Story by Lucy Pieterse A young man from Sierra Leone who was forced to leave school because of a life-threatening facial tumor has had it successfully removed by international charity, Mercy Ships. Scottish Surgeon, Manjit Dhillon, a Consultant Surgeon in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, was one of two surgeons to perform the first...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Freetown, January 13, 2025—The United States Census Bureau (USCB), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)–New York, and United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) have launched a comprehensive assessment and support mission to determine Statistics Sierra Leone’s (Stats SL) readiness and capacity to undertake the 2025 Sierra Leone Population and Housing Census (SLPHC-2025)....Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, January 15, 2025—Following its third sitting on queries raised by the Auditor General regarding the accounts of Sierra Leone for the financial year 2023, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), under the leadership of Hon. Ibrahim Tawa Conteh, has unanimously passed a resolution aimed at ensuring the efficient and effective handling of imprest...Read More
King Charles meeting comes a day after he greeted Iraq’s prime minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani by Web Desk King Charles held an audience with President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone at Dumfries House in Cumnock, Scotland. The monarch, who is still undergoing cancer treatment, warmly welcomed President Bio on Wednesday. The two leaders appeared in good...Read More
By George M.O. Williams Freetown, January 15, 2025—The Governor of the Bank of Sierra Leone (BSL), Dr Ibrahim Stevens has called on commercial banks and mobile money operators to engage in sensitization and effective marketing of the Instant Payment system. This call was made during a float parade at the Central Bank Frontage on Siaka Stevens...Read More
