By Aminata Abu Bakarr Kamara The Sierra Leone Police (SLP), in collaboration with Victory Teens Organisation (VTO), has successfully concluded a five-day training programme on Artificial Intelligence (AI), aimed at strengthening the capacity of police officers to effectively respond to the evolving challenges of modern policing. The intensive training brought

By Aminata Abu Bakarr Kamara A senior official of the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) has successfully completed an international training programme aimed at strengthening disaster preparedness, emergency response, and disaster risk reduction. Maude Nabie Turay, Principal Officer in the Directorate of Research, Monitoring and Evaluation at the NDMA, participated

By Aminata Abu Bakarr Kamara   Every rainy season, the people of Freetown wait with a mixture of hope and fear – hope that the rains will nourish the land without destruction, and fear that the next heavy downpour could leave families homeless, claim lives, and destroy livelihoods. Flooding has

By Mohamed Mansaray in Kenema   Mohamed Sheriff of Torkpumbu II Section in Kenema was convicted on one count of domestic violence, contrary to Section 2(1)(b) of the Domestic Violence Act, 2007 (Act No. 20 of 2007). According to court records, the convict, on June 2, 2026, at Torkpumbu II

By Mohamed Mansaray in Kenema   Six farmers, Bobor Kanneh, Ibrahim Kanneh, Musa Kengo, Momoh Koroma, Tamba Maxwell and Bockarie Monya, all of Sembehun Village in Gaura Chiefdom, Kenema District, were on June 23, 2026, sentenced by His Worship Magistrate George B. Samai of Magistrate Court No. 2 in Kenema

By Mohamed Mansaray in Kenema Thirty‑eight‑year‑old Mohamed Lamin Massaquoi of Dauda Town, on the outskirts of Kenema City, was on June 23, 2026, committed to the High Court by His Worship Magistrate Hadiru Daboh of Magistrate Court No. 1 in Kenema. He faces charges relating to alleged sexual offences involving

By Mohamed Mansaray in Kenema   At the High Court sitting in Kenema on June 23, 2026, Edina Sidie Turay, a trader residing at Kondebotehun Layout in Kenema, was sentenced to fifteen (15) years imprisonment by His Lordship, Hon. Justice Abdul Sheriff for possession and use of prohibited drugs. Edina

Sierra Leone has recorded another milestone in education, with 10 Sierra Leonean students graduating as medical doctors from the People’s Friendship University of Russia (RUDN). Two of the students, Dr. Alfred Osman Kamara and Dr. Hawanatu B. Marrah, graduated with distinctions (Red Diploma). The ceremony, attended by a high-level diplomatic

Sierra Leone’s Minister of Transport and Aviation, Ambassador Col. (Rtd.) Alhaji Fanday Turay Esq.  has formally handed over as Chancellor of the Regional Maritime University (RMU) and Chairman of its Board of Governors, bringing to a close a two-year tenure he described as one of significant growth, institutional stability and

By Musa Aiahson Koroma The Ministry of Employment, Labour and Social Security intensified its enforcement campaign on June 25, 2026, when the Labour Commissioner and senior officials carried out direct inspections in Bo and Kenema. The exercise reinforced the Ministry’s position that employers must comply with labour laws without compromise.