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By Joseph Momoh MAKENI – The Ministry of Social Welfare has discharged a second batch of 60 former drug abuse victims from its rehabilitation centre at Tekoh Barracks in Makeni, marking a major milestone in the Government’s fight against drug and substance abuse. The beneficiaries, now designated Ambassadors of Positive Change, were formally discharged at…

By Saidu Jalloh The United States Embassy in Freetown has revealed the major impact of its $22 million investment in Sierra Leone’s health sector, which has helped deliver millions of life-saving supplies across the country since 2018. The investment was channeled through the Global Health Supply Chain Program – Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM), a…

By Saidu Jalloh FREETOWN – Violence that broke out in central Freetown on Sunday night has left three people reportedly dead, after a local football match triggered clashes that spread to a political office on Wellington Street. The unrest began on September 13, 2026, following a match between Kossoh Town FC and Kroo Town Road…

By Kadijatu Bangura ACCRA – Sierra Leone is turning to Ghana for technical guidance as it prepares to build a $55 million industrial fishing port, with a high-level delegation from Freetown concluding a familiarisation tour of Tema Port facilities on Friday, September 11, 2026. The delegation, led by Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources Hon….

By Joseph Momoh The Ministry of Health has deployed 124 newly trained officers across the country to lead a nationwide fumigation and pest control exercise in all public hospitals, in a bid to eliminate preventable infections and protect patients. The initiative, carried out by the Directorate of Environmental Health, is part of the government’s flagship…

By Saidu Jalloh In a major step toward land reform, the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Country Planning on Friday certified 18 new surveyors, boosting Sierra Leone’s capacity to administer land professionally and transparently. The certification ceremony, held on September 11, 2026 at the Ministry’s headquarters in Freetown, brought together Minister Dr. Turad Senesie, the…

By Saidu Jalloh The Minister of Lands, Housing and Country Planning, Dr. Turad Senesie, has declared that in the eyes of the law, no Sierra Leonean currently holds formal title to land, raising urgent questions about property ownership nationwide. Speaking at the Government Weekly Press Conference in Freetown on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, Dr. Senesie…

By Saidu Jalloh | D.S. Reporter Freetown The National Disaster Management Agency and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have come to the aid of 150 households devastated by the August floods, distributing emergency supplies to about 670 people across Freetown on Tuesday, September 9, 2026. The joint intervention targeted some of the…

By Kadijatu Bangura | D.S. Reporter Freetown, Tuesday September 9, 2026, The Ministry of Health has launched a national toll-free mental health support line to help Sierra Leoneans struggling with emotional distress and at risk of suicide. The Directorate of Non-Communicable Diseases and Mental Health announced that members of the public can now call 5116…

By Joseph Momoh | D.S. Reporter Dutch Justice Minister David Van Weel has intensified pressure on Sierra Leone to extradite wanted drug fugitive Jos Leijdekkers, popularly known as “Bolle Jos,” insisting The Hague will not relent until he faces trial on Wednesday, September 9, 2026. Speaking on AYV’s State of the Nation, Van Weel said…