By Alimatu Jalloh Waterloo, Sierra Leone – July 3, 2025: In a powerful gesture of judicial reform and mercy, High Court Judge Hon. Justice Hannah Bonnie has acquitted and discharged thirty-four (34) out of sixty-one (61) inmates who appeared before the UNDP-supported Prison Court at the Waterloo Correctional Centre. The move forms part of Chief...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu In a groundbreaking stride toward bolstering democratic governance, transparency, and accountability, Sierra Leone’s Cabinet approved two historic national policies last week, marking a new chapter in the country’s public information and archival systems, according to the Minister of Information and Civil Education, Chernor Bah. National Media and Information Policy The newly...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu In a groundbreaking stride toward bolstering democratic governance, transparency, and accountability, Sierra Leone’s Cabinet approved two historic national policies last week, marking a new chapter in the country’s public information and archival systems, according to the Minister of Information and Civil Education, Chernor Bah. National Media and Information Policy The newly...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, Sierra Leone – July 3, 2025: Two former staff members of Bloom Bank Africa appeared in Pademba Road Court No.1 on Thursday, July 3, accused of embezzling over six hundred thousand new Leones (NLe 619,000) meant for electricity top-ups to the Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority (EDSA). The accused, Musa Joseph...Read More
By Alimatu Jalloh Freetown, Sierra Leone – July 2, 2025: Two businessmen, Yama Kaprr Kamara and Abu Conteh, have been remanded in custody by Magistrate Augustine Brima Samura of Pademba Road Court No. 8 on charges of unlawful possession of a prohibited drug. The pair were arrested after allegedly being found in possession of a...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Monrovia, Liberia – July 2, 2025: Rokel Commercial Bank (RCBank) is charting new territory as it embarks on an exploratory mission to the Republic of Liberia. On Tuesday, 1st July 2025, a senior-level delegation led by Managing Director Dr. Walton Ekundayo Gilpin departed Sierra Leone to begin talks that could signal...Read More
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...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...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...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...Read More
