By Kemo Cham
The main opposition All People’s Congress (APC) has vowed to help its members challenge any move by the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP)-led administration to implement the recommendations of the Commissions of Inquiry (COI).
The opposition party was responding to the publication of the much anticipated Government White paper on the COI.
By Kemo Cham
The Sierra Leone government has announced travel restriction for 131 former officials declared wanted by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
The officials include former President Ernest Bai Koroma and people who served in his administration, from Vice President to ministers and heads of departments and agencies. The officials are said to be persons of interest in the recently released government White paper.
By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay
A new installment of the Afro Barometer report, which was launched on Tuesday, has shown that bribery has increased in the health sector over the last two years. Some 53% of the people sampled said they have paid bribe to access health care at least once in the last year.
The rate of bribery to access medical services is among the highest at 53%, second only to bribery for Police assistance, which stands at 55%.
The figure gives an insight into the cause for the country’s fragile health care system.
By Mabinty M. Kamara
The government continued its engagement with private sector players on Wednesday on the design and mapping out of plans for the implementation of the proposed student loan scheme.
The student loan scheme is an initiative of the Bio administration aimed at providing financial support for Sierra Leoneans seeking higher education.
A man carrying an illegal gun has been caught trying to sneak his way through the Mayorlor checkpoint in the Tonkolili district, early yesterday morning. The man who was named as Santigie Bai Koroma was found to be in possession of an AK 47 rifle together with twenty-two live rounds of ammunition that he had kept in a backpack he was carrying.
By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay
Sierra Leone has received its first batch of returnees from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). On Sunday the country received 17 of its citizens who had clamored for their return following harsh livelihood conditions in the gulf state.
All those who returned on Sunday said they were relieved to be back home. The 17 are part of 58 returnees who opted to return. Their repatriation was facilitated by the Government of Sierra Leone through its Embassy in UAE and the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
By Francis H. Murray
Defence lawyers representing thirteen people who police say were involved in the violent unrest in the city of Makeni have continued the cross-examination of investigating officer, Detective Police Constable 9268 Joseph Jay Collins before Magistrate Mark Ngegba in Freetown.
Being cross examined by lead defence lawyer, Wara Serry Kamal, the witness said on Monday 28th September that he obtained statements from all the accused persons.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
