By Mariama Bundu The Government of Sierra Leone, through the Office of National Security (ONS), has responded to international reports concerning a massive cocaine seizure by Spanish authorities involving a vessel that reportedly departed Freetown before being intercepted off the coast of Western Sahara. According to Spanish authorities, the vessel identified as Arconian (4,347 dwt)…
After a three-week recess—granted to allow the Learned Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and his team of Counsel to address the pivotal question, “Which statutes will be charterised as criminal?”—the Sub-Committee for the Consolidation of Criminal Statutes reconvened yesterday, 9th September 2025, at the conference room of the Law Reform Commission, Special Court Facility, New…
Parliament has approved two major agreements for the construction of an 85-kilometer toll road from Mano Junction through Tongo to Bumpeh. The agreements, signed between the Government of Sierra Leone, the Ministry of Works and Public Assets, the Sierra Leone Roads Authority, and Societe Djura Maritel Construction (SDMCO) Ltd, follow a public-private partnership model. The…
