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By Fatima Kpaka KONO – Justice Santigie Ibrahim Sorie Bangura of the High Court in Kono has sentenced Mohamed Tarawalie, a young man, to ten years imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to a charge of store breaking and larceny. Tarawalie was arraigned on one count under Section 26(1) of the Larceny Act of 1916. According to...
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By Ibrahim S. Bangura FREETOWN – In a heartwarming initiative bridging continents, Wells Cathedral School from the United Kingdom has provided free music lessons to more than 100 aspiring musicians at the Ballanta Academy of Music and Performing Arts in Freetown. The program, which ran from October 20 to 23, 2025, offered instruction in guitar, drums,...
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Source: Caleb Ahinakwah  Political scientist Dr Kwame Asah-Asante has criticised the Ghanaian government’s handling of the ongoing deportation of West African nationals from the United States, describing the situation as “difficult to understand” and calling for more humane treatment of those affected. His comments come after a Sierra Leonean woman, among more than 20 West African...
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By Claudia Redwood-Sawyerr, MOICE The Minister of Information and Civic Education officially launched the 2025 Salone Civic Festival at the Miatta Civic Centre, Youyi Building, Freetown, on Tuesday, November 11, 2025. Hon. Chernor Bah expressed excitement while performing the task in the presence of young people, who, he said, constitute most of the country’s population. “I...
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By Shreya Dasgupta Sierra Leone communities sign carbon agreement based on carbon justice principles© Mongabay More than 220 communities in Sierra Leone have signed a benefit-sharing carbon agreement with a developer that will help protect a key mangrove ecosystem. Namati Sierra Leone, a legal advocacy group counseling all involved communities, said the agreement between the communities in the chiefdom of Sittia...
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