By Chernor Alimamy Kamara Officers of Waterloo Police Division on Thursday 30th November 2023 handed over 37 inmates to Prison authorities. The inmates were rearrested after the security breach in two Correctional Centres in Freetown. According to the Media Officer and Spokesperson of the Waterloo Police Division, Assistant Superintendent Alieu Jalloh, 12 inmates from the 26th
By Chernor Alimamy Kamara The National Commission for Democracy (NCD) has in a press statement reminded both the government and the people of Sierra Leone of the need to maintain law and order, saying the rule of law must prevail in the best interest of every Sierra Leonean.
By Chernor Alimamy Kamara Democracy Network (DemNet), a network of civil society activists and media practitioners, as well as a Consortium of Civil Society Organisation in the country have expressed strong concerns over the November 26 shootings by unknown gunmen in the morning hours of Sunday. DemNet condemned the disturbances in Freetown which it said was a
By Chernor Alimamy Kamara A State of the Media Report for 2022 published by the Media Reform Coordinating Group (MRCG) has highlighted the challenges journalists faced such as ownership and pluralism and the Public Perception and Trust in the Media. The Report first indicated that Journalists in Sierra Leone face intimidation, threats, and physical violence as they carry out
By Chernor Alimamy Kamara The newly-appointed Governor of the Central Bank of Sierra Leone, Dr. Ibrahim Stevens has noted that part of his responsibility is to maintain monetary stability and address inflation in the country. He was speaking in a media interview on the 22nd November, 2023 discussing the stipulated dates to cease using the Old Leone notes as a Legal tender in