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By Saidu Jalloh (D.S), Reporter The Ministry of Employment, Labour and Social Security has convened a high-level consultative meeting with leading overseas private employment agencies to review the safety and welfare of Sierra Leonean migrant workers employed in parts of the Middle East. The meeting, held in Freetown on 30 March 2026, brought together key…

By Joseph Momoh (D.S), Reporter The Welfare Society for the Disabled Sierra Leone (WESOFOD-SL) – Pujehun branch has launched the Denise Harris Skills Training and Production Centre in Pujehun District, supported by Trócaire under the TECH-VOC (Empowering Youths and Women with Disability for Independent and Sustainable Living) project. The commissioning ceremony brought together community stakeholders,…

By Joseph Momoh (D.S), Reporter The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has confirmed that it has opened an investigation into Dr. Abu Bakarr Bangura, Director of the Sierra Leone Law School, following a complaint submitted by the Council of Legal Education. In a statement, the ACC said the probe is being conducted with the full cooperation of…

By Joseph Momoh, Reporter (D.S) St. Edward’s Secondary School has been crowned national champions at Sierra Leone’s inaugural Robotics for Good Youth Challenge, securing the opportunity to represent the country at the global event in Geneva, Switzerland. The grand finale, held at the Bintumani Conference Centre, featured the nation’s top student innovators competing for the…

By Joseph Momoh, Reporter (D.S) The Council of Legal Education has referred the Director of the Sierra Leone Law School, Dr. Abu Bakarr Bangura, to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) following allegations that include financial irregularities, academic malpractice, procurement breaches, and sexual harassment claims. In a press statement issued on Friday, March 27, 2026, the Council…

By Saidu Jalloh, Reporter (D.S) Istanbul, Turkey March 27, 2026 Honourable Chernor Bah, Minister of Information and Civic Education, called for tougher and coordinated action to confront misinformation during the opening of the 2026 International Strategic Communication Summit (Stratcom Summit) in Istanbul. Addressing global leaders, diplomats, and communication experts, the Minister said misinformation poses a…

By Kadijatu Bangura, Reporter (D.S) A Freetown land dispute in the High Court has taken a fresh turn after a plaintiff produced bank transfer receipts she says confirm payments of $10,000 to Dr. Richard Konteh, an All People’s Congress (APC) stalwart, over an alleged uncompleted property transaction. Testifying as a rebuttal witness, Marie Sesay told…

By Joseph Momoh Washington, D.C., United States | 26 March 2026 First Lady Fatima Maada Bio, also President of the Organisation of African First Ladies for Development (OAFLAD), has called for inclusive and ethical approaches to Artificial Intelligence during her participation in the Fostering the Future Together Global Coalition Summit at the White House. The…

By Kadijatu Bangura Freetown, 26 March 2026 Statistics Sierra Leone (Stats SL) has reaffirmed its commitment to delivering a credible, inclusive, and people-centred 2026 Population and Housing Census, following the successful completion of a three-day self-evaluation workshop on the Pilot Census conducted in December 2025. The workshop brought together senior management and technical staff of…

By Kadijatu Bangura Freetown, 26 March 2026 The Ministry of Youth Affairs has officially sealed a transformative partnership with Caritas to implement the ELEVATE Project, a major youth-readiness program designed to address the complex challenges facing Sierra Leone’s youth at risk. The initiative focuses especially on young people living in drug zones, including those affected…