By Joseph Momoh, D.S. The Ministry of Employment, Labour and Social Security has stepped up enforcement of employment law after inspections along the Masiaka–Waterloo Highway uncovered foreign workers without valid permits and multiple safety violations. A June 22, 2026 operation led by the Commissioner of Labour and Employment targeted factories and trading companies to assess…
By Joseph Momoh, D.S. Police have arrested 25 people after a motorcycle rider was beaten to death by a mob and subsequent rioting left several police facilities in flames Sunday, authorities said. The Sierra Leone Police confirmed that Abdulai Kallon, a commercial bike rider from Daru, died on June 21, 2026, following a violent confrontation…
By Saidu Jalloh, D.S. The Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change, in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme, has validated a new set of Geographic Information System maps set to transform sustainable land management and biodiversity protection in Koinadugu and Falaba districts. The maps were endorsed during a two-day Validation and Training Workshop…
By Kadijatu Bangura, D.S. The Sierra Leone Airports Authority has certified 60 Freetown International Airport staff, including 10 air traffic controllers, in a $150,000 training drive aimed at raising safety standards and operational efficiency. The newly certified air traffic controllers completed refresher courses in Aerodrome and Approach Control. Another 50 personnel finished basic training in…
By Saidu Jalloh, D.S. In a rare, sweeping move to sharpen Sierra Leone’s war on graft, 35 staff of the Anti-Corruption Commission touched down en route to China Sunday for a two-week immersion in anti-corruption strategy and enforcement. The delegation drawn from every level of the Commission, from senior executives to drivers, office assistants, and…
By Joseph Momoh reporter D.S A 30-year prison sentence was handed down Monday to a single mother of three after she admitted to possession and distribution of nearly 1,000 wraps of cannabis. Isha Munu appeared before Justice Andrew S.C. Johnson at the High Court in Freetown, where she pleaded guilty to two counts under the…
By Joseph Momoh, D.S. Sierra Leone’s exports have climbed more than 21% in two years, with the trade deficit cut in half, Minister of Trade and Industry Alpha Ibrahim Sesay told investors and policymakers at the Civic Day London Edition Conference held at Westminster Chapel. Sesay said exports rose from $1.33 billion in 2023 to…
By Kadijatu Bangura, D.S. Sierra Leone’s push to modernize farming and tackle unemployment received a major lift Thursday as the World Bank approved a $40 million grant to overhaul key agricultural value chains and help create at least 35,000 new jobs. The funding, issued through the International Development Association on 18 June 2026, will launch…
By Joseph Momoh, Reporter D.S Twenty-five Family Support Unit officers from 10 divisions have completed a two-day training aimed at improving case management and survivor support in sexual and gender-based violence investigations across the Western Area. The sessions, held June 18 and 19 at Twin Hall in Hastings, formed part of the Strengthening Behavioural Change…
By Kadijatu Bangura, Reporter D.S The Government of Sierra Leone has transferred a third batch of more than 50 people battling substance abuse from the Eastern Region to the Daru Rehabilitation Centre, expanding a national drive to curb drug addiction and reintegrate affected youths. The Ministry of Social Welfare, working with the National Public Health…
