Kandeh Yumkella: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 March 2020: The devastating effects of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continue around the world. As China begins its recovery process, the disease has deeply penetrated Europe and North America. By all indications, Europe is now the epicentre with Italy being the hardest hit country [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 21 March 2020: The Parliament of Sierra Leone yesterday unanimously approved the appointment of Ambrose Michael Sovula as the new Inspector General (IG) of the country’s police force, following the retirement of Richard Moigbe. The new IG who takes up office with immediate effect, will soon be [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 20 March 2020: Yesterday, the Chinese ambassador to Sierra Leone – Hu Zhangliang donated a large consignment of much needed medical protective materials and equipment, as well as a 50 kw electricity generator to the people of Sierra Leone to help the country prepare for the coronavirus. [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 March 2020: Sierra Leone’s Human Rights Commission (HRCSL) has today published its findings on investigations it carried out at the Lungi international airport hotel quarantine centre, where it is alleged that Sierra Leoneans arriving at the airport a few days ago from abroad were maltreated and [Read More]
CHRDI: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 March 2020: The Campaign For Human Rights and Development International, (CHRDI) has been following the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on citizen’s lives with keen interest. Country to country, large public gatherings and major events have been cancelled. Employees have been told to work from [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 March 2020: Fellow citizens, Sierra Leone is threatened by the global Corona virus pandemic. It is a public health emergency of global concern. It is a deadly virus that has infected hundreds of thousands of people all over the world from China and the far east [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 March 2020: President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone will tonight address the nation, amid fears of an impending outbreak of the coronavirus in the country as both Liberia and Guinea put measures in place to curtail the spread of the virus. Both countries now have [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 March 2020: As the saying goes – “desperate situation calls for desperate measures”. That is the message from the government of Sierra Leone and from many living in the country, in response to Sierra Leoneans living and working abroad who are now being held in a [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 17 March, 2020: Yesterday, President Dr Julius Maada Bio had discussions at State House with the former members of the National Ebola Response Programme, as part of his government’s preparedness for the onset of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. Sierra Leone, unlike her neighbouring West African [Read More]
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