Story by Lucy Pieterse A young man from Sierra Leone who was forced to leave school because of a life-threatening facial tumor has had it successfully removed by international charity, Mercy Ships. Scottish Surgeon, Manjit Dhillon, a Consultant Surgeon in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, was one of two surgeons to perform the...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Freetown, January 13, 2025—The United States Census Bureau (USCB), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)–New York, and United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) have launched a comprehensive assessment and support mission to determine Statistics Sierra Leone’s (Stats SL) readiness and capacity to undertake the 2025 Sierra Leone Population and Housing Census...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, January 15, 2025—Following its third sitting on queries raised by the Auditor General regarding the accounts of Sierra Leone for the financial year 2023, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), under the leadership of Hon. Ibrahim Tawa Conteh, has unanimously passed a resolution aimed at ensuring the efficient and effective handling of...Read More
King Charles meeting comes a day after he greeted Iraq’s prime minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani by Web Desk King Charles held an audience with President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone at Dumfries House in Cumnock, Scotland. The monarch, who is still undergoing cancer treatment, warmly welcomed President Bio on Wednesday. The two leaders appeared in...Read More
By George M.O. Williams Freetown, January 15, 2025—The Governor of the Bank of Sierra Leone (BSL), Dr Ibrahim Stevens has called on commercial banks and mobile money operators to engage in sensitization and effective marketing of the Instant Payment system. This call was made during a float parade at the Central Bank Frontage on Siaka...Read More
By Adebayo Johnson Freetown, January 14, 2025—The Director of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development, Eric Masalay, has announced that the Ministry will discontinue the issuance of temporary approval for Service Level Agreements (SLAs) of non-funded projects. He stressed that any NGO or INGO operating without a signed SLA and...Read More
By Juliana Adama Vandy, Stratcom – MOICE During the weekly government press briefing on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, the Minister of Trade and Industry, Ibrahim Alpha Sesay, updated journalists on a new pricing formula aimed at reducing rice prices in Sierra Leone. The Minister explained that to effectively control or regulate the prices of essential...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, January 15, 2025—John Binneh Conteh, a clergy member of Living Stone Evangelical Ministry in Makeni, appeared before Magistrate Santigie Bangura at Pademba Road Court No. 2 on charges of defrauding a colleague pastor of $7,000 for a vehicle. The accused made his first court appearance and was arraigned on two counts:...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Freetown, January 13, 2024—The Minister of Employment, Labour and Social Security, Mohamed Rahman Swaray, along with his deputy, Lansana Mohamed Dumbuya, the Senior Permanent Secretary, Joseph Tekman Kanu, and the Acting Commissioner of Labour, Chiblee Francis Kamara, held an interactive session with owners of Overseas Private Recruitment Agencies (PRAs) to set...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Chief Justice’s Chambers, Main Law Courts Building, Freetown, January 15, 2025: The Chinese Ambassador to Sierra Leone, His Excellency Wang Qing, on his first courtesy visit to the Honourable Chief Justice, His Lordship Justice Komba Kamanda, assured him of the Chinese government’s commitment to support the judiciary in achieving its core objectives...Read More
