By Francis H. Murray
Magistrate Hannah Bonnie has on Friday 12th June 2020 withdrawn files relating to the case of former Social Welfare Minister Dr. Sylvia Blyden and Hussain Muckson Sesay for ruling after Blyden, who is representing herself, applied for one of the charges against her to be expunged on grounds of timeliness.
By Francis H. Murray
Twenty-seven year old George Langley, a staff of the National Social Security and Insurance Trust (NASSIT), has been jailed for twelve months by Magistrate Hannah Bonnie, after he pleaded guilty to stealing a vehicle.
The Magistrate suspended the sentence until the 30th of June by which time the convict must comply with the court’s request for him to “satisfactorily compensate the complainant.”
By Francis H. Murray
Abdulai Top Mansaray, a business man who alleges that he was defrauded of the sum of $10, 000 (ten thousand US dollars) by one Alhassan Bundu in a car deal, has testified before Magistrate Hannah Bonnie in Freetown in an ongoing preliminary investigation into a two count charge of conspiracy to defraud and fraudulent conversation.
By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay
The Media Reform Coordinating Group (MRCG) has completed training for journalists across the country on reporting on transitional justice issues. A total of 50 journalists were brought together from across the regions last week for the training that was concluded on Friday 12th June.
By Mabinty M. Kamara
Statistics Sierra Leone on Monday 8th June launched a COVID-19 Impact Monitoring survey and commenced training for 108 enumerators and 18 supervisors for the exercise.
By Newman Anthony Levey in Bo
The Agricultural Value chain Development Project (AVDP) has signed a deal with agricultural officers across the country to monitor the implementation of their project. The Memorandum of Agreement, which was signed between the AVDP and officers in Bo, is worth Le 7 billion.
By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay
Youths in Kissy Dockyard have rallied themselves and vowed to take up the challenge of sensitizing their communities on COVID-19. On Saturday, the advocacy group Dockyard Youths Concerned (DYC) trained up to 50 young people on messages on the pandemic.
Some 38 youths from different backgrounds were trained at the Ahmadiyya Muslim Secondary School, Kissy Dockyard. Following the training, the trainees broke up into several small groups on Sunday to conduct door to door sensitization.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
