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By Saidu Jalloh, Staff Reporter Chief Justice Komba Kamanda has become the first Sierra Leonean to chair the ECOWAS Judicial Council, hosting its inaugural Statutory Meeting in Freetown and marking a new level of regional influence for the country’s judiciary. The meeting, held Saturday, April 26, at the Atlantic Hotel on Lumley Beach Road, brought…

By Saidu Jalloh, Staff Reporter Pujehun District President Julius Maada Bio on Saturday commissioned a cluster of major infrastructure projects in Pujehun, including the 25km Bandajuma–Pujehun Road and the newly named Julius Maada Bio Bridge, while breaking ground for the Pujehun–Gbondapi Road that officials say will anchor the government’s Feed Salone food security programme. The…

By Joseph Momoh, Staff Reporter The Ministry of Gender and Children’s Affairs has launched a skills training initiative targeting women and girls in correctional facilities, with fashion design as a central pillar to promote rehabilitation, economic independence, and social reintegration. Minister Dr. Isata Mahoi announced the programme during a high-level engagement at a women’s correctional…

By Saidu Jalloh, Staff Reporter The Sierra Leone Immigration Department has completed induction training for 120 new officers, a move officials say will bolster border management and raise service standards across the country. The programme, which ended April 25 at the Civil Service Training College in Freetown, ran in two three-day batches and covered border…

By Saidu Jalloh, D.S Shell has entered Sierra Leone’s upstream sector after signing a reconnaissance permit with the government to assess the country’s offshore oil and gas prospects, the Petroleum Directorate of Sierra Leone (PDSL) confirmed Wednesday. The agreement grants the British energy major rights to carry out advanced geological and geophysical surveys across roughly…

By Kadijatu Bangura, D.S Black Johnson, Western Area Rural District Thursday, April 23, 2026 President Julius Maada Bio on Thursday launched construction of the Julius Maada Bio Industrial Fishing Port at Black Johnson, in a move the government says will anchor Sierra Leone’s push into the Blue Economy and overhaul its fisheries sector. Addressing stakeholders…

By Kadijatu Bangura, D.S The Government of Sierra Leone has unveiled plans to restore state-owned Sierratel through a 10-year partnership with Africell, despite the telecom’s $35 million debt to EXIM Bank and $6.3 million in outstanding wage liabilities. Speaking at the Ministry of Information and Civic Education’s weekly press briefing, Minister of Communication, Technology and…

By Joseph Momoh, D.S Freetown, April 23, 2026 Attorney General and Minister of Justice Alpha Sesay on Wednesday called for enhanced judicial cooperation across West Africa, saying stronger ties are vital to protecting human rights, advancing the rule of law, and driving economic integration within ECOWAS. Speaking at the opening of the Statutory Meeting of…

By Saidu Jalloh, D.S Freetown Two Freetown businessmen have been remanded in custody over the theft of a specialised echocardiography machine valued at $37,100, one of only two such devices available in Sierra Leone’s healthcare system. Abdul Jabba Mansaray and Joseph Bellon appeared before Magistrate John Manso Fornah at Pademba Road Court No. 2 to…

The Civil Rights Coalition (CRC), a civil society organization dedicated to advancing quality education and human capital development, warmly commends the Honourable Minister of Finance, Sheku Ahmed Fantamadi Bangura, for his exemplary leadership in representing Sierra Leone at the IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings 2026 held in Washington, D.C. The Coalition further recognizes the strategic inclusion…