Govt & Private Sector Foster Plastic Revolution At the weekly press conference organized by the Ministry of Information and Civic Education on 28 April 2026 at the Miatta Conference Centre, key stakeholders from the private sector and government came together to address one of the country’s most pressing environmental challenges, plastic waste management. The event…
KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT OF ECOWAS COMMISSION HIS EXCELLENCY, DR. OMAR ALIEU TOURAY Delivered by H.E. Ambassador John Azumah, ECOWAS Resident Representative to Sierra Leone AT SIERRA LEONE’s OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF ECOWAS LPG 20/20 INITIATIVE FREETOWN – SIERRA LEONE, 28 APRIL 2026 Good morning. 1. Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen. It is a great…
Supervisory Committee meeting to review progress on the rehabilitation of berths 3, 4, 5, and 6 at the Queen Elizabeth II Quay. The Supervisory Committee meeting converged key stakeholders including the Authority’s Director General, Yankuba Askia Bio, Company Secretary, Martin Maada George, Esq., and Director of Finance, Andrew Tamba Kpulun, and the project contractor, Class…
The conference hall at New Brookfields Hotel buzzed with quiet anticipation as policymakers, business leaders, and regulators took their seats. Outside, the city of Freetown moved at its usual rhythm, but inside, something more deliberate was unfolding—an effort to reshape how business is done across West Africa. At the center of this effort stood the…
Gento Transforms Slavery Story To Economic Future As Sierra Leone marks its 65th Independence Anniversary, the nation is witnessing a monumental shift that resonates far beyond mere infrastructure. In the historic coastal community of Kent, once a somber waypoint in the transatlantic slave trade, a new beacon of economic hope and national pride is rising….
The Executive Director of the National Sports Authority (NSA), Dr. Emmanuel Saffa Abdulai, delivered an inspiring presentation of his two-year achievements since assuming office. The well-attended press conference, held at the NSA Headquarters in Freetown on Monday, 20th April 2026, offered the public an insightful overview of significant reforms and developments under his dynamic leadership….
DIB Urges Sierra Leoneans To Build Bridges For The Future My fellow citizens of Sierra Leone, and all who call this land home, Today, we gather not merely to celebrate a date, but to honor a journey, a journey that reached a defining moment on April 27, 1961, when our nation stepped into self-governance and…
Tuesday April 21, 2026 www.slrsa.gov.sl Kissy Road Freetown, Sierra Leone — The Sierra Leone Road Safety Authority (SLRSA) has concluded a high-level Board Retreat with the theme ‘Year of Action: Role of the Board in achieving Strategic outcomes”. The retreat, held at Occasions Resort, Lakka, was marked by strong commitments to improved road safety management,…
26th April 2026, Freetown — Hon. Alpha Ben Mansaray, Member of Parliament for Moyamba District, has issued a compelling open letter addressed to the Director General of the National Civil Registration Authority (NCRA), calling for immediate action to fulfill previous commitments aimed at decentralizing civil registration services across Sierra Leone. The letter draws attention to…
By Hon. Ibrahim Barrie Member of Parliament, Bombali District, Sierra Leone. Recent arguments suggesting that the Electoral Commission should not be subject to Parliamentary Oversight, based on the 1991 Constitution, raise important questions about how we understand democracy—not just as it was designed, but as it must evolve. Yes, the Constitution guarantees the independence of…
