The Honorable Vice President Dr Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh yesterday officially opened the 2025 Budget hearings at the New Brookfields Hotel in Freetown. The focus of the hearings is to set the tone for discussions on the policy perspectives underpinning the 2025 Budget. In his keynote statement, the Honorable Vice President outlined the trust of the budget arguing that it is …

A high level delegation led by the Minister of Internal Affairs, Major General David Taluva (Rtd), the IGP William Fayia Sellu, Deputy Minister of Justice Alpha Sesay, UNDP Resident Representative to Sierra Leone, Fredrick Hans Ampiah and a host of other senior Police Officers has returned from a successful trip to Ghana to chat the way forward in transforming the …

After CID personnel at CID Headquarters in Freetown concluded their investigations, they referred the matter to the Law Officers Department for advice. The matter has been charged to court. Three out of the four accused persons made their first appearance before Magistrate Santigie Bangura of Magistrate Court No2 along Pademba Road in Freetown on Wednesday, 14th August, 2024. Magistrate Santigie …

A group of Sierra Leoneans numbering about 750 are currently stranded at an IOM (International Organization for Migration) managed-camp in Agadez, Republic of Niger. According to their spokesman, Musa Alie Sesay, they have children and women amongst them in the camp and they are going through some serious healthcare challenges. He confirmed that they have been processed by IOM officials …

𝐁𝐲 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐞 𝐁. 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐲 The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Southern Lion Security Company and Logistics, situated at Leicester Road back of Muslim Brotherhood Secondary School in Freetown, Pastor Fatormah Tommy Jusu has been accused of operating a private security company without a valid license. Pastor Fatormah Tommy Jusu is now an accused person before Magistrate Santigie Bangura of Pademba …

United Nations Headquarters, New York, Tuesday 13 August 2024 – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has praised Sierra Leone’s President, His Excellency Dr Julius Maada Bio, for his leadership in steering the debate on United Nations Security Council reform. In a bilateral meeting, Secretary-General Guterres reiterated his strong support for Africa’s increased representation on the Council, acknowledging the historical injustices …

STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT  BIO  AT THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL DEBATE ON THE MAINTENANCE OF INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY: ADDRESSING THE HISTORICAL INJUSTICE AND ENHANCING AFRICA’S EFFECTIVE REPRESENTATION IN THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL, UNSC CHAMBER, UN HQ – 12TH AUGUST 2024 Distinguished Members of the Security Council, Excellencies, Heads of  State  and Government, Distinguished Representatives, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am honoured …

𝐁𝐲 𝐒𝐚𝐡𝐫 𝐋𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐢 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐮. Like several other agribusinesses that have great potential for both scale and profitability, poultry farming is a smart decision to make. It is not only a business which is critical to the healthy consumption structure in the world, it is a profitable business that creates jobs and increases income levels of the farmers. However, most of …

The first convict Amadu Koita Makalo has been sentenced to a jailed term of one hundred and sixty two years. According to Justice Komba Kamanda, the convict Amadu Koita Makalo is to serve fifty two years each on counts one and two, and for counts 3,4, 5 and 6 he is to serve seventy years, to run concurrently. All other …

At a special town hall meeting organised by the Ministry of Information and Civic Education today, July 23rd, Sierra Leoneans will be afforded the chance to talk directly to their President His Excellency Dr. Julius Maada Bio. This august event will take place at the prestigious Bintumani International Conference Center at 4pm and will be broadcast live by the state …