By Prince J Musa in Kenema
Authorities in Kenema have expressed concern over the security situation of the district following a chieftaincy row in Tissor Village. The Provincial Security Coordinating Committee (PROSEC) in the Eastern Region said the situation must be solved as soon as possible to avoid an escalation.
By Francis H. Murray
The former Vice President of Sierra Leone in the previous All Peoples Congress (APC)-led government, Victor Bockarie Foh, has testified before Justice Reginald Fyn at the Anti-Corruption Division of the High Court in Freetown in the ongoing Hajj Gate trial. He is facing an eight-count indictment of corruption and related offences.
By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay
An Afrobarometer report released on Tuesday has shown that 81% of Sierra Leoneans believe that “some”, “all” or “most” parliamentarians are corrupt. The report reveals a damning assessment of Parliamentarians by citizens on almost every metric that was taken into account.
Data for the report was gathered in March 2020, just before the COVID-19 pandemic struck the country.
A total of 1, 200 people across the country were interviewed in the survey.
By Francis H. Murray
The Chief Justice of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Desmond Babatunde Edwards has ordered for the arrest of the head of the Environment Protection Agency Sierra Leone (EPA-SL), the Chief Administrator of the Freetown City Council (FCC) and the Managing Director of Radisson Blu Hotel for failing to comply with court orders.
The order was made yesterday during the start of the criminal session of the High Court in Freetown.
By Mabinty M. Kamara
A day after the departure of one of the two Turkish run power ships, a major power cut hit the eastern part of the Sierra Leonean capital, Freetown, raising concerns about the return of recurrent outage.
Prior to its departure, the Karpowership 2 was stationed at Cline Town, from where it supplied power to the eastern part of the city.
The government said it had to terminate the contract with the Karadeniz Energy Group, owner of the Karpowerships, because the problem that led to the hiring of the ship had been solved.
By Alpha Abu
The British High Commissioner to Sierra Leone, Simon Mustard, has told recipients of this year’s Chevening scholarship to use the opportunity of studying in British Universities as platform for the improvement of their careers and for the development of Sierra Leone as a whole.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
