By Saidu Jalloh | D.S Reporter FREETOWN — Lawyer Joseph Fitzgerald Kamara, popularly known as JFK, has been returned to the Pademba Road Correctional Centre after a brief appearance before the Supreme Court where his expected apology and bail application failed to materialise. Kamara, who is representing plaintiff Osman Abdal Timbo in the ongoing constitutional…
By Joseph Momoh | D.S Reporter CONAKRY — Sierra Leone’s Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, Nabeela Farida Tunis, and Guinea’s Minister of Culture, Tourism and Handicrafts, Moussa Sylla, have agreed to expand cooperation in tourism, culture and heritage through joint cross-border initiatives. The agreement was reached in Conakry on 5th October 2026 during Minister…
By Kadijatu Bangura | D.S Reporter FREETOWN — The Government of Sierra Leone, in partnership with the Government of Germany, is constructing a new child-friendly isolation unit at Ola During Children’s Hospital in Freetown to boost specialised care for children during infectious disease outbreaks. The project was officially unveiled on Wednesday, 7th October 2026, at…
By Joseph Momoh | D.S Reporter FREETOWN — The Government of Sierra Leone has intensified its drive to achieve Triple Zero – zero preventable maternal deaths, zero preventable newborn deaths and zero preventable child deaths – with a special town hall meeting to review progress and chart the next steps. The town hall, held Tuesday,…
By Saidu Jalloh | D.S Reporter FREETOWN — A ten-man delegation from Malawi’s Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development has visited the Right to Access Information Commission (RAIC) to learn from Sierra Leone’s model on access to information, transparency and accountable governance. The visit, held at the RAIC headquarters on Middle Hill Cut Road,…
By Kadijatu Bangura | D.S Reporter FREETOWN — Statistics Sierra Leone (Stats SL) has received 25,000 tablets, power banks and protective cases to power the fully digital 2026 Population and Housing Census scheduled for December. The equipment, procured with funding from the Government of Sierra Leone, will serve as the primary data collection tool during…
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…
