By Aminata Abu Bakarr Kamara     On Wednesday, April 30, 2025, Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr officially commissioned the Wilberforce village market complex, fulfilling a long-standing commitment to the residents of Wilberforce, the state-of-the-art facility marks a transformative milestone in local commerce and urban development, providing a modern hub for trade

By Kadiatu A. Turay   On May 1, 2025, President Julius Maada Bio reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to ensuring dignity, security, and opportunity for every worker in Sierra Leone during a vibrant International Workers’ Day celebration at the Miatta Conference Centre in Freetown. In a keynote address, the President outlined

Sierra Leone Police take Monkey pox vaccines   By Aminata Abu Bakarr Kamara   May 1, 2025 the Sierra Leone Police (SLP) Hospital in Kingtom has launched a nationwide vaccination campaign to combat the spread of Monkeypox (M-Pox), prioritizing frontline police officers and extending coverage to divisions, stations, and posts

By Emma Black     President Dr. Julius Maada Bio has instructed the Ministry of Employment, Labour and Social Security to launch negotiations for a new national minimum wage, this move aimed at enhancing workers’ dignity and economic wellbeing, the directive was announced during the National Labour Conference, held at

By Emma Black,    The Sierra Leone Army has sent more soldiers and heavy equipment to Sukuba Village in Yenga, Kailahun District, after Guinean soldiers tried to force them out of the area. Kailahun District, on May 2, 2025 The village, which lies on the border between Sierra Leone and

Commissioner Francis Ben Kaifala,   Sierra Leone’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is gaining renewed trust and global recognition as a key player in fighting corruption and promoting transparency, one of its most recent achievements overseeing the effective implementation of the Productive Social Safety Net and Youth Employment (PSSNYE) Project has not

10,000 Leones for best designed Kite,     1st May, 2025 The Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, National Tourist Board and partners, Sierra Leone Commercial Bank, Eminence Africa, one Love Salone Foundation have staged the maiden edition of the Annual Kite Frying Festival at Gigibonta Car Park, Lumley Beach

President Bio meets with GAVI CEO   By Emma Black   May 2, 2025  Dr. Sania Nishtar, Chief Executive Officer of GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance, led a high-level delegation to meet His Excellency President Dr. Julius Maada Bio at the Presidential Lodge in Hill Station, Freetown, on Friday, May 2,

Dr. Kaifala Marah   By Emma Black   As Sierra Leone marked its 64th Independence Anniversary, one man stood out in the town of Port Loko  Dr. Kaifala Marah. He celebrated this important day with the people in grand style and shared a strong message of unity, development, and New