Sierra Leone Telegraph: 02 April 2020: Yesterday, Sierra Leone’s ministers of information and health gave a joint press briefing about the current status of the government’s preparedness in stemming the transmission and spread of COVID-19 across the wider population. But the country’s medics say that the government hasn’t gone far [Read More]
NGC Media Team: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 01 April 2020: Following on Hon Kandeh Yumkella’s COVID-19 sensitisation tour of his constituency, 062 Samu Chiefdom, where he addressed over 10,000 residents, the NGC has embarked on a massive nationwide effort to provide Veronica buckets to markets across the country. The party identified [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 01 April 2020: Sierra Leone scored two firsts yesterday, with the president announcing the country’s confirmation of its first COVID-19 victim, and the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) announcing that it has charged a senior minister in the Bio-led government to court for the missing 49,000 bags of rice [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 31 March 2020: President Bio this afternoon made a sombre, though reassuringly confident announcement about Sierra Leone’s first coronavirus case. He is a 37 years old Sierra Leonean who travelled from France on a Brussels airline arriving at Lungi airport just over two weeks ago. But there [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 March 2020: Former defence minister and also internal affairs minister in the former APC government of Ernest Bai Koroma – retired major Paolo Conteh, has this afternoon appeared at the Magistrate Court in Freetown, charged with sixteen counts of treason. Conteh was arrested on 19th March [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 March 2020: President Dr Julius Maada Bio has today urged Sierra Leoneans to remain vigilant, promote social distancing and avoid unnecessary physical contact, so as to help the fight against the Coronavirus entering Sierra Leone. Speaking to Christian Leaders and clergymen at the “National Prayer for [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 28 March 2020: There is growing fear of serious violation of human rights in several countries around the world, such as India, Pakistan and some parts of Africa, as police use deadly force to enforce the coronavirus social isolation measures. In some Muslim countries, worshippers were publicly [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 28 March 2020: President Julius Maada Bio yesterday announced that Sierra Leone will close its land borders, except for essential commodities with effect from midnight last night, as part of his government’s efforts to prevent the coronavirus from entering the country. Sierra Leone’s neighbours – Liberia and [Read More]
Andrew Keili: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 28 March 2020: Palo Conteh’s recent involvement in the corona virus fight, with his overt visibility alongside the President, Chief Minister and Health Minister at various meetings and field visits, was as hailed as it was derided – depending on the political proclivity of the [Read More]
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