By Own Correspondent – Sierra Leone’s former Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources has been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment or pay a fine of Le150m and a restitution of Le 300m totalling Le 450 million (about $120,000) which must be paid within the next four weeks. As the trial of Haja Afsatu Kabba ends today at the Freetown High Court No. 2 presided over by Justice Samuel Ademosu, she was found guilty on five counts of misappropriation of public funds and acquitted and discharged on two counts of alleged abuse of office. Since the beginning of 2010, the Anti... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, October 12th 2010 |
By Olusegun Ogundeji – All eyes are keen on seeing what will become of two public officials in Sierra Leone who are yet to declare their assets contrary to a directive from the country’s anti-graft body, the Anti-Corruption Commission ACC. Aside the fact that the coutry’s number one man had declared his assets over a year ago, this situation has been considered a test case for the newly-appointed Commissioner of ACC, Joseph Koroma who is expected to establish firmness just like his predecessor Abdul Tejan Cole in the fight to stamp out corruption in the country. Last December, the Tejan-Cole... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Sunday, October 3rd 2010 |
By Olusegun Ogundeji – For displaying an outstanding national leadership, commitment and progress towards achieving millennium development goal number 6 – combating HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases, Sierra Leone has been awarded at the MDG summit held at the UN Headquarters, New York. President Ernest Koroma who serves as Chairman of National AIDS Council received the award on behalf of the National AIDS Secretariat NAS. This year’s award themed: “The MDGs – the Global Heart beat” aims at supporting and raising awareness on the MDGs by providing a high profiled platform to honour and celebrate exemplary efforts by national governments... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, September 23rd 2010 |
By Olusegun Ogundeji – In the latest report on the work of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Sierra Leone UNIPSIL, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has noted that “immense challenges” remain in generating jobs for young people, especially in the country’s current economic climate. Citing some 800,000 young people in Sierra Leone who are either unemployed, employed without remuneration or underemployed, Mr. Ban stressed that reversing the situation requires stepped up international investment. He also pointed to three significant developments that could potentially impact UNIPSIL’s efforts to shore up peace in Sierra Leone which occurred in the March-August reporting... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, September 23rd 2010 |
By Nangayi Guyson – Johannesburg – Former Liberian President Charles Taylor’s chief lawyer representing him at his war crimes trial is visiting South Africa. A defence team spokesperson said on Thursday Courtenay Griffiths is in Johannesburg but gave no further details has been given but sources say, Griffiths had expressed interest in meeting officials around Africa, possibly to testify at Taylor’s Netherlands-based trial at the Special Court for Sierra Leone. Taylor says he is innocent of 11 war-crimes charges linked to allegations he supported rebels during Sierra Leone’s 11-year civil war, which ended in 2002 with an estimated 100 000... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Saturday, September 18th 2010 |
