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Education and Health

Sierra Leone records over 250 cases of COVID-19

May 8, 2020 Abdul Rashid Thomas 2

Amin Kef Sesay: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 08 May 2020: Twenty-six new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in Sierra Leone today, bringing the total to 257 cases. The total number of people that have so far died is 17, and 54 have recovered, according to the Ministry of Information and Communications. [Read More]

Politics & Law

President Bio appoints new Internal Affairs Minister

May 8, 2020 Abdul Rashid Thomas 8

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 08 May 2020: After weeks of uncertainty as to who is really in charge of the country’s internal security and control of the police force, amid growing social and political unrest across the country, president Bio has sacked his internal affairs minister – Mr Edward Soloku, ahead [Read More]

Education and Health

Sierra Leone Islamic Association donates Ramadan gifts to Royal Berkshire Hospital

May 8, 2020 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Abdulai Mansaray: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 08 May 2020: The Sierra Leone Islamic Association (SLIA)-Reading branch paid a courtesy call on staff at The Royal Berkshire Hospital on the 7th May to donate gifts of food items. The association, which has long-standing relationships with many local organisations in the County was [Read More]

Politics & Law

Sierra Leone – the state of the nation  

May 8, 2020 Abdul Rashid Thomas 2

Andrew Keili: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 08 May 2020: It would seem that the chicken is coming home to roost as ordinary Sierra Leoneans, fearful of the potential chaos that may ensue from the current political divisions in the country, have started speaking up. It is particularly troubling that the division [Read More]

Politics & Law

Sierra Leone police search Dr Blyden’s property for evidence

May 8, 2020 Abdul Rashid Thomas 7

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 8 May 2020: Police in Freetown entered Dr Blyden’s property yesterday, after breaking the door to gain entry to search for evidence they say could incriminate her for an alleged offence of ‘subverting the state’. After a thorough search they took away several items including documents  and [Read More]

Politics & Law

Sierra Leone police says it found evidence to charge Dr Blyden to court

May 7, 2020 Abdul Rashid Thomas 15

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 7 May 2020: The Sierra Leone police has been on national TV displaying what it says is evidence it needs to bring charges in court against Dr Sylvia Blyden, who has been locked up in prison since the 1st of May 2020, without charge, whilst CID detectives [Read More]

Politics & Law

President Bio must work quickly on unifying the people of Sierra Leone – A rebuttal

May 7, 2020 Abdul Rashid Thomas 9

Israel Ojekeh Parper (Snr): Sierra Leone Telegraph: 7 May 2020: Was the 2000 or 3000 bags of rice in Pademba Road Prison stores a factor in the staged Prison break out? What were SLPP people like Fatmata Sawaneh doing at the Prison at 3am in the morning even before the [Read More]

Politics & Law

President Bio must work quickly on unifying the people of Sierra Leone – says Yumkella

May 6, 2020 Abdul Rashid Thomas 13

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 06 May 2020: Dr Kandeh Yumkella – the parliamentary leader of the National Grand Coalition party and a member of parliament of the Kambia district, was on television in Freetown yesterday speaking about the rapidly deteriorating disorder in the country, amid rising political tension, and police arrest [Read More]

Education and Health

Sierra Leone records another daily high number of COVID-19 cases

May 5, 2020 Abdul Rashid Thomas 3

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 05 May 2020: Twenty-one new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Sierra Leone today – compared to the 12 new cases reported yesterday, along with two more deaths in the last twenty-four hours. This brings the total number of recorded cases to 199, and the total number [Read More]

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