Category: Current News
REMAPSEN Media Forum On Neglected Tropical Diseases Launched…
Dr. Maria Rebollo Polo, Leading WHO Expert on NTDs, Sounds the Alarm. The Africa Media Network for the Promotion of Health and the Environment (REMAPSEN) has officially launched it 4th media forum via webinar on Tuesday 25th November 2025. During the session a leading world health organization expert, Dr. Maria Rebollo Polo, delivered an uncompromising…
Fighting AIDS and STIs in Africa…
UNFPA Empowers Youth to Turn Data into Action The International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA) opened its doors on Wednesday, December 3, with a preliminary session focused on capacity building, highlighting the crucial role of youth in advocacy for sexual and reproductive health (SRH) policies and HIV. The event took place at…
UN, SL Sign $3.5M Health Project
By Lemuella Tarawallie United Nations agencies, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, have signed the $3.5 million Programme Document (ProDoc) for the UN Joint Flagship Initiative under Pillar Two of the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) 2025–2030, marking a major step toward accelerating Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in Sierra Leone. The signing…
No Bail, No Leniency: Chief Justice Declares Tough New Judicial War on Drug Crimes
By Ibrahim Kabba Turay The Judiciary of Sierra Leone has taken an unprecedented and far-reaching step in the fight against illegal drugs with the issuance of a landmark Practice Direction on Drugs and Drug-Related Offences by the Honourable Chief Justice, Justice Komba Kamanda. The directive, dated 1st December 2025 and taking immediate effect, signals a…
SLAJ Backs Campaign Against Harmful Drugs
By Mohamed Kamara The President of the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ), Alhaji Manika Kamara, joined young people on 10th December 2025 to mark International Human Rights Day by participating in the Youth Stand for Human Rights Sierra Leone march. Addressing participants, Alhaji Manika Kamara stated the dangers of drug abuse, describing it as…
Hotels Set for Major Upgrade
By Mohamed Kamara The National Social Security and Insurance Trust (NASSIT) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Liaoning Xinchi Industrial Development Company Ltd to explore investment opportunities in Sierra Leone’s tourism and infrastructure sectors. The announcement was made by NASSIT Director General, Mohamed Fuaad Daboh, during a courtesy visit to the Minister of Employment,…
Editors, Judiciary Pledge Closer Collaboration
By Guild Secretariat A cross section of the Executive of the Guild of Newspaper Editors-Sierra Leone on Tuesday, 9 December, paid a courtesy visit to Chief Justice Komba Kamanda at his Chambers on Siaka Stevens Street in Freetown. Speaking during the visit, Chairman of the Guild, Thomas Dixon, commended the Chief Justice for ongoing judicial…
Freetown Cable Car Plans Presented in Saudi
By James Conteh Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr of Freetown has showcased the city’s ambitious Cable Car public transit project at the CoMotion Global Conference on Urban Mobility, held from 7th to 9th December 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. During her keynote address, titled “Reimagining Urban Futures: The Story of Freetown,” Mayor Aki-Sawyerr highlighted the city’s vision…
Pee Cee’s Mega Farm Set to End Onion Imports
By Ishmail Saidu Kanu Pee Cee Holdings (PCH), one of Sierra Leone’s leading importers and distributors of fast-moving consumer goods, is taking a major step toward ending the country’s dependence on imported onions through its large-scale agricultural venture in Port Loko District. Through its subsidiary, Pee Cee Agriculture, the company has developed a fully mechanized…
War Victims Remembered…
HRCSL Renews Call for Reparations HRCSL’s Chairperson, Patricia Narsu Ndanema By Ishmail Saidu Kanu The Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone (HRCSL) has reaffirmed its legal and moral obligation to advocate for justice for victims of the civil war, using this year’s International Human Rights Day to intensify its call for the full implementation of…