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SL Must Prioritize Job Creation’
By Ishmail Saidu Kanu Sierra Leone’s economy is showing steady signs of recovery and resilience despite global challenges, according to the latest World Bank Sierra Leone Economic Update released on Thursday 6 November 2025 in Freetown. The report projects economic growth at 4.3 percent in 2025, rising to 4.6 percent by 2027, driven by improvements…
The crutches of glory
Ishmail Saidu Kanu The first sound is not the whistle but the waves with Freetown’s ocean hums like a deep drum as dawn slides gently over Lumley Beach.
Females Outnumber Males in BECE Again
By Mohamed Kamara The Minister of Information and Civic Education, Chernor Bah, has released the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) results and unveiled a new secondary school curriculum aimed at modernizing education in Sierra Leone. A total of 130,135 candidates from 1,987 schools were registered for the BECE, with 124,565 sitting for at least…
Mayor Chairs Global South at C40 Summit
By James Conteh Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr represented Freetown at the C40 Cities World Mayors Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on November 3-4, 2025, serving as the Global South Co-Chair. The two-day summit brought together over 300 mayors and approximately 2,000 participants each day to discuss climate action and sustainable urban development. During the summit,…
SLRU Executive Pays Courtesy Call on SLFA President Babadi Kamara
The Executive of the Sierra Leone Reporters Union (SLRU) has paid a courtesy call on Babadi Kamara, President of the Sierra Leone Football Association at SLFA Academy, Kingtom. The visit was to congratulate the President on his recent election and to strengthen the bond between the media and the country’s football governing body. In her…
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Congo Cross Police Seize 800 Wraps of Kush
Police officers from the Congo Cross Division have carried out a series of coordinated raids targeting drug dens across the Western Urban District, seizing more than 800 wraps of suspected Kush and arresting several suspects.
SL Mothers Face Abuse in Hospitals
The 75-page study, ‘No Money, No Care: Obstetric Violence in Sierra Leone’, documents cases of verbal abuse, medical neglect, and abandonment, primarily at the Princess Christian Maternity Hospital (PCMH) in Freetown. Many women interviewed said they were shamed or mistreated for expressing pain or for lacking money. Some described being ignored for hours or days,…