CLARIFICATION REGARDING MISREPRESENTATION OF A PHOTO CIRCULATING ON SOCIAL MEDIA To the General Public. It has come to the attention of the Sierra Leone Correctional Service (SLCS) that a photograph taken following a recent public event in which one of our Directors appear along with Mr. Joseph Fitzgerald Kamara has been circulated on social media in...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, Sierra Leone – 2 July 2025: Magistrate Mary Julian Gbloh of Pademba Road Court No. 5 on Wednesday ordered the remand of Amara Salia, a staff member of the National Protected Area Authority (NPAA), over allegations of wounding and assaulting Abubakarr Turay. According to the charge sheet, the accused faces four counts:...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Freetown, Sierra Leone – June 30, 2025: In a decisive move to strengthen Sierra Leone’s Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) system, the National Civil Registration Authority (NCRA), with support from the Government and UNICEF, kicked off a two-day workshop at the Sierra Palm Hotel, Aberdeen. The session convenes Members of the...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Freetown, Sierra Leone – The Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) and the European Union (EU) convened on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, to review progress on the “Nature Nourishes” Programme, a flagship initiative under the EU’s Global Gateway strategy. The high-level meeting, held at the Ministry of Finance, marks a significant step in...Read More
By Desmond Lewis Tokponbu Town, Kenema District – 24 June 2025: More than 40 underage girls were subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM) during a large-scale initiation ceremony in Tokponbu Town, Kenema District, amid delays in the passage of the long-awaited Child Rights Act, 2022. The legislation, which seeks to criminalize the practice of FGM on...Read More
