By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, Sierra Leone – July 3, 2025: Two former staff members of Bloom Bank Africa appeared in Pademba Road Court No.1 on Thursday, July 3, accused of embezzling over six hundred thousand new Leones (NLe 619,000) meant for electricity top-ups to the Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority (EDSA). The accused, Musa Joseph...Read More
By Alimatu Jalloh Freetown, Sierra Leone – July 2, 2025: Two businessmen, Yama Kaprr Kamara and Abu Conteh, have been remanded in custody by Magistrate Augustine Brima Samura of Pademba Road Court No. 8 on charges of unlawful possession of a prohibited drug. The pair were arrested after allegedly being found in possession of a...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Monrovia, Liberia – July 2, 2025: Rokel Commercial Bank (RCBank) is charting new territory as it embarks on an exploratory mission to the Republic of Liberia. On Tuesday, 1st July 2025, a senior-level delegation led by Managing Director Dr. Walton Ekundayo Gilpin departed Sierra Leone to begin talks that could signal...Read More
CLARIFICATION REGARDING MISREPRESENTATION OF A PHOTO CIRCULATING ON SOCIAL MEDIA To the General Public. It has come to the attention of the Sierra Leone Correctional Service (SLCS) that a photograph taken following a recent public event in which one of our Directors appear along with Mr. Joseph Fitzgerald Kamara has been circulated on social media...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, Sierra Leone – 2 July 2025: Magistrate Mary Julian Gbloh of Pademba Road Court No. 5 on Wednesday ordered the remand of Amara Salia, a staff member of the National Protected Area Authority (NPAA), over allegations of wounding and assaulting Abubakarr Turay. According to the charge sheet, the accused faces four...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Freetown, Sierra Leone – June 30, 2025: In a decisive move to strengthen Sierra Leone’s Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) system, the National Civil Registration Authority (NCRA), with support from the Government and UNICEF, kicked off a two-day workshop at the Sierra Palm Hotel, Aberdeen. The session convenes Members of...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Freetown, Sierra Leone – The Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) and the European Union (EU) convened on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, to review progress on the “Nature Nourishes” Programme, a flagship initiative under the EU’s Global Gateway strategy. The high-level meeting, held at the Ministry of Finance, marks a significant step...Read More
By Desmond Lewis Tokponbu Town, Kenema District – 24 June 2025: More than 40 underage girls were subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM) during a large-scale initiation ceremony in Tokponbu Town, Kenema District, amid delays in the passage of the long-awaited Child Rights Act, 2022. The legislation, which seeks to criminalize the practice of FGM...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, Sierra Leone – July 1, 2025: In a proactive move to improve access to justice and address overcrowding in correctional facilities, the Honourable Chief Justice of Sierra Leone, His Lordship Justice Komba Kamanda, has commenced a nationwide Prisons Court Monitoring initiative. The five-day judicial tour, which began on Tuesday, 1st July...Read More
By Alimatu Jalloh Freetown, Sierra Leone – July 2, 2025: Hassan Kamara, a 45-year-old businessman, has been remanded at the Male Correctional Centre in Freetown after being arraigned before Magistrate Mary Julian Gbloh of Pademba Road Court No. 5 on charges of land fraud. Kamara stands accused of obtaining money by false pretences, contrary to...Read More
