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By: Tommy Sidikie, Reporter On Thursday, November 21, 2024, Sierra Leone’s Parliament commenced its debate on the 2025 National Budget, formally known as the Appropriation Act 2025, under the theme “Improving the Well-Being and Quality of Life of Sierra Leoneans.” The proposed bill seeks to authorize expenditures from the Consolidated Fund for the fiscal year…

By: Joseph Momoh, Reporter As preparations accelerate for the 2025 Population and Housing Census, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has officially introduced Edouard Talnan as the Census Chief Technical Adviser (CTA) to Statistics Sierra Leone (Stats SL). The presentation took place at the Stats SL headquarters and was attended by key stakeholders, including UNFPA…

By: Elizabeth A. Kaine, Managing Editor Congo Town, Freetown – November 23, 2024. Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr hosted a pivotal community engagement meeting with residents of Congo Town to address the saga surrounding the Ephraim Robinson Municipal Primary School playground usage and management. Accompanied by Deputy Mayor Kweku Lisk, FCC Councillors, and key officials including the…

By: DS Norfolk, Virginia – November 8: U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers discovered dangerous fentanyl powder while inspecting vehicles in an export container bound for Sierra Leone in Norfolk, Va. on November 8. According to a press release from the U.S. Border and Custom office, the manifest listed three older Toyota sedans in the…

By: Tommy Sidikie, Reporter On Wednesday, November 20, 2024, at approximately 11:00 AM, the administration of Baptist Secondary School in Allentown, Freetown, alerted the Temne Town Police Post to a troubling situation after more than 20 students fell ill due to exposure to toxic substances in the air. The school promptly transported the affected students…

By: Saidu Jalloh, Reporter Moyamba – November 18, 2024, at approximately 10:00 PM, Robert Lebbie, the town chief of Pujuhun Village in the Kori Chiefdom of Moyamba District, was notified of a disturbing case involving the alleged sexual assault of a ten-year-old girl by her uncle, Idrissa Bangura. According to reports, the victim, who resides…

By: Saidu Jalloh, Reporter The Deaf Women Advocacy Network (DWAN-SL), led by Executive Director Madam Musu Kenyeh Golley, organized an informative session on puberty and menstruation for deaf girls at the National School for the Deaf in Freetown. The program, targeting girls aged 10-15, aimed to address the unique challenges faced by deaf adolescents in…

Bangkok, Thailand— Mohamed Rahman Swaray, Sierra Leone’s Minister of Employment, Labour and Social Security, delivered a keynote address at the AI4SocialProtection Conference, held from November 19-21, 2024. The event, themed “Overcoming Challenges and Creating Opportunities,” gathered over a hundred key stakeholders, including policymakers, technical experts, and solution providers, to discuss the integration of artificial intelligence…

By: Saidu Jalloh, Reporter Police stationed at the Gelehun Checkpoint along the Pujehun-Liberia border highway have arrested 60-year-old Jeneba Kallon for allegedly trafficking suspected cannabis sativa. The arrest took place during a routine vehicle inspection, where officers discovered 12 compressed parcels of dry leaves concealed among her belongings. The suspect was immediately detained and later…

By: Joseph Momoh, Reporter In a determined effort to combat drug trafficking, joint security forces at Fallah Checkpoint apprehended a Sierra Leonean national, Magnus Jordan, in the early hours of Wednesday, November 20, 2024. The suspect, a native of Mokonde and resident of Obama Junction, Regent, Freetown, was intercepted while traveling to Kenema aboard an…