The Ministry of Finance has commenced engagements with authorities as part of an effort to reconstitute the District Oversight Committees in de-amalgamated chiefdoms in the eastern region of the country and ensure prudent fiscal discipline among local authorities. Speaking during a meeting with the newly reconstituted District Oversight Committees, traditional leaders in the Kailahun District, the Principal Deputy Financial Secretary, …

𝐁𝐲 𝐒𝐲𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐚.   The country’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), in collaboration with Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Stakeholders on Monday 25th July, 2022, commenced a five- day workshop on the second National Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Risk Assessment. The event which took place at the New Brookfields Hotel in Freetown is financially and technically …

The Sierra Leone police is currently on the lookout for Sylvanus S. Cole who was among those recently arrested for riotous conduct and robbery alongside popular hip hop rapper, Alhaji Amadu Bah, alias LAJ. Although Cole was released on police bail and never charged to court alongside the others, he was reported to have shared some pictures that exposed the …

By Ahmed Habib Kallon Reports reaching this newspaper state that Mr. Simeon Tucker, formerly of Makari village near Makeni in the Northern Region of Sierra Leone, is now on the run fearing for the safety of his life after he was declared wanted by members of the dreaded Poro secret society because of his refusal to be initiated into the …

By Alimamy Jalloh A disturbing incident in the central part of Freetown has sparked renewed debate about the tension between traditional practices and personal freedom after a promising young footballer reportedly fled the country following an alleged attempt by community elders to forcibly initiate him into the Poro society. The teenager, 16-year-old Ibrahim Kargbo, had been gaining recognition for his …

At the time of going to press last night, reports came in that one Idrissa Plo Sesay has been forced to flee his Kamalo home in the northern part of the country. It all started when men belonging to the Secret Poro Society broke into his house on the night of January 29th 2022 in a bid to force him …

A secret society from the northern part of Sierra Leone, Portloko Town are in search for one James Conteh. Report reaching out this medium indicates that James has violated the rules of their society, according to them which is against the laws of their society. They have declared him want for committing crimes against the laws. They had declared him …

By Mohamed Conteh.                                                                                                                    …

TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR PROJECT OFFICER CONSULTANT AT FAIRTRADE AFRICA IN SIERRA LEONE 1.      ABOUT FAIRTRADE AFRICA Fairtrade Africa (FTA) is the umbrella network organisation representing Fairtrade-certified producers and workers in Africa. It has four (4) regional offices in Eastern & Central Africa; Southern Africa; Western Africa; and the Middle East and North Africa with a workforce that comprises of …

Heads of secret society group from Bonthe in Southern Region of Sierra Leone has declared Fredrick Baio wanted for violating laws of their secret society. Fredrick Baio, a youth, formerly residing at Rutile in the Southern Region of Sierra Leone is now on the run fearing for his life after being declared wanted. According to one of their member name …