By Okentu Mohamed Sourie Bangura,PhD As a preventionist, I am safe to submit that for every growing city, effective waste management is essential to protecting public health and preserving the environment. However, in Freetown, concerns continue to soar over the location of major waste disposal sites situated close to densely populated communities, particularly around the...Read More
By Patricia V. Wright (FCG, BL, LL.B Hons.) Group Head, Legal and Corporate Services / Group Company Secretary, WAICA‑Re Sierra Leone Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) has long been part of business practice, but only in recent decades has its importance been fully acknowledged. In today’s environment of regulatory shifts, technological disruption, climate exposure, and economic...Read More
By Alusine Sesay Sierra Leone, August 7, 2026: President Julius Maada Bio has outlined sweeping accomplishments across key sectors, describing 2026 as a “Year of Action and Accelerated Delivery.” Speaking at the State Opening of Parliament, he detailed progress under his Big Five Game Changers agenda. In agriculture, the Feed Salone Programme boosted rice production...Read More
By Alusine Sesay Sierra Leone, August 7, 2026: President Julius Maada Bio has outlined sweeping accomplishments across key sectors, describing 2026 as a “Year of Action and Accelerated Delivery.” Speaking at the State Opening of Parliament, he detailed progress under his Big Five Game Changers agenda. In agriculture, the Feed Salone Programme boosted rice production...Read More
By Ibrahim S, Bangura Freetown, Thursday 6 August 2026 — The Ministry of Health has unveiled a bold vision to overhaul Sierra Leone’s laboratory, diagnostic, and blood services, engaging clinical and public health laboratory leads nationwide in a high-level meeting at its Conference Hall in Freetown. The session, which connected provincial and diaspora professionals virtually,...Read More
When the Leone Rock Premier League Board presented Leone Rock Metal Group (LRMG) with the Institutional Excellence Award, it was more than a celebration of a corporate sponsor. It was recognition of a company whose investment in Sierra Leonean football has increasingly become part of a broader national development story. For LRMG, football is not...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, August 7, 2026: President Julius Maada Bio has assured Sierra Leoneans that the nation’s economy is stabilising despite global shocks from conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East. Delivering his address at the State Opening of Parliament, the President highlighted growth, fiscal discipline, and stronger partnerships with international lenders. He reported...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, Sierra Leone – The Chief Electoral Commissioner and Chairman of the Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone (ECSL), Edmond Sylvester Alpha, on Wednesday, 5th August 2026, hosted officials of the West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP), Sierra Leone Chapter, during a courtesy visit at ECSL headquarters. The WANEP delegation, led by National...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, Sierra Leone – The Rt. Hon. Speaker of Parliament, Segepoh Solomon Thomas, has cautioned lawmakers against introducing provisions that would curtail the executive powers of the President, as Parliament continues detailed scrutiny of the Constitutional Amendment Bill 2025. Speaking during the Committee Stage debate on Wednesday, 5th July 2026, Speaker Thomas...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, Sierra Leone – The Public Sector Reform Unit (PSRU), in partnership with the Institute of Public Administration and Management (IPAM), has rolled out a Micro-Credentials program designed to strengthen public service readiness and civic responsibility among students. The initiative featured a Civic Responsibility Seminar led by the Director of PSRU, who...Read More
