By Aminata Abu Bakarr Kamara The Government of Sierra Leone, through the Sierra Leone Police (SLP), has officially commissioned a modern Blood Bank and Dental Clinic at the Police Hospital, marking a major milestone in efforts to strengthen healthcare services for police personnel and their families. The facilities, which were

By Josephine Sesay Deputy Minister of Local Government and Community Affairs, Alfred Jamiru, has identified residents’ failure to pay for waste collection services and the widespread use of plastics as key contributors to Freetown’s persistent waste management challenges. Speaking on the city’s sanitation concerns, Jamiru urged residents to adopt responsible

 By Josephine Sesay Deputy Minister of Mines and Mineral Resources, Napoleon Koroma, has joined leading international arbitration experts at the prestigious Herbert Smith Freehills law firm in London to engage with participants of the Africa Arbitration Academy on International Commercial Arbitration Practice. The programme, which brought together 30 legal practitioners

By Aminata Bintu Kallon First Lady Fatima Maada Bio on Thursday joined the Ministry of Youth Affairs at the Freetown International Conference Centre to launch the Youth Connekt: Mano River Union Youth Forum 2026. The event brought together youth leaders, policymakers, UN representatives, the Mano River Union Secretary General, and

By Dadson A. Musa One of Sierra Leone’s staple foods, cassava which up to 7 million people depend on mainly for energy sustenance had over the years suffered existential threat. It has been learned over the years through laboratory experiment that cassava does not only have carbohydrate but also has

By Tamba Steven Komba   The Magistrate Court in Masiaka has sentenced a man to twelve months imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to stealing two mobile phones belonging to a resident of Koya Chiefdom. The conviction and sentence were handed down by Magistrate Harold Kamara on Wednesday, June 10, 2026,

By Tamba Steven Komba A suspected drug dealer, Amadu Unisa Mansaray, has been committed to the High Court for trial after the Magistrate Court in Mile 91 found sufficient evidence linking him to the unlawful possession of prohibited drugs, including cannabis sativa, Kush and tramadol. The ruling was delivered by

The Chairperson of the ECOWAS Ministers of Trade and Industry, who is also the Minister of Trade and Industry of Sierra Leone, Alpha Ibrahim Sesay, has urged colleague Ministers of Trade to bear in mind that there is only one ECOWAS, and deepening regional integration is to the advantage of