By Alusine Sesay The prices of a kilogram of imported and local rice increased by 15 percent and 13 percent, respectively, when compared to the previous quarter (January-March 2024) and increased by 30 percent and 22 percent, respectively, year on year, according to a new report by the World Food Programme, WFP. The ‘RAM Sierra...Read More

By Stephen V. Lansana  Sierra Leone’s Vice President, Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh on Thursday, August 15, 2024, urged the Ministry of Finance to prioritise lifesaving Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). VP Jalloh made this comment during the official commencement of the FY2025 National Policy Hearing at the New Brookfields Hotel in Freetown.  The opening session...Read More

By Nathaniel Alfred Lahai – Rangers Coordinator Every day rangers around the world dedicate their lives to protect wildlife and wild species that face critical threats. On July 31st each year, we join the world in celebrating World Ranger Day, the anniversary of the founding of The International Ranger Federation, an organization that supports the...Read More

By George M.O. Williams The Sierra Leone National Public Health Agency (NPHA) and the Ministry of Health (MOH) in a statement put out on Monday August 12, 2024, urged the public to take preventive measures against Monkeypox (Mpox), although no case of it have been confirmed. This statement was put out due to the fact...Read More

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in partnership with the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development (MoPED), on Wednesday 14th August 2024 officially launched the 2023 Situational Analysis (SitAn) Report on Children, Adolescents and Women in Sierra Leone at the Foreign Service Academy Conference Hall of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Tower...Read More

In a significant development at the Kambia Magistrate Court, Magistrate George B. Samai has committed cases of manslaughter, relating to the deaths of Kadiatu Bangura and Salamatu Jalloh in the Bondo society bushes of Kabailor and Bubuya Villages, to the High Court. During his ruling, Magistrate Samai noted that all accused persons were charged with...Read More

By Alimatu JallohFour accused persons including Sheku Kabba, Tamba Lebbie, Sahr Lebbie and Jehad Basma have for the second time appeared before Magistrate Santigie Bangura of Pademba Road Court No: 2 in a case of missing diamond.On Wednesday 14th August 2024 when the matter was first mentioned on a case file with number CS 2113,...Read More

By Fatima Kpaka The Deputy Leader of Government Business for the Ruling SLPP in Parliament Hon. Bashiru Silikie has on Wednesday, August 14, 2024  issued strong warning to all shipping lines in the country to stop collecting demurrage charges for a period of ten working days excluding holidays and weekends. “After today, we will be...Read More

By Alimatu Jalloh Musu Roseline Arun Conteh, a staff of the Office of National Security (ONS) has on Wednesday August 14th 2024 testified in a case in which Jusu Tommy Fatorma, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Southern Lion Security Agency is believed to have operated that Agency without a valid license.  Led in evidence...Read More

By Fatima Kpaka  The Chief Executive officer of Canaan Land Microfinance Company, Thomas Musa Turay whose office is at 35 Charles Street, Freetown was on Thursday 15th August 2024, sent to High Court by Magistrate Santigie Bangura of Court No.2 Pademba Road for obtaining over eighty one million old Leones from different people by falsely pretending...Read More