No one seems to know what’s in it or where it comes from. Yet the ‘kush devil’ is destroying young African lives. At a rehab centre in Freetown, staff and users are fighting back Katy Fallon in Freetown One thing is certain in Freetown, Sierra Leone’s capital, says 18-year-old Abdullah: you are never far from a...Read More

By Desmond Tunde Coker The Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs has on Wednesday, September 13, 2023, concluded a two-day strategic planning symposium aimed at finding ways to improve Creative Arts in Sierra Leone. The two-day symposium which was themed: “Strength in Diversity to Foster Social Cohesion, Peace, and Stability”, brought together key players in...Read More

In a historic move aimed at promoting gender equality within its media industry, the Sierra  Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) has launched a pioneering gender equality policy to foster diversity and inclusivity within journalism associations, news outlets, and journalists across the country. The Gender Equality Policy for the Media (GEP), which was launched on September...Read More

By Sallieu S. Kanu The Minister of Finance has informed manufacturers, importers, distributors, and retailers of excisable goods as well as the public that it is about to introduce mandatory Digital Excise Tax Stamps for tobacco products, wines, spirituous beverages and beers with effect from October 1, 2023. The Finance Ministry said in statement that,...Read More

By Fatima Kpaka A security guard Mohamed Jalloh, 32, on Wednesday, September 13, 2023, appeared before    Magistrate Mark Ngegba of Pademba road court No.1 on one count of unlawful possession of 67 wraps of ‘Kush’ (K2) contrary to section 8 (a) of The National Drug Control Act No.10 of 2008. According to the particulars of...Read More

By Sallieu S. Kanu At least two people have died as a result of gunshot injuries during a protest in the east of Freetown on Monday.  The Head of Media at the Sierra Leone Police, Assistant Commissioner Brima Kamara have confirmed the deaths on Tuesday, adding that 72 individuals are in police custody for “illegal...Read More