Brothers Face Court Over Daring Burglary Haul in Freetown

By Emma Black   Brothers William George Stone and Ola George Stone stood before Magistrate Sahr Kekura at Pademba Road Court No. 1 on Tuesday, charged with burglary and larceny under Sections 25(1) and 13(a) of the Larceny Act 1916. The sibling duo is accused of ransacking a home and making off with a trove […]

CEDA Impacting Lives Tremendously in Bo District, Sierra Leone

By Thaimu T.Kamara     Mr. Mohamed E. Jalloh Empowerment community The CEO and Founder of CEDA-SL, Mr. Mohamed E. Jalloh, is a compassionate entrepreneur born in Sierra Leone with a deep love for his people, during the holy month of Ramadan, he was blessed with the opportunity to feed and provide food supplies to […]

RAIC Collaborates with Justice Ministry to Enhance ATI

58 Krootown Road Freetown Sierra Leone; Tel: +232-30-359669/+232 76 603724 Email: accessinfo@raic.gov.sl Web site: www.raic.gov.sl Press Release   RAIC Boss Dr Seaga Shaw making a point to the Attorney General and Minister of Justice Alpha Sesay Esq and his team at the consultative engagement engagement   The Right to Access Information Commission (RAIC) engaged the […]

THE CUMMINGS’ CONNECTION 

That Wellington-Masiaka Highway!     By Jensen Brian Abass Cummings   Infrastructural development is often hailed as the backbone of economic growth, and in Sierra Leone, few projects have made as significant an impact in recent years as the Wellington-Waterloo-Masiaka Toll Road. Commissioned to ease traffic congestion, improve connectivity, and enhance economic activities, this modern […]

Civil Society Activist Weighs in On Koidu Holdings’ Saga

By Dadson A. Musa The poor conditions of services at Koidu Holdings have got tongues wagging and people like the first lady of the republic of Sierra Leone has ventured unabashedly into the cry for workers to get their due. Appalling conditions of service in work places is not only peculiar to Koidu Holdings. A […]

*Boosting Agriculture: RCBank MD Supports Launch of Eastern Farmers Poultry Feed Mill*

By: Aruna Dumbuya     The Managing Director of Rokel Commercial Bank (RCBank), Dr. Ekundayo Walton Gilpin, reaffirmed the bank’s unwavering support for Sierra Leone’s agricultural sector at the commissioning of the Eastern Farmers Poultry Feed Mill Plant on March 12, 2025. The event, held in Samuel Town, Matindi Benguema, Waterloo, marked a significant milestone […]

FIA Presents Ramadan Gifts to Kaffu Bullom Muslim Community

By Sheku Putka Kamara       The Leadership of the Freetown International Airport (FIA) has presented Ramadan gifts to the Kaffu Bullom Muslim Community as a way to support worshipers’ Iftar/ Sunakati for the blessed month of Ramadan. The event which attracted numerous stakeholders of the chiefdom was held at the Court Barry of […]

PAC Orders MBSSE to Account for 16 Motorbikes

By Sulaiman Jalloh   The parliamentary Public Account Committee (PAC), chaired by the Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Honorable Ibrahim Tawa Conteh, on Friday, March 7, 2025, ordered the Ministry of Basic Secondary School Education (MBSSE) to present sixteen (16) motorbikes for verification by the committee. The order was made during a hearing conducted by the […]

RAIC Engages UN Coordinating Office on ATI

A delegation from the Right to Access Information Commission (RAIC) visited the United Nations Coordinating Office for Sierra Leone at Fourah Bay Close, Freetown, on Monday, February 17, 2025. The team met with Robert Banamwana, Head of the UN Resident Coordinator’s Office, to discuss RAIC’s mandate and explore potential collaboration in promoting transparency and accountability, […]

BAN Trains Journalists and CSOs on Public Debt Management and Accountability

By Sulaiman Jalloh   Budget Advocacy Network (BAN), a civil society organization in Sierra Leone that promotes budget participation, openness, and accountability in the country, in collaboration with the Public Debt Management division of the Ministry of Finance on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, in Freetown, climaxed a three-day training for journalists and civil society activists […]