By Sallieu S. Kanu Air Sierra Leone Limited will introduce a new thrice-weekly passenger flight to Gatwick Airport, London from the Freetown International Airport, commencing December 2, 2024. The management of Air Sierra Leone made this disclosure in collaboration with the government of Sierra Leone at an unveiling ceremony of the airline on Saturday in Freetown....Read More
Cabinet Approves NDMA Policies, Strengthens Disaster Management By George M. O. Williams Freetown, 10th October 2024 – The Sierra Leone Cabinet has approved three key policy documents for the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA): the National Disaster Risk Management Policy, the National Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Plan, and the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) on Relief. These...Read More
Some migrant workers stuck in Beirut since Israel’s escalation in Lebanon are staying in a pop-up shelter set up by a Lebanese advocate for Sierra Leoneans. They say their own government has done nothing to help evacuate them amid their growing desperation. DEA HAGE/CHAHINE Ishatu John Kamara, 25, narrowly escaped an Israeli attack that killed the...Read More
By Stephen V. Lansana Freetown, October 10, 2024 — The Africa Development Conference (ADC), themed “Empowering Africa: Driving Inter-Trade Partnerships and Investment,” commenced on Tuesday, October 10, 2024, at the Bintumani International Conference Hall in Freetown, Sierra Leone. The two-day event, organized by the Bold Solutions Group in partnership with the Sierra Leone Local Content Agency...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka A driver, Mohamed Kakay, appeared before Magistrate Santigie Bangura at Pademba Road Court No. 2 on Thursday, September 10, 2024, on charges of conspiracy, larceny, and fraudulent conversion. Kakay is accused of stealing 75 kilograms of sea cucumber, valued at 600,000 Leones, which had been entrusted to him for safekeeping by the complainant,...Read More
