The Daily IIJ

Segga Gaye, counsel for Momodou Rongo Jarju on Monday 19th December cross examined the sixth prosecution witness (Musa Ndure) in the ongoing criminal trial involving Momodou Jarju alias ‘Rongo’ and Abdoulie Efry Mbye alias ‘Everybody Mbye’. Under cross examination Ndure told the court that it is correct that their investigation was carried out by using [...]

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MANILA — Where was President Benigno S. Aquino III on Sunday evening, as the people of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan cities and several other areas in Visayas and Mindanao grappled with the devastation of tropical storm Sendong? Apparently, partying with his security personnel in Malacanang, and laughing and exchanging jokes with actresses.

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Police have arrested a container stuffed with cocaine at the Queen Elizabeth II Quay in Freetown, the capital of the West African nation of Sierra Leone known for blood diamonds.

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A 2012 world report on gender equality and development prepared by the World Bank indicates that women now form 40 per cent of the global labour force with 43 per cent in agriculture. And if given further push to explore their acquired skills and talents, productivity level, the report claimed, would be raised. The report [...]

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Police Prosecutor sergeant 3238 Manga representing the Inspector General of Police in the false information trial involving the Chairman of Basse Area Council, Omar Sompo Ceesay on Wednesday made a u turn at the Banjul Magistrates’ court after he withdrew his application for the accused person to be refused bail and have him remanded in [...]

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Head of Communications at the National AIDS Secretariat NAS has stated that awareness on the HIV/AIDS pandemic is very high among personnel of the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces RSLAF. Speaking at the opening of a football and drama competition organized by the RSLAF and the United States Embassy in commemoration of this year’s [...]

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Local councils have come under serious criticisms from the Sierra Leone Traders Union SLTU for lack of transparency and accountability in their activities. Speaking at the re-launch of the Local Government Act Implementation Monitoring Project at the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists SLAJ headquarters, SLTU’s Vice President, Vandie Lansana Jnr expressed his disappointment with the [...]

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Corruption is one of the greatest challenges affecting the realization of our national and regional development goals and aspirations, says Commissioner of Sierra Leone’s Anti-Corruption Commission ACC, Joseph Fitzgerald Kamara at the opening of the first ever conference of Heads of Anti-Corruption Agencies in West Africa. Kamara told the audience that the adoption of a [...]

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At a ceremony to mark Australia ‘s support for Sierra Leone’s capacity-building in the agricultural sector, the Australian High Commissioner to Sierra Leone, HE William (Billy) Williams said “I am very pleased to be able to hand over significant Australian government support to the Sierra Leone Small-holder’s Commercialisation Programme Coordinating Secretariat.” “The support in the [...]

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December 14, 2011 FROM Newton Sibanda in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia A major report on all aspects of mining in Africa will be launched on the sidelines of the on going Conference of Ministers Responsible for Mineral Resources Development in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa tomorrow. Titled ‘Minerals and Africa’s Development, the report was compiled by [...]

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