Kim Grunho was first arraigned on Wednesday 17 April 2019, before Magistrate Hannah Bonnie of the Freetown Magistrate Court No.1 charged with wounding with intent, wounding and assault occasioning actually bodily harm. It was alleged on Tuesday 26 February 2019, at Best Shop Industry Sierra Leone Limited, York, the accused released two dangerous dogs that bit[…]

Magistrate Hannah Bonnie has discharged 13 people accused of stealing from and damaging items at the Leonco Filling Station in Lumley, west of Freetown. It is alleged that the accused are members of a nearby mosque and on 5 November 2018, destroyed a fuel pump, window frames, a 20’ container and 12 CCTV cameras, at the[…]

On 14 February 2019, it is alleged that 27-year old, Alimamy Kamanda invited a 15-year old Junior Secondary School girl to his house, in Freetown. According to the victim the accused was her boyfriend. She said when she visited the accused they had sex. The victim said she spent the night with Kamanda at his[…]

The Anti-Corruption Commission lead prosecutor, C.K. Mathsebo, has, on Wednesday 15 May 2019, submitted that the actions of the first accused, Sheka Sahid Kamara, depositing public funds into a private bank account is justification for the offence of corruption. Mathesbo, in his response to the no case submission, stated that there is evidence that the move[…]

On Friday 3 May 2019, the National Fire Force at Tower Hill was called to a blazing fire at the Finance Department of the Social, Welfare and Children’s Affairs Ministry in New England Ville. The entire area occupied by the Finance Department was completely burned down and destroyed by fire. The fire started in the[…]

Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone held a consultative meeting with students and staffs of the college on peace and national cohesion, coordinated by the Peace and Conflict Department, on Wednesday 15 May 2019, at the Amphitheatre. The rationale behind the meeting was to seek the opinion of students of the university on what would[…]

Every year, Freetown suffers a water crisis as the tributaries and main dam at Mile 13 runs dry. Deforestation of catchment areas and rapid construction on waterways and dam sites is a problem. Guma Valley Water Company (GVWC) is charged with the responsibility to provide water for Freetown, however the current environmental catastrophe in Freetown[…]

In a rare social media livestream video cast to mark her first year in office; Saturday May 11, the Mayor of Freetown Yvonne Aki-Sawyer has disclosed plans by the Freetown City Council to convert the Kingtom dumpsite in Freetown into what she described as “a faecal sludge treatment centre”. This move by the Freetown City[…]

Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) has been awarded the West African Excellence in retail financial services award for 2019, by the Asia Banker magazine, for their GT SIM pay product as best mobile application or program. The Head of Corporate Affairs, Arthur Kallon, said the Bank has been operating in Sierra Leone for several years. He said[…]

Ishmael Koroma, a final year student at Fourah Bay College, has been diagnosed with bone cancer in a country where there is no cancer treatment centre. Ishmael’s condition is getting worse by the day and he needs $25,000 USD to take care of his operation in India. Koroma said he woke up one morning and realized[…]