The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has commissioned a new water facility for the Kenema Female Correction Centre, providing a reliable source of clean water for the center’s inmates and staff. The facility is one of two boreholes recently constructed by UNDP in Kenema, and Mafanta Correctional centers. The water facility, which was funded by UNDP,...Read More

In a continued effort to promote and showcase Sierra Leone’s rich cultural heritage and diversity, the Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, alongside its agencies and partners, has launched the Tourism for All Campaign (TFA) in the North-West Region of Port Loko. The event, held at Port Loko Mini Stadium, attracted Traditional Leaders and District...Read More

SMEs    BY Desmond Tunde Coker Orange Money, Business to Business and Small Office Home Office (SOHO) have concluded a one-day stakeholder engagement with representatives of Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) in the auditorium of the Freetown City Council on Thursday, June 6, 2024.  In his welcome address, Head of Indirect Sales, Achmed Mansaray appreciated participants for attending the...Read More

Legal Aid Board counsels represented 197 inmates at the Waterloo Prison Court presided over by Justice Abdulrahman Mansaray on the 29th to 31st May 2024. The court is meant to review sentenced and remand cases at the Waterloo Correctional Center. One hundred and nineteen (119) sentenced inmates had their cases reviewed. Justice Mansaray did not...Read More

By Sallieu S. Kanu From March to April this year, Freetown City Council identified 72 flooding flashpoints across the city as part of its flood mitigation efforts, with the aim of implementing critical interventions to address flooding.   To improve community resilience and reduce the effects of flooding, FCC is collaborating with communities has embarked on...Read More

By Fatima Kpaka Muctar Kamara, an electrician, has on Friday, June 7, 2024, testified before Magistrate Sahr Kekura of Pademba Road court No1 in the alleged murder of James Conteh involving Hassan Kamara and five others. The accused persons  Hassan Kamara, Fatmata Turay, Brima Kamara, Brima Tarawalie, Abubakar Kamara Samuel Turay were charged with  two...Read More

By Stephen V. Lansana The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ordered the Republic of Togo to pay 15 million CFA as general damages to Mr. Al-Hassan Dibasi Fadia, a former pilot with the Pan African airline, the Lomé-based Asky airlines, who was sacked by the airline in 2021 based on a retroactive ministerial order after...Read More