Sierra Leone has been called upon to send troops as part of a new regional security mission approved by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to help stabilize the...
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Financial Secretary Matthew Dingie has issued a clarification regarding the government's recently imposed tax on bottled water, stating that the levy applies strictly to imported products and will not...
Umaru Napoleon Koroma, the former National Secretary General of the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP), has issued a strong rebuttal against claims that funds "vanished" from the party’s accounts during...
The General Manager of the Sierra Leone Ports Authority, Dr. Abdulai Fofanah, has expressed serious concern over persistent delays caused by clearing agents, describing them as the primary challenge affecting...
The Office of the President has issued an urgent disclaimer regarding a fraudulent investment platform known as "AfriQuantumX," which is currently circulating on social media using a manipulated video...
History has shown that there are critical moments when people living under non-democratic rule rise and successfully impose democratic reforms. In some cases, these popular uprisings even force regime...
Mohamed Forna, widely known as Medo Reziger, has been relieved of his duties as a scout at East End Lions Football Club following allegations that he inflated player transfer fees and demanded a 60–40...
Rokel Commercial Bank (RC Bank) is set to take over the management of Union Trust Bank (UTB) after the latter was placed under resolution by the Bank of Sierra Leone (BSL), the central bank announced on...
The long-awaited rehabilitation of Sierra Leone’s Siaka Stevens National Stadium has been delayed once more, with the National Sports Authority (NSA) confirming the project will not be completed until...
The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with development partners, last week convened a national validation workshop to review Sierra Leone’s annual quantification forecast for 2026-2030, as well as...
The High Court of Sierra Leone on Monday sentenced three women to lengthy prison terms for drug offences following major raids in Freetown earlier this year. Justice Josephine F. Hinga handed 30-year sentences...
On January 23, 2024, President Julius Maada Bio convened a high-level meeting at State House to discuss the Safe Motherhood and Reproductive Health Care Bill 2024, which is currently under parliamentary...
A teenage girl, Jamilatu A. Kamara, has been reported missing since Sunday, January 19, 2025. Her sudden disappearance has left her family and the community in distress as efforts to locate her have...
President Julius Maada Bio on January 24, 2025, inaugurated a $3.75 million expansion of Marampa Mining in Lunsar, Port Loko District. The initiative, which included the launch of a state-of-the-art...
In an effort to enhance public awareness and mobilize support for Sierra Leone's Draft Data Protection Bill, the Campaign for Human Rights and Development International (CHRDI), in collaboration with their...
The Liberian Ambassador to Sierra Leone, H. E. Angie Kolue Nynemah Lavela Von Ballmoos was in the Northern city of Makeni to grace the ongoing annual Education Week organized by the Ministry of Basic and...
The Alliance Democratic Party (ADP) has formally announced the expulsion of Mohamed Kamarainba Mansaray from the party, citing allegations of anti-party activities and his conviction in a rape case. The...
Sierra Leone Premier League side Burreh Warriors' Head Coach, Hassan Millar Sesay, has tendered his resignation, effective immediately. The resignation letter, dated January 22, 2025, from Sesay to the...
A Freetown businessman, Mohamed Santigie Fofanah, has been sentenced to four years in prison after being convicted of defrauding his friend of $178,015 in a fake overseas travel scheme. The 36-year-old...
The Sierra Leone Taekwondo Association (SLTA) reached a significant milestone on Monday when its President, Oness A. Johnson, and his technical team visited the Minister of Sports, Madam Augusta James-Teima,...
On Thursday, 23 January 2025 His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio convened a meeting with various stakeholders, including government officials, religious and traditional leaders, women's organizations,...
