Local News

By: Elizabeth A. Kaine   In a significant move to combat child labor, the United States and Sierra Leone have joined forces to protect the nation’s most vulnerable youth. A U.S. Department of Labor delegation, led by the Deputy Chief of Mission of the U.S. Embassy, met with Sierra Leone’s Minister of Employment, Labour, and Social…

By: Elizabeth A. Kaine After a three-year hiatus, Logos Hope, the world’s largest floating bookfair, is set to return to Freetown from Tuesday, October 5th to Sunday, October 31st. The bookfair will be open to the public from Tuesday to Saturday between 10am and 7pm, and on Sundays from 1pm to 7pm. During this period, visitors…

By: Elizabeth A Kaine  The Ministry of Social Welfare and Sierra Leone Police signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enforce the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act 2024. Inspector General of Police, William Fayia Sellu, emphasized the need for collective action, especially in rural areas. “We cannot do it alone,” he said. Sellu highlighted challenges, including…

By: Tommy Sidikie  In a shocking turn of events, police from the Waterloo Division have apprehended a man for allegedly trying to sell his nephew to ritualists for 150 million old Leones (NLe 150,000). The boy, whose identity remains undisclosed for safety reasons, is now under police protection. Authorities arrested the uncle, a resident of…

By: Edrie Caleb John  Justice Momoh Jah-Stevens yesterday, Wednesday, September 18, 2024, adjourned the high-profile murder trial of Abdul Kpaka, accused of killing his girlfriend, Sia Kamara, until Thursday, September 26, 2024. Kpaka faces two serious charges: Count 1 – Murder, and Count 2 – Perverting the Course of Justice, for allegedly fabricating evidence related…

By: Saidu Jalloh Ambassador Ernest Mbaimba Ndomahina, Commissioner of the National Commission for Social Action (NaCSA), met with Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Honourable Ibrahim Tawa Conteh on yesterday Wednesday 18th September 2024to discuss Sierra Leone’s development agenda, capacity building, and NaCSA’s rebranding. Ambassador Ndomahina outlined NaCSA’s alignment with President Julius Maada Bio’s “Big Five Game…

By: Edrie Caleb John  Acting Chief Justice Marke has yesterday, Tuesday 17th September 2024, sent Yusif Tholley, a security guard, to five years in prison for housebreaking and larceny. Tholley pleaded guilty to stealing 58,521 Leones from the finance office safe of the building he was guarding. During the trial, Tholley explained that he stole…

By: Edrie Caleb John  The High Court of Sierra Leone received 94 criminal matters on Tuesday, September 17, 2024, marking the opening of its criminal session. Acting Chief Justice Nicholas Browne-Marke presided over the cases, which range from murder, robbery with aggravation, larceny, wounding with intent, and other related matters, all contrary to the laws…

By: Elizabeth A. Kaine  Edwin Uwa Ogbonna, a Nigerian national, was remanded to the male correctional facility in Freetown by Magistrate Sahr Kekura of Pademba Road Court No.1 on September 17, 2024. Ogbonna faces ten counts of charges, including kidnapping, possession of prohibited drugs, dealing in prohibited drugs, and using prohibited drugs. According to the…

By: Edrie Caleb John  Monday, September 16, 2024, a devastating building collapse occurred in Kissy, East Freetown, leaving several people dead and others trapped under the rubble. President Julius Maada Bio has expressed his deepest condolences to the victims and families affected. In response to the disaster, President Bio described the event as a “devastating…