The Government of Sierra Leone, through the Guma Valley Water Company (GVWC) and with support from the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) of the African Development Bank (AfDB), has successfully concluded a three-day Public–Private Partnership (PPP) Training Workshop for the Water Sector aimed at strengthening institutional capacity to deliver large-scale

The Right to Access Information Commission (RAIC) engaged the Ministry of Defence and the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF) in a bid to raise awareness and enhance compliance regarding reactive and proactive disclosure of information in the defence sector. Guiding the process of compliance with the Right to

H.E Saud Musa’ad Abo Musaed, Ambassador Designate of Saudi Arabia to the Republic of Sierra Leone, paid a courtesy visit to His Excellency Ambassador Mohammed Barrie at the Sierra Leone Chancery in Riyadh on Thursday. The newly appointed Saudi Ambassador met with Ambassador Barrie, Deputy Ambassador Abdul Aziz Turay, Brigadier

By Aminata Abu Bakarr Kamara The Sierra Leone Commercial Motor Bike Riders Union has announced that all commercial motorbike riders across the country will be required to wear helmets while riding, effective Monday, 9 March 2026. The directive follows a meeting between the Union’s National Secretariat and the Sierra Leone

By Aminata Abu Bakarr Kamara   In Sierra Leone, the rising cost of living has become more than just a talking point — it is an urgent reality felt in every market, on every street corner, and in every household. Among the most visible pressures are fuel prices and ferry

By Aminata Abu Bakarr Kamara The Sierra Leone Police (SLP) on Friday, March 6, 2026, destroyed narcotic drugs valued at over NLe 1.6 million at the headquarters of the Transnational Organised Crime Unit (TOCU) in Hastings, Freetown. The exercise formed part of efforts to strengthen transparency and reinforce the country’s

By Aminata Abu Bakarr Kamara   Across the country today, there is growing concern about the direction in which many young people are heading. A significant number of school-going children appear more focused on short-term entertainment than on building a meaningful future through education and discipline. In life, success rarely

By Aminata Abu Bakarr Kamara   Two men have tragically lost their lives following a gruesome road accident that occurred between 7:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. on Saturday the 7th February 2026 along the Port Loko Highway, raising fresh concerns about road safety on major highways in Sierra Leone. According

Please look for Magistrate Hadiru Daboh’s picture to go with this By Mohamed Mansaray in Kenema The resident Magistrate in Kenema, His Worship, Magistrate Hadiru Daboh of Magistrate Court No.1 has committed a case of Armed Robber Attempted to kill Rev. Father in Kailahun to High Court in Kenema for

By Mohamed Mansaray in Kenema   The High Court Judge in Kenema, His Lordship, Hon. Justice Abdul Sheriff has Sentenced one Mohamed Senesie a farmer of Benduma village, Malegohun Chiefdom in Kenema District to Three years (3yrs.) imprisonment for House Breaking and Larceny. A Defendant, Mohamed Senesie was standing trial