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Sierra Leone

Fri, 26 Mar 2021 08:43:27 GMT
Commercial Driver in Court for Alleged Fraudulent Conversion
[Concord] 26 years old Abdul Turay, a driver, has made his first appearance before Magistrate Sahr Kekura at the Pademba Road Court No.4 for alleged fraudulent conversion.

Fri, 26 Mar 2021 08:43:25 GMT
Khadija Saccoh's Murder Trial
[Concord] Accused tells court that:

Fri, 26 Mar 2021 08:43:24 GMT
Prison Officer Gets 8 Months Imprisonment for Trafficking 'Kush'
[Concord] The Principle Magistrate at Pademba Road Court No.1, Mark Ngegba has on Monday, 22nd March, 2021, slammed 8 months imprisonment on one Saidu Momoh Conteh, a Correctional Service Officer, who was found guilty of trafficking 'Kush' into priso...

Fri, 26 Mar 2021 08:43:23 GMT
Mohamed Bangura Guns for APC Chair
[Concord] Former Minister of Information and Communications and current Member of Parliament representing Constituency 066 in the Karene District, Hon.Mohamed Bangura, has declared his intention to run for the Chairmanship of the main opposition All ...

Fri, 26 Mar 2021 08:43:20 GMT
MOHS-Sl,Smile Train Launch First Nurses Training Workshop
[Concord] Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MoHS) has partnered with the world's largest cleft charity, Smile Train, to conduct a three-day nursing training workshop.

Fri, 26 Mar 2021 08:43:18 GMT
'Kingho's Dream Is to Build an Internationally Respected Iron Ore Industry in Sierra Leone' - CEO Gilbert Zhao
[Concord] Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Kingho Investment Company Limited, Gilbert Zhao has disclosed that the vision of his company is to build an internationally respected iron ore industry in Sierra Leone

Fri, 26 Mar 2021 08:43:16 GMT
Intl.islam Youth League to Construct 10 Ultra-Modern Islamic Complexes
[Concord] The International Islamic Youth League (IIYL), through its Global Chief Executive Officer, Ambassador Dr. Hamid Ahamed Kanneh, has started a nationwide construction of 10 ultra-modern Islamic complexes.

Fri, 26 Mar 2021 08:43:14 GMT
Remembering March 23rd, Bomaru, and the Civil War
[Concord] I do not quite remember where I was. What I vividly recall is that I was just a boy at the time. On March 23, some three decades ago, a ricochet of gunshots, probably from the Russian-made AK47 Kalashnikovs and explosions from Rocket Propel...

Fri, 26 Mar 2021 08:43:11 GMT
Son Testifies in Alleged Robbery Matter
[Concord] Lokesh Kishan Tilwani, son of Malal Tilwani (complainant), has yesterday testified before Magistrate Mark Ngegba at the Freetown Magistrate Court No. 1 in the ongoing preliminary investigation into allegations of robbery with aggravation an...

Fri, 26 Mar 2021 08:43:08 GMT
30 Years After RUF Fired the First Shot in Kailah UN Ambassador Omrie Golley Calls for a Moment of Reflection, Prayers
[Concord] The former Peace Council Chairman of the Revolution United Front (RUF),Ambassador Omrie Gulley, has called on Sierra Leoneans to deeply reflect on the causes of the eleven years civil war, offer prayers for those who died in the war and qui...

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 14:36:52 GMT
Govt Owes USL Le 32billion for SLG
[Concord] The Vice Chancellor of the University of Sierra Leone, Professor Foday Sahr, has told members of the Parliamentary Committee on Public Accounts that the Government of Sierra Leone owes them 32billion Leones as arrears for the Sierra Leone-g...

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 04:55:50 GMT
Country Still Healing Its Wounds 30 Years After the Civil War
[RFI] Sierra Leone has commemorated the 30th anniversary of the start of its civil war on 23 March, 1991. 120,000 people died during the 11-year conflict and victims of clashes between armed factions and government forces remember this traumatic peri...

Tue, 23 Mar 2021 13:01:49 GMT
Keister Unveils Sierra Leone Squad to Face Lesotho and Benin
[CAF] Sierra Leone coach John Keister announced a 26-player squad, plus eight players on standby ahead of their Total Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon 2021 Group L matchday 5 and 6 qualifying matches against Lesotho and Benin.

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 08:01:15 GMT
The Independence of the Judiciary of Sierra Leone
[Concord] On the establishment of the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary, Sierra Leone's Truth and Reconciliation Commission did recommend in point 131 that "the starting point in establishing the rule of law is the creation of an inde...

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 08:01:13 GMT
35-Yr Gets 15 Years for Penetrating Girl, 15
[Concord] 35-year old Sulaiman Jubateh has been found guilty and sentenced to fifteen years in jail for sexually penetrating a 15- year- old child.

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 08:01:12 GMT
Alleged Murderer Remanded
[Concord] Sheriff Kamara was yesterday remanded at the Male Correctional Centre on Pademba Road after his maiden appearance before Magistrate Mark Ngegba presiding at Court No.1 Pademba Road on allegation of murder.

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 08:01:07 GMT
Man in Court for Robbery With Aggravation
[Concord] Principal magistrate, Mark Ngegbe at Pademba Road Court No.1 has on Monday 15th, March remanded one Babatunde Decker alias Boiko to the Male Correctional Centre for alleged robbery with aggravation.

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 08:01:03 GMT
'Orange Has Given Us Life' Says Kroobay Chief
[Concord] At the launch of Orange mobile company's Safeguarding Maternal Health project in Sierra Leone, Chief of Kroobay Community, Pa Alimamy Kagbempa Kargbo said Orange has given the Kroobay community life again.

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 08:01:02 GMT
President Bio Takes Covid-19 Vaccine
[Concord] President Dr Julius Maada Bio has taken the first shot of the COVID-19 vaccine during a symbolic ceremony at State House, where Vice President Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh and opposition politicians also took the jab.

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 08:00:59 GMT
Alleged Conflict of Interest At MBSSE Minister Accused of Manipulating Recruitment of His in Law
[Concord] The Executive Director of Heal Sierra Leone (HSL), Joseph Abass Sannoh, has in a press conference held at the headquarters of the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) described the Minister of Basic and Senior Secondary School Edu...

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 08:00:56 GMT
Most Migration From West Africa Is Intra-Regional - Labour Minister Reveals
[Concord] The Minister of Labour and Social security, Alpha Osman Timbo, has revealed that contrary to media discussions which tend to create the impression that there is mass migration from West Africa to the global North, a large number of migrants...

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 08:00:52 GMT
Two Discharged for Want of Evidence
[Concord] Justice Momoh Jah Stevens (JA) yesterday 15th March,2021, discharged two accused persons- Joseph Koffie and Mohamed Sesay,who were alleged to have sexually abused a child below the age of eighteen.

Wed, 17 Mar 2021 04:43:34 GMT
President Starts Covid-19 Vaccination Campaign With His Own Jab
[RFI] Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio joined other world leaders on Monday by being publicly vaccinated for Covid-19, and urged all citizens to follow his example and receive jabs.

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 16:13:48 GMT
President Bio Gets First Jab As Sierra Leone Rolls Out Covid-19 Vaccination
[East African] President Julius Maada Bio became the first person to be vaccinated in Sierra Leone as the country rolled out its Covid-19 vaccination programme on Monday.

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 06:34:38 GMT
President Bio Gets First Jab as Govt Rolls Out Covid-19 Vaccination
[East African] President Julius Maada Bio became the first person to be vaccinated in Sierra Leone as the country rolled out its Covid-19 vaccination programme on Monday.

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 08:01:05 GMT
Alleged Robber Sent to Jail
[Concord] One Abu Koroma was on Monday 15th March, 2021, sent back to jail after he appeared before Magistrate Mark Ngegba at the Freetown Magistrate Court No. 1 in the ongoing preliminary Investigation of robbery with aggravation and related charges...

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 10:19:42 GMT
President Bio Takes Covid-19 Vaccine, Assures Citizens That the Marklates Are Safe and Efficacious
[Sierra Leone Government] State House, Freetown Monday 15 March 2021 - His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has taken the first shot of the COVID-19 vaccine during a symbolic ceremony at State House, where Vice President Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh...

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 09:31:59 GMT
IMF Executive Board Approves U.S.$50 Million Disbursement to Sierra Leone to Address the Continuing Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic
[IMF] The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today approved the disbursement of SDR 35.26 million (US$50.37 million or 17 percent of quota) under the Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) to Sierra Leone to help meet the urgent balance of...

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 09:57:56 GMT
Office of Presidential Infrastructure Initiative Presents Report On Traffic Lights, Pedestrian Bridges and Streetlights in Freetown to Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio
[Sierra Leone Government] State House, Freetown, Thursday 11 March 2021 - Chairman Office of Presidential Infrastructure Initiative, OPII, Dr John Edward Tambi, has presented their report on feasibility studies for the construction of pedestrian brid...

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 07:24:03 GMT
Govt Bans Watchdog Over Damning Report on Deadly Prison Riot
[East African] Prison authorities in Sierra Leone have imposed a ban on a local watchdog group over a report on a deadly prison riot which occurred last year.



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