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By Saidu Jalloh, D.S. Reporter FREETOWN — The Sierra Leone Teachers Union has called on Government to urgently review teachers’ salaries, warning that most teachers are earning less than the equivalent of US$100 per month ahead of September school reopening. Foday Kuyateh, Western Regional Secretary of SLTU, said in a recent media interview that teachers…

OBITUARY ANNOUNCEMENT MEMORIAL & FUNERAL SERVICE For HASSAN ELIAS FOFANAH With heavy hearts and total submission to God’s will, we announce the passing of our beloved son, brother, grandson, nephew, and friend, Hassan Elias Fofanah. Sunrise: October 4, 2013. Sunset: August 11, 2026. Age: 13 years old. Hassan was a bright light. He was loved…

By Saidu Jalloh, D.S. Reporter WASHINGTON — The U.S. State Department has temporarily suspended immigrant visa interviews at all embassies and consulates worldwide as consular officers undergo new training on public charge guidance. Applicants who had scheduled appointments are already receiving notices that their interviews have been cancelled and will be rescheduled. The Department has…

By Joseph Momoh, D.S. Reporter KENEMA — The Environment Protection Agency has demolished five giant dredges in a renewed crackdown on illegal mining along the Moa River, in a bid to protect water sources and river ecosystems in the Eastern Region. The operation was carried out by the EPA Eastern Region Office in collaboration with…

By Kadijatu Bangura, D.S. Reporter FREETOWN — Eight inmates from correctional facilities across Sierra Leone have regained their freedom after the Football for Reform initiative settled fines that had kept them behind bars. The beneficiaries, men and women from Bo, Kenema, Kailahun, Waterloo and Freetown, were detained over fines ranging from Le100 to Le5,000 which…

By Joseph Momoh, D.S. Reporter FREETOWN — Patients in need of chest surgery will receive free treatment at Connaught Hospital next month as the hospital launches a four-day programme of minimally invasive procedures. Hospital authorities announced that from September 1 to 4, 2026, specialist surgeons will carry out free thoracoscopic surgeries, a modern technique performed…

By Kadijatu Bangura, D.S. Reporter FREETOWN — The Government has unveiled fresh plans to transform Bunce Island into a major destination for tourism, education and research, with community ownership placed at the center of the project. The Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, working with the Monuments and Relics Commission, on Monday held a stakeholders’…

By Joseph Momoh, D.S. Reporter FREETOWN — The Government of Sierra Leone has launched efforts to determine the status of Sierra Leonean nationals following a deadly landfill landslide in neighboring Guinea that has left multiple people dead and several others missing. The incident occurred on August 23, 2026, at the Dar-es-Salam landfill in the Gbessia…

By Saidu Jalloh, D.S. Reporter FREETOWN — The Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation has uncovered safety lapses in several private water production companies in Freetown and the Peninsula following a five-day monitoring exercise that covered 41 facilities across the capital. The inspection, conducted from August 18 to 22, 2026, was carried out by officials…

By Saidu Jalloh, D.S Reporter Over 2,500 bags of rice are being distributed to Ebola virus disease survivors and members of the Polio Persons Development Association across three districts in Northeast Sierra Leone under a new humanitarian relief drive. The distribution, which began on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, is being coordinated by Healey International Relief…