By Sallieu S, Kanu Freetown, 19 December 2025 – The Sierra Leone Correctional Service (SLCS) has unveiled plans to boost accommodation for its officers, with the Director General, Joseph John Senessie, officially handing over project sites and plans to contractors for the construction of new barracks across the country. During a three-day working visit to the...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Sierra Leone – December 20, 2025: AP Business Venture, the official manufacturer of Bluemoon Ice Cream in Sierra Leone, has completed the construction of Sunday Street and installed 15 solar-powered street lights in the Pamoronko Community, Calaba Town, eastern Freetown. The initiative forms part of the company’s corporate social responsibility programme aimed...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka FREETOWN – The High Court of Sierra Leone has sentenced Hawa Dukuly to thirty-five (35) years in prison after she pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of drugs, contrary to Section 8(a) of the National Drugs Control Act of 2008 (Act No. 10 of 2008). On June 11, 2025, Dukuly was arrested in Lungi,...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka December 2025 – The High Court in Freetown has sentenced two Tanzanian nationals to 30 years imprisonment each after finding them guilty of unlawful possession of cocaine. The convicts, Hassan Mohamed Juma and Alfai Shabani Mkobela, were charged with one count each under Section 8(a) of the National Drugs Control Act of 2008...Read More
By Alimatu Jalloh December 18, 2025: Two customs officials have been sentenced to three years imprisonment each after being found guilty of soliciting and accepting bribes totaling Le 2.5 million (old leones) to facilitate the clearance of a shipping container at the Queen Elizabeth II Quay. Delivering judgment at the High Court, Honourable Justice Aiah Simeon...Read More
