At 11.54pm on the 19th of September 2024 a private non-scheduled aircraft landed at FNA, without an approved landing permit. The said aircraft has been impounded by the State Security forces and all 4 persons on board are currently in police custody. The Director General of the Sierra Leone Civil Aviation Authority and SLCAA inspectors from the Directorate of Flight …

𝐁𝐲 𝐒𝐲𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐚 Women Network for Environmental Sustainability (WoNES) has organised a two-day discussion on climate change advocacy and a policy dialogue workshop. The event which took place on September 11 and 12, 2024 at the Family Kingdom in Freetown, brought together diverse stakeholders in environmental issues in the country. According to the organisers, the workshop sought to enhance understanding …

𝐁𝐲 𝐏𝐚𝐭 𝐊𝐚𝐰𝐚 𝐈𝐧 𝐁𝐨 Police sources in Kenema have informed the Global Times that a 75-year-old Lebanese Businessman, Salim Dayeck with shop and residence at 26 Hanga Road in Kenema was murdered in cold blood in the early hours of Wednesday, September 11, 2024. The police alleged that the prime suspect, Umaru Sama is a long-time trusted worker of …

During the 5th Observance of the United Nations International Day to Protect Education from Attack, held in Doha, Qatar, Sierra Leone’s First Lady, Dr. Fatima Maada Bio, made a compelling call for a collaborative approach to safeguard education from the devastating impacts of armed conflict. This event serves as a critical platform for raising awareness about the alarming consequences that …

The Sierra Leone Police has responded adequately to some newspaper reports about inhumane treatment against Sierra Leone police officers who just returned from a peace peacekeeping mission in Somalia. According to police sources, the above mentioned officers were not detained nor held against their will as alleged by the newspapers. Rather the said officers are doing their normal police job …

𝐁𝐲 𝐒𝐲𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐚 Sick Pikin Project at a Press Conference held on Tuesday at Caritas Office in Kingtom said that they are sending four (4) vulnerable children to Indian For Medical. Making her statement about the press conference, the Board Chair of Sick Pikin Project, Mrs. Grace Jones said that the Sick Pikin Project since its inception has not only …

Fellow Sierra Leoneans On 8th August 2024, Statutory Instrument No. 8 of 2024, regarding the conduct of a nationwide Population and Housing Census was successfully laid in Parliament. On 29th August 2024, this Statutory Instrument became effective following twenty-one (21) days from its laying. Therefore, in line with the decennial Census calendar, I am pleased to announce that my government …

On Friday, August 23, 2024, the Inspector General of Police – Mr. William Fayia Sellu bade farewell to the outgoing European Union Ambassador to Sierra Leone, Manuel Muller, during a ceremony hosted at Police Headquarters on George Street, in Freetown. The event also served to introduce Mr. Charlie Suilen, as the newly appointed EU Regional Security Advisor for Sierra Leone …

The Sierra Leone Grammar School (SLGS), in partnership with The Annie Walsh Old Girls Association UK, has successfully concluded the second edition of the STEM Holiday Club in Freetown. The four-week intensive training programme, held from July 29th to August 23rd, 2024, at the Grammar School Campus in Murray Town, Freetown, provided free training in Digital Literacy, Coding, Robotics, Multimedia …

Hon. Alhaji Musa Tarawally as a member of the SLPP Young Generation, worked with the late SB Marah, Teacher Lagao, Alhaji Musa Tarasid Tarawally, Paul Dumba, Dr Albert Joe Demby, Chief Hinga Norman, Elizabeth Lavalie, Dr Prince Harding, Momodu Koroma, Dr. Alpha Wurie, Hon. Foday Yumkella, Abass Collier, Dr Sama Banya, Dixon Roger, Abdulai Caulker, Sahr Nyama, Sitta Turay, Malam …