NRA Commissioner General Jeneba Bangura flanked by her two deputies, Mrs Ann-Marie Harding and Mr Gerald Ganda The National Revenue Authority (NRA) convened its Annual Staff Town Hall Meeting on Saturday 5th July 2025 under the inspiring theme of “Integrity In Tax Administration.” This significant event brought together all staff

By Emma Black The Parliament of Sierra Leone unanimously passed a groundbreaking Bill criminalizing the initiation of children under 18 into the Bondo secret society, a traditional rite long tied to female genital mutilation (FGM), offenders now face a fine of 100 million Leones or a lengthy jail term, marking

By Emma Black Statistics Sierra Leone (Stats SL) has held a high-level strategic meeting with the ministry of health and sanitation (MoHS) on Monday 7 July 2025, to discuss the implementation roadmap for the country’s upcoming demographic and health survey (DHS). The meeting, held at the ministry’s headquarters on the

By Emma Black In a major step toward promoting correctional reform and self-sufficiency within Sierra Leone’s prison system, the Minister of Internal Affairs, Rtd AIG Morie Lengor Esq, on Saturday led a high level delegation to the Mafanta Correctional Centre in Bombali District. On 5 July 2025, the minister was

By Sulaiman Jalloh   A decisive step toward institutional reform and operational excellence, on July 4, 2025, the Sixth Parliament of Sierra Leone has concluded a four-day Mid-Term Planning and Orientation Retreat, held from July 1–4, 2025, at Companero Bureh Beach in Freetown. The retreat, described by participants as a

By Sulaiman Jalloh     In a significant effort to promote transparency, accountability, and institutional cooperation, the speaker of parliament, Hon. Segepoh Solomon Thomas, on 7 July 2025 has launched new initiatives aimed at strengthening Parliament’s relationship with the Sierra Leone parliamentary press gallery. The engagement, held at the speaker’s

By Aminata Abu Bakarr Kamara   In a major push to bolster national security ahead of the 2028 presidential elections, more than 5,000 aspiring recruits across Sierra Leone on Saturday participated in the Sierra Leone Police (SLP) nationwide entrance examinations. The exams, held simultaneously in all five regions  Western Area,