Local News

By Joseph Momoh | D.S Reporter FREETOWN — The National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA), in collaboration with security forces and technical agencies, has demolished a building under construction near Orugu Bridge in Jui over serious safety and security concerns. The demolition was carried out on Tuesday, 6th October 2026, following a directive from the National…

By Joseph Momoh | D.S Reporter FREETOWN — In a move to strengthen border security and inter-agency coordination, the Sierra Leone Police (SLP) has trained ten officers of the Sierra Leone Immigration Department (SLID) on the professional use of communication handsets for field and patrol operations. The practical training, held at the police headquarters, is…

By Saidu Jalloh | D.S Reporter FREETOWN — A delegation from Malawi is in Sierra Leone on a civic education exchange led by the National Council for Civic Education and Democracy (NaCCED), aimed at strengthening citizen engagement with government and public institutions. The visit opened with high-level talks at the Ministry of Information and Civic…

By Saidu Jalloh | D.S Reporter FREETOWN — Two Chinese nationals, Jai Qibin and Zhou Rong, representatives of Sinotruck International Capital Co. Limited, have been remanded at the Pademba Road Male Correctional Facility after appearing before Magistrate Mustapha Brima Jah at Pademba Road Court No.1. The duo is facing two counts of conspiracy to defraud…

By Kadijatu Bangura | D.S Reporter FREETOWN — Primary schools in Sierra Leone are receiving a paltry NLe10 per child as government subsidy, a situation the Sierra Leone Teachers’ Union (SLTU) says is crippling the Free Quality Education programme and pushing teachers into abject poverty. According to the Engage Salone report cited by the Union,…

By Joseph Momoh, D.S FREETOWN — The Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone (HRCSL) and the Ministry of Employment, Labour and Social Security have launched a joint investigation into the alleged death of a worker at Miro Forestry Company in Mile 91. The investigation, led by HRCSL’s Directorate of Business and Human Rights and the…

By Kadijatu Bangura, D.S FREETOWN — The Sierra Leone Ports and Harbours Authority (SLPHA) has recruited over 300 young people into permanent employment and unveiled ambitious plans to expand port infrastructure and create more jobs in 2027. The disclosure was made by the Authority’s Director of Finance, Andrew Tamba Kpulun, on Thursday, October 1, 2026,…

By Saidu Jalloh, D.S FREETOWN — The Ministry of Health and Sanitation, through its Health Education and Promotion (HEP) Programme, has intensified public sensitization on meningitis in Freetown in collaboration with the National Public Health Agency (NPHA) and development partners. The Ministry, together with the NPHA, World Health Organization (WHO) and Children’s Advocacy Forum Sierra…

By Joseph Momoh, D.S BOSTON, USA — Sierra Leonean-American Chidi Blyden has been appointed Executive Director of the Harvard University Center for African Studies (CAS), one of the world’s leading institutions for research and teaching on Africa. Harvard University announced the appointment on August 31, 2026, describing Blyden as an accomplished public-service and private-sector leader…

D.S By Saidu Jalloh FREETOWN — Learning conditions for more than 1,300 pupils at the National Islamic Mission School in Up Town Bar, East End of Freetown, have been significantly improved following the construction and handover of a new school facility supported by ActionAid Sierra Leone. The facility, which was officially handed over on Friday,…