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Politics & Law

Four police officers arrested after shooting unarmed youth in private land dispute

April 17, 2021 Abdul Rashid Thomas 12

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 17 April 2021: After the shooting dead by police on Thursday of an unarmed young man – Alpha Kargbo in a private land dispute in Hastings that did not concern the police, there is growing call for the sacking of the Inspector General of Police who seems [Read More]

Politics & Law

In Sierra Leone – police shot man dead in a private land dispute

April 16, 2021 Abdul Rashid Thomas 17

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 April 2023: Just when you think that the ink is about to dry on the latest report by the Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone into police brutality at a student demonstration in Freetown last Monday, where heavily armed police officers fired shots at protesting students [Read More]

Politics & Law

President Bio summon parliamentarians to emergency meeting next Monday

April 16, 2021 Abdul Rashid Thomas 11

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 April 2021: Parlaimentarians in Sierra Leone received a surprised notice from the Clerk of Parliament yesterday, saying that president Julius Maada Bio is convening an “emergency sitting” of all parliamentarians next Monday – 19th April 2021. There is no indication of what the emergency meeting is [Read More]

Economy & Business

Pandemic treaty must evolve into international technology accord – says Kojo Annan

April 15, 2021 Abdul Rashid Thomas 1

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 April 2021: Proposals for an international pandemic treaty have been welcomed by an African entrepreneur and social reformer, but its spirit needs to go further. “We must spread vaccination across the world quickly and follow-up with technology equality in healthcare and the Climate Change battle,” urged [Read More]

Economy & Business

US Ambassador and Finance Minister Saffa discuss government economic policies

April 15, 2021 Abdul Rashid Thomas 2

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 April 2021: US ambassador to Sierra Leone, Mr. David Reimer on Tuesday, met with Sierra Leone’s Minister of Finance, Jacob Jusu Saffa at his ministry’s office in Freetown. The meeting forms part of the US Ambassador’s wider engagement with senior  government officials, civil society organisations and [Read More]

Economy & Business

NRA urges GST payers to always demand electronic register generated receipts

April 15, 2021 Abdul Rashid Thomas 3

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 April 2021: In a bid to enhance government revenue through effective collection of Goods and Services Tax (GST), the National Revenue Authority (NRA) is calling on all shoppers and service customers to ensure that they are issued with electronically generated receipts from cash registers when they [Read More]

Politics & Law

HRCSL calls for investigation and sacking of police officers who stripped female protester

April 14, 2021 Abdul Rashid Thomas 7

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14 April 2021: There has been resounding condemnation of Sierra Leone police brutality,  following Monday’s protest by students at the IPAM campus which became violent, as heavily armed police officers fired teargas and smoke bombs. A young female student – Fatmata Binta Jalloh was stripped by police [Read More]

Politics & Law

Junior doctors in Sierra Leone take strike action in support of assaulted colleague

April 14, 2021 Abdul Rashid Thomas 7

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14 April 2021: Junior doctors across Sierra Leone yesterday decided to go on strike after a female colleague doctor – Dr. Catherine Jackson-Cole was assaulted by senior government offcials in the ministry of health. Dr Catherine Jackson-Cole was pounced upon at a peaceful protest organised by health [Read More]

Politics & Law

In Sierra Leone – senior government officials assault female doctor while police strips female student protester

April 13, 2021 Abdul Rashid Thomas 14

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 13 April 2021: Sierra Leone’s police force has established a bad reputation for itself in its fight against peaceful civil protests. It is now resorting to beating and removing the tops of female protesters during arrests, before being thrown into open police trucks like sacks of flour, [Read More]

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