amended Mines and Minerals Act due to be tabled in parliament soon.
They critically reviewed the document and presented their observations to the ministry.
The National Advocacy Coalition on Extractives (NACE) say they want to ensure the Mines and Minerals Bill and the National Mineral Agency Bill are consistent with the Africa Mining Visions and people-centred.
By Mabinty M. Kamara
The Institute for Governance Reform (IGR) has in a press statement called on the government of Sierra Leone to manage its debt burden and borrow responsibly.
The call came after a research conducted by the local Think Tank in partnership with the British charity Oxfam on the state of inequality in Sierra Leone titled: The Commitment to Reduce Inequality; Sierra Leone at a crossroads, revealed that the country spends more on debt servicing.
By Francis H. Murray
30-year old Sia Finoh, a resident of Makor Village in the Tensedakor Section, Sao Chiefdom, Kono District was forced to deliver in a nearby bush on her way to their long distance hospital.
The woman, whose labour pain began in the early hours of Saturday 16 January 2021, was assisted by other women for what would have been a journey of over seven miles to access the only hospital which serves at least eight other communities.
By Umaru Fofana
There seems to still be a logjam between the state and striking lecturers in all the country’s three public universities.
The meeting between Vice President Dr Juldeh Jalloh and representatives of striking lecturers ended yesterday without agreement with the industrial action set to continue.
The president of the Academic Staff Association of the University of Sierra Leone said the VP did not address their key demand, namely a 100% pay rise.
By Francis H. Murray
The Court of Appeal has commenced hearing appeals filed by persons of interest against the findings and recommendations of three judge-led Commissions of Inquiry (COI) for the first time since the launch of the government’s whitepaper in September.
By Alpha Abu
Tractors and other farming implements are being moved to three sites in Kambia and Bonthe districts to kick-start the largest scale rice farming project in many years, aimed at lessening Sierra Leone’s reliance on the importation of rice – the country’s staple food.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
