Sierra Leone Police (SLP), under the astute leadership of the Inspector General, William Fayia Sellu, have recently moved from group three to two on the implementation list of the Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) Project in West Africa. AFIS is a component of the West Africa Police Information System (WAPIS)

By Sulaiman Jalloh   Parliament through the Public Account Committee (PAC) has during the recent Audit Service Report hearing recovered a whooping sum of over ten billion old Leones. In a snap interview with the Deputy Speaker of Parliament who doubles as Chairman of PAC, Hon. Ibrahim Tawa Conteh disclosed

By Sulaiman Jalloh   The Human Right Commission of Sierra Leone (HRCSL) has, on Thursday, June 20, 2024, trained twenty (20) journalists in Freetown on ‘Human Rights-Based Approach to News Reporting’ at the Peace Museum Hall, New England Ville in Freetown. During the training session, journalists were exposed to topics

By Sulaiman Jalloh   The Ministry of Information and Civic Education has recently issued out a press release indicating that through a joint operation between Guinea and Sierra Leonean security forces five fugitives wanted for alleged roles in November 26, 2023 failed coup attempt have been arrested. The five arrested

 By Sulaiman Jalloh   Parliament has, on Thursday 20, June 2024, on Tower Hill in Freetown, unanimously passed into law the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2024. The Bill, which seeks to criminalize the act of marrying or entering into a union with a child under the age of 18

By Charles Champion   In a well-attended meeting, the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security headed by Hon. Mohamed Rado Swaray had on the 20th of June 2024, made a successful visitation at the Leone Rock mining site. Mr. Swaray started off by highlighting the purpose of his visitation

By Ahmed Sahid Nasralla, President, SLAJ   The young lawyer arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Sierra Leone Police for expressing her views on X, bringing the legitimacy of His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio to question, was released on bail on Wednesday this week after spending

By Brima Siaffa   Until the constitution of Sierra Leone is reviewed; with some clauses expunged, the President of the Republic remains the only elephant in the room. The current 1991 Constitution refers to the president as “The fountain of honour and justice and the symbol of national unity and

  The Ministry of Employment, Labour and Social Security on 21st June 2024 in Port Loko District concluded the Provincial Stakeholders Consultative Engagement for the development of Sierra Leone’s first National Social Protection Bill. This initiative aims to gather insights, ideas, and recommendations from social protection stakeholders to shape the