By Allieu Sahid Tunkara
An investigation into corruption allegations against former Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, Peter Bayuku Konteh, has concluded with no evidence to warrant charges against him, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
China will stand by Sierra Leone until the end - vows FM
By Kemo Cham
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi began a tour of West Africa Saturday with meetings in Freetown.
Mr Wang, in a joint press conference with his Sierra Leonean counterpart Dr Samura Kamara, stressed China's commitment to help the country fully recover economically.
Sierra Leone was the first stop of a tour that was to take Wang to Liberia and Guinea. The visit was meant to give him first hand idea about progress on the ground in the fight against the epidemic that has killed over 3000 Sierra Leoneans since May 2014.
World Bank provides $10 million for poverty reduction
By Mustapha Sesay
The World Bank has approved an additional US$10 million for Sierra Leone to pursue its Social Safety Nets (SSN) project which seeks to provide income support to extremely poor households in the country.
Pujehun declares war on stray cattle
By Mohamed T Massaquoi
Security personnel in Pujehun have been ordered to arrest all cattle found freely roaming in the streets as part of measures by the district authorities aimed at cleaning the streets of the animals blamed for a number of health and security problems.
Court Martial: No Compensation for freed soldiers
By Allieu Sahid Tunkara
Former prosecutor at the Court Martial in Freetown, which yesterday acquitted and discharged 13 soldiers being tried on allegations of mutiny, has ruled out any form of compensation or damages.
Major Vincent Sowa told Politico that the military men, all members of the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF), were arraigned on charges of mutiny and had gone through a sixteen-month trial presided over by Judge Advocate Otto During in Freetown.
APPA gets new chairperson
By Kemoh Sesay
The All Political Parties Association (APPA) has elected a new chairperson.
Mrs Augusta James Teima, interim chairperson of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) party, was elected in the capacity of interim chairperson for the association comprising the 11 registered political parties in Sierra Leone.
She went unopposed in an election triggered by the sudden resignation of the United Democratic Movement (UDM) party`s Mohamed Bangura, who has held the position since last year when the association was revamped.
NERC fears wide resurgence revoking emergency
By Joseph Lamin Kamara
The National Ebola Response Centre (NERC), the national body coordinating the fight against Ebola, has expressed fear of having a wide resurgence of the disease in the country if the Public Health Emergency is lifted.
Rtd. Major Alfred Palo Conteh, NERC’s CEO, said on Wednesday at his weekly news conference in Freetown that the health emergency was still “good” in fighting the Ebola scourge in the country.
