By Mohamed T. Massaquoi
A Magistrate court at Pademba Road in Freetown has postponed the testimony of the country’s Pathologist, Dr Owiz Koroma in the preliminary investigation into the alleged murder of journalist, Ibrahim Samura to Tuesday 1st November.
Magistrate Mark Ngegba had to adjourn the case following an application by the lead defense lawyer, Melron Wilson Nicol, who cited concerns over the health of his clients.
By Mohamed T. Massaquoi
The founder and director of Sierra Leone's Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary (TCS) has been nominated for the 2020 Indianapolis Prize, which is one of the world’s leading awards for animal conservation.
Bala Amarasekaran will be competing with about a dozen other conservationists across the world for the coveted award.
The nominating committee and jury will select six finalists and determine a winner, who will be honored at the Indianapolis Prize Gala slated for September 12, 2020.
By Mohamed T. Massaquoi
The Bango Fishing Enterprise, a subsidiary of Marouf Saad Company, could be fined up to Le50 million if found guilty of electricity theft.
The company is under investigation by the Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority (EDSA) on suspicion of illegally connecting to EDSA power source and using electricity without paying.
A raid by EDSA and CID officials last week Tuesday led the arrest of the manager of Bango Fishing Enterprise.
By Prince J Musa in Kenema
The site for the construction of the midwifery school in Kenema has been officially handed over to the contractor.
The handing over was done on Friday at a ceremony presided over by the Deputy Chief Medical Officer (DCMO), Dr. Donald Bash-Taqi and the Trading Coordinator for the Islamic Development Bank (IDB), Dr. Joseph Edem- Hotah.
By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay
Parliament in Sierra Leone has sworn in two new Members of Parliament. The new members, Paramount Chief Alhaji Kandeh Paria Kawolleh II of Karene District and Hamidu Holla Mansaray of Constituency 043 in Koinadugu District were both sworn in on Tuesday, 28th October.
The MPs are in parliament as replacement for two former members who passed away this year.
By Umaru Fofana
Guinea is in the throes of a serious political crisis. A coalition of opposition parties and some civil society groups have come together to resist an apparent attempt by President Alpha Conde to run for an unconstitutional third term in office. The country has huge trade relations with its many geographical neighbours especially Ivory Coast, Liberia and Sierra Leone with whom it forms the Mano Rover Union (MRU).
By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay
Women in Samu village, Kambia district say ActionAid Sierra Leone has empowered them by providing for them a seed bank and rice mill, among other interventions.
The Chairlady of a group of 45 women, Aminata Kamara told Politico on Friday that the social justice and humanitarian organization had worked extensively for them and in the rest of the northern region and some other parts of the country for over 30 years. Kambia was one of the first places the NGO started working in Sierra Leone.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
