By SLP Media Team FREETOWN, Sept. 22, 2026: Lantern Rescue International, in collaboration with the Family Support Unit (FSU) of the Sierra Leone Police (SLP) has launched a specialised training programme for 40 FSU personnel aimed at enhancing investigations into sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), child trafficking and related offences. The training, being held at the...Read More
By George M.O. Williams FG Gold, the company developing the Baomahun Gold Project in Sierra Leone, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Bank of Sierra Leone (BoSL) to facilitate gold purchases from the project once commercial production begins. The agreement, signed on September 22, 2026, marks the first arrangement between the central bank...Read More
A complaint lodged by Tiwai Memory Masters Ltd against the procurement process for a major World Bank-funded digital infrastructure project has raised concerns about how procurement disputes could delay the implementation of critical government development programmes. The company recently filed a complaint with the Independent Procurement Review Panel (IPRP), alleging irregularities in the procurement process for...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Freetown, Sierra Leone – The Ministry of Sports has taken a significant step toward strengthening Sierra Leone’s sports sector following a strategic engagement with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) aimed at fostering sustainable development and institutional growth in sports. Minister of Sports, Madam Augusta James-Teima, led a delegation to a meeting...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka NEW YORK, USA – September 22, 2026: President Julius Maada Bio has urged world leaders to prioritise rebuilding trust in institutions and international cooperation, warning that confidence in multilateral systems is being severely tested across the globe. Speaking before the United Nations General Assembly, the Sierra Leonean leader said trust cannot simply be...Read More
