By Fatima Kpaka Sierra Leone – August 28, 2025: The Universal Access Development Fund (UADF) is seeking an increase in its levy on Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) from 0.75% to 1% in an effort to accelerate the expansion of telecommunications and ICT services to underserved rural communities across Sierra Leone. The proposal was presented during an...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, Sierra Leone – August 28, 2025: Three police officers attached to the Ross Road Police Station were remanded on Thursday by Magistrate Mustapha Briama Jah of Pademba Road Court No.1 for their alleged involvement in a series of robberies in Rokel Village in Freetown. The three police officer accused of robbery are...Read More
By Joseph Fitzgerald Kamara (JFK) The recent police interruption of the launch of a motorbike assembly factory by Mohamed Omodu Kamara (Jagaban) at Six Mile has ignited a necessary public debate. The stated reason, a lack of police clearance, and other undisclosed justifications have rightfully raised concerns about the state of our fundamental freedom of assembly....Read More
By Kemo Cham Nearly a decade after the deadly West African Ebola Epidemic was declared over, a study on the long term immunogenicity and experiences of survivors of the viral disease has commenced in Sierra Leone. Researchers from Sierra Leone, Japan and the United States are investigating the long-term immune system immunological memory and experiences of...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Sierra Leone – August 28, 2025: Sierra Leone’s Music Ambassador and renowned hip-hop artist Dennis Turay, popularly known as Kao Denero, issued a public apology in court on Thursday to fellow musician Fredrick Peters, alias Famous, over a recent altercation at the Radisson Blu Hotel. The apology came during a hearing at Pademba...Read More
