By Josephine Sesay In a powerful address at the Commonwealth Business Summit held in Namibia, Mariyam Lorba Konneh, a 20-year-old Sierra Leonean entrepreneur, humanitarian, and CEO of Mariyam’s Ways Ltd, called on Commonwealth leaders to invest more intentionally in young people and women in business. The summit, convened alongside the

By Josephine Sesay The Sierra Leone sickle cell society, in partnership with the ministry of health, RAMSY medical laboratories, and other stakeholders, commemorated the 17th annual world sickle cell day under the theme, sniting for cell day world sickle”. The observance aims to raise awareness, promote early detection, and improve

By Emma Black In a major push to modernize the country’s land administration systems, the ministry of lands, housing and country planning has launched a comprehensive capacity-building program aimed at equipping government surveyors and technical staff with cutting-edge geospatial tools and techniques. The training, which commenced last week in Freetown,

By Kadiatu A. Turay In a proactive step toward safeguarding the health and well-being of military families and their surrounding communities, the armed forces wives cooperative society (AFWCS) has launched a robust Mpox sensitisation campaign across several republic of Sierra Leone armed forces (RSLAF) barracks, the campaign, which began this

Statistics Sierra Leone (Stats SL), has conducted a key stakeholder engagement meeting in Mara Chiefdom, Bombali District, Northern Sierra Leone—one of three rural sites selected for the national Pilot Cartographic Mapping exercise. Welcoming the Stats SL delegation, Chiefdom Speaker Pa Mustapha Jalloh expressed appreciation for the collaboration and reaffirmed the

By Michaella Faith Wright   Sierra Leonean migrants living in The Gambia have shared their tough experiences of deception, unemployment, and stigma but say patience, hard work, and responsible living are the keys to survival in a foreign land. Bamie Bendu, who arrived in The Gambia nearly three years ago,

By Dadson A. Musa Girl Child Network Sierra Leone, alongside the Community of Practice (COP), marked Post-African Child’s Day with a vibrant commemoration, on Thursday, June 19, 2025, this event united key stakeholders’ representatives from the ministry of social welfare, the Children’s Forum Network, the Family support unit, and various

By Emma Black In a significant move to strengthen the operational capacity of the Sierra Leone police, on 24 June 2025 the minister of internal affairs, Rtd. AIG Morie Lengor Esq, has officially commissioned 30 brand new, custom-designed motorbikes to enhance traffic management and law enforcement, particularly within Freetown and