By Dadson A Musa Accessing basic services especially on the island of Bonthe in Sierra Leone is a very huge challenge. And health care, which is a very crucial service poses risks in a place like Bonthe, so on the one -year – memorial service of the late uncle of

By Thaimu T Kamara Hope Times Newspaper on Friday, 27th December 2025, successfully hosted a Dinner and Awards Night to celebrate excellence in journalism and media practice, the event brought together media practitioners, key stakeholders, educators, and invited guests from across the country. The highlight of the evening was a

By Thaimu T Kamara Guinea, Sierra Leone border has remained calm and secure following the temporary closure of the Guinean side of the frontier in response to Guinea’s ongoing presidential elections. The border closure took effect on Saturday, 27 December 2025, at exactly 23:00 hours. Since then, security authorities on

By Thaimu T Kamara   The Government of Sierra Leone has announced an increase in the national minimum wage from NLe 800 to NLe 1,200, effective April 2026, alongside plans to extend social security coverage to workers in the informal sector. The announcement was made by the Minister of Employment,

By Mohamed Mansaray in Kenema   A Defendant, Hawa Sei of Ngelehun village, Kenema district has been found not guilty by Her Worship, Magistrate Wilbri Hamida,M. John of Magistrate court No.2 in Kenema. Hawa Sei has been acquitted and discharged as the prosecution failed to reach the standards of proof,

By Konpap Sumner   The Minister of Planning and Economic Development, (MoPED), Madam Kenyeh Barley on Thursday 8th January 2026 informed the people of Taiama, Kori Chiefdom, Moyamba District that climate change is affecting some communities in the country, recalled that she visited Taiama last year to distribute rice seedlings

By Thaimu T Kamara The Local Unit Commander (LUC) of the Kambia Police Division, Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) Mr. Sao Vandy, on Friday 9 January 2026, revisited the scene of a fatal road traffic accident at Rokupr Wharf as part of efforts to assess the area’s security network and

To Maintain A Clean District By Dadson A. Musa As Bo district has seen expansion in business, education and other activities the city has been plagued by indiscriminate littering of rubbish. And that had posed sanitation challenges for the people of the district, so in a bid to rid the

  President Bio receiving the Letters of Credence from the new Chinese Ambassador President Dr Julius Maada Bio has on Thursday 8th January, 2026 formally received the Letter of Credence from the newly appointed Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Sierra Leone, His Excellency Zhao Yong, with both

President Julius Maada Bio making the announcement at State House   President Julius Maada Bio has taken decisive action to strengthen national control over Sierra Leone’s mineral resources, directing the orderly wind-up of the Mineral Wealth Fund Sierra Leone Limited (MWFSL) and initiating a transition toward a more robust, nationally