By Abass Jalloh One Alimamy Conteh, convicted of stealing corrugated zinc sheets has been sentenced to 4 years and 11 months imprisonment. Conteh was found guilty by Magistrate Hadiru Daboh of Ross Road Court No. 3 in Freetown. He was said to have conspired with a man named Borboh to steal 50 pieces of the zinc at Mamba Ridge Kissy, Freetown on the 28th of October 2021. The
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By Francis H. Murray Justice Jamesina King of the High Court in Freetown has sentenced thirty-five (35) year-old Alimamy Conteh, a labourer, to thirteen (13) years imprisonment after he was found guilty of sexual penetration of a 13 year-old girl. Delivering her judgement, Justice King said she was satisfied that the prosecution had proven its case beyond doubt and therefore
April 1, 2021
By Ibrahim Kabba Turay
A ten-man team from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) financed Climate-Change Adaptation and Agribusiness Support Programme (CASP) in Nigeria, has concluded a study tour on Financial Services Associations (FSAs) in Sierra Leone.
The purpose of the study, which spanned from 23rd -28th March 2021, was to ensure participants from Nigeria gain a deeper knowledge of the FSA model and implementation in Sierra Leone, since its establishment in 2007 by the IFAD financed Rural Finance and Community Improvement Programme II (RFCIP II).
During the course of their stay in the country, the team held an initial meeting with staff of the RFCIP II, Apex Bank, Bank of Sierra Leone, and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry at the National Programme Coordination Unit (NPCU) office in Bo, where presentations were made on the project.