By Stephen V. Lansana The Sierra Leone Local Content Agency (SLLCA) stepped in on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, to mediate a growing dispute between the Association for Clearing and Forwarding Agencies Sierra Leone (ACFA-SL) and foreign shipping companies. The mediation session, held at the SLLCA’s office in Freetown, aimed to address complaints from ACFA-SL that...Read More

Student Charged with Impersonating Police Officer in Court By Fatima Kpaka In a startling turn of events, Abubakar Sesay, a 25-year-old student, was dragged to court on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, for allegedly impersonating a police officer. The case was heard before Magistrate Santigie Bangura at the Pademba Road Court No. 2. Sesay faces two...Read More

By Sallieu S. Kanu Sierra Leone’s headline inflation decreased by 29.10 percent, from 54.59 percent in October 2023 to 25.49 percent in August 2024, on account of a decline in the prices of both food and non-food items in the consumer price index basket, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Sierra Leone...Read More

NOTIFICATION FOR THE PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (ESIA) OF THE JM MINING GOLD PROJECT DUE TO COMMENCE IN KENEMA DISTRICT, SIERRA LEONE This notice serves to inform interested and/or affected persons/parties (I&APs) about the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) conducted with respect to the commencement of a large-scale underground...Read More

At the Chancery building of the Embassy of Sierra Leone in Washington, D.C, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Hon. Alhaji Musa Timothy Kabbah on September 29, 2024, joined the Embassy staff in Washington, D.C. to celebrate the MCC compact as Sierra Leone’s Foreign Policy victory. “We are here at the Embassy to...Read More

By Fatima Kpaka On Wednesday, October 2, 2024, Alimamy Mansaray, a Clearing and Forwarding Agent at Pavi Port Agency, appeared before Magistrate Santigie Bangura at Pademba Road Court No. 2. Mansaray faces charges of fraudulent conversion, in violation of Section 20 (4)(b) of the Larceny Act of 1916. The charge sheet alleges that on June...Read More

By Fatima Kpaka In a shocking revelation on Wednesday, October 2, 2024, driver Sheika Fofana testified before Magistrate Santigie Bangura, admitting that he transported consignments of bomb-making materials to Liberia on the orders of the accused, Hussein and Jamal Antar. The explosive testimony came as part of an ongoing case involving the alleged importation of...Read More

By Desmond Tunde Coker Effective October 1, 2024, the Bank of Sierra Leone (BSL) has increased its Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) by 0.50 percent to 24.75%, marking a slight adjustment aimed at controlling inflation and stabilizing the economy. The decision was announced following the Monetary Policy Committee’s (MPC) meeting on September 30, 2024, where the...Read More

As the world prepares to celebrate World Food Day (WFD), Sierra Leone’s Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Dr. Henry Musa Kpaka and senior officials of his ministry departed Freetown for the provinces on Monday, September 30, 2024, on a nationwide tour of farming communities and private sector agri-businesses. The purpose of the tour is...Read More