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 a manner that grossly misrepresents the purpose of our participation. On Sunday, June 22,...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: – Conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm – Causing grievous bodily harm with intent...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 Parliamentary Committee on Internal Affairs to review the Draft National Civil Registration Bill alongside...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 unlocking up to €20 million in budget support for 2025. Signed in August 2024,...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 minors, has yet to be enacted by Parliament. Rights-based organizations have decried the incident,...Read More
