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….
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 Marilyn King The Krio Descendants Union (KDU) Dallas, Texas, in partnership with Feed My Starving Children in the United States, KDU Global, and KDU Sierra Leone, on Tuesday 21st April 2026, donated 40 cartons of Manna Pack rice to the Cheshire Home in Cline Town and Kombra Golden Kids School in Waterloo. Speaking during…
Freetown — Director General of the National Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NPRA), Brima Baluwa Koroma, has issued an important clarification regarding the recent fluctuations in fuel prices in Sierra Leone. Addressing concerns among the public, he explained that the rising fuel costs are primarily driven by serious global disruptions in trade routes, especially within the Middle…
Freetown 20 April 2026 www.slrsa.gov.sl The Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Africell Sierra Leone Ltd., Shadi Gerjawi, has commended Mr. James Bagie Bio, Executive Director of the Sierra Leone Road Safety Authority, for improving standards in public service delivery, describing the Authority as a key partner in national development. He made the statement…
Darkness Becomes The Routine Of Life By: Alimatu Kargbo As Sierra Leone approaches its 65th Independence Anniversary on Monday, April 27, the symbolism of celebration feels increasingly hollow for many citizens. What should be a moment of national pride, reflection, and renewed hope, has instead become a stark reminder of the widening gap between promise…
