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
Freetown, Sierra Leone – The United States Department of State, through the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, has funded a vital three-day legal training in support of wildlife law enforcement in Sierra Leone. The event, hosted from September 25-27, 2024, at Hotel Barmoi in Freetown, was organized by Tacuguma Chimpanzee Sanctuary (TCS)...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Statistics Sierra Leone (Stats SL), with support from the Government of Sierra Leone in partnership with UNFPA, yesterday hosted an Inaugural Advisory Committee Meeting for the conduct of the 2025 Decennial Population and Housing Census. The meeting which was held in Freetown is geared towards determining the Terms of References (ToR)...Read More
SLURC Wraps Up ARISE Urban Health Project with Key Dissemination Workshop By George M.O. Williams Freetown, Sierra Leone – The Sierra Leone Urban Research Centre (SLURC) successfully concluded its Accountability and Responsiveness in Informal Settlements for Equity (ARISE) project with a dissemination workshop held on Monday, September 30, 2024, at the Council of Churches in...Read More
SLAWIJ Holds Annual General Meeting By George M.O Williams The first Annual General Meeting of the Sierra Leone Association of Women in Journalism, SLAWIJ, was held on Monday, September 30, 2024, at the Bank Complex in Freetown. The meeting explored the status of “Women in Journalism: Challenges and Opportunities” in a panel discussion with experienced...Read More
By Alusine Sesay As the debate on Ambassador Omrie Golley’s credentials to lead the All-People’s Congress (APC) party to the next polls in 2028 gathers steam, this writer would attempt to lay some facts bare about one of Sierra Leone’s greatest diplomats and political icons. Golley who was a leading candidate in the 2023 APC...Read More
By Alimatu Jalloh Freetown, Sierra Leone – The Deputy Minister of Sports, Kai Lawrence Bayoh, took the stand on Monday, September 30, 2024, in the ongoing trial involving four men accused of conspiring to steal a 264-carat diamond valued at over $42 million (1 billion Leones). The accused, including miners Sheku Kabba (alias “ID Card”),...Read More
