Sierra Leone Telegraph: 9 July 2024: After several months of hard work, the Freetown City Council (FCC) Deputy Mayor, FCC Councillors, the Chief Administrator, Council staff, members of the Mayors Delivery Unit and Mayor Yvonne Aki Sawyerr last Thursday came together in a truly inspiring event to launch the Transform [Read More]
Leon Jenkins-Johnston: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 9 July 2024: Like so many concerned citizens, I am in shock, dismay and disbelief to learn that our Parliamentarians in their wisdom a few days ago passed into Law the Criminal Procedure Act 2024, removing the right to JURY TRIAL. I am also shocked [Read More]
Basita Michael: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 9 July 2024: On the 5th of July 2024, the Sierra Leone Parliament passed the Criminal Procedure Act 2024, which abolished the jury system. In his bid to convince Parliament to remove the jury trial from the Bill, the Attorney General amongst other things stated, [Read More]
Kabs Kanu: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 4 July 2024: After listening to all the dramatis personae in Sierra Leone’s political imbroglio, including the flip- flopping U.S Ambassador, I am beginning to believe that instead of sitting down and blaming political figures and the international community, if electoral justice as we wanted [Read More]
Murtala Mohamed Kamara: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 4 July 2024: In 2023, the prestigious Time Magazine honoured the Freetown Peninsula by selecting it as one of the Greatest Places in the world. This accolade was well-deserved, as the Freetown Peninsula is one of my favourite spots in Sierra Leone. I often [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 4 July 2024: In the evolving landscape of global health, digital innovation emerges as a beacon of hope, pushing the boundaries of what is possible in healthcare access, quality, and affordability. A recent white paper by the World Economic Forum, produced in collaboration with the Schwab Foundation [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 4 July 2024: African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has signed an agreement to avail a Project Preparation Facility in favour of the of Government of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas to develop and implement an Afro-Caribbean Marketplace. Once implemented, the Afro-Caribbean Marketplace will comprise 90 outlets dedicated to [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 4 July 2024: President Bio of Sierra Leone on Tuesday signed the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act 2024 into the country’s statute books, after approval by parliament last week. The signing which took place at a ceremony in the Bintumani Conference Centre in Freetown and witnessed by [Read More]
Sylvanus Fornah Koroma Esq: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 3 July 2024: I am writing to formally request the detailed publication and gazetting of the June 2023 multi-tier election results as received by the Returning Officers of the Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone (ECSL). These results, certified by the District Returning Officers [Read More]
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