High Court Judge, Honourable Justice Isata Susan Sellu-Tucker, has sentenced two people for unlawful possession of prohibited drugs, contrary to the National Drugs Control Act No. 10 of 2008. The Defendants, Sheka Kamara aged 25, of Leah Street, off Kissy Road, Freetown, and Abu Bakarr Sesay aged 55, of Kosso Town, Freetown, were arraigned before…
By: Musa Kamara [Intern Reporter, Epic Radio] The Environment Protection Agency of Sierra Leone (EPA-SL), in collaboration with its partners, held a program at the Family Kingdom in Freetown today, October 22, 2025, to commemorate International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week 2025 under the global theme “No Safe Levels: Act Now to End Lead Exposure.” The…
By Edward Dictionary Caulker His Excellency President Dr. Julius Maada Bio has reaffirmed his government’s unwavering commitment to achieving energy security and inclusive national development during the official launch of the Climate Resilience and Energy Transition Dialogue (CRET) 2025 held at the Freetown International Conference Centre in Aberdeen. The two-day high-level event, themed “Mobilising Investments…
By Sorie Sesay The Deputy Minister (I) of Health, Dr. Charles Senesie, on Tuesday led a high-level delegation to the Sierra Leone Psychiatric Hospital in Kissy to assess the facility’s readiness to receive 120 victims of the kush drug epidemic for a 12-week rehabilitation program. The visit formed part of the government’s ongoing efforts to…
By Edward Dictionary Caulker On October 20, 2025, the Judiciary of Sierra Leone issued a Public Notice announcing that the Honourable Chief Justice had assigned seven Judges and four Magistrates in the Western Area, and directed all Judges and Magistrates in the Provinces to “expeditiously deal with drug-related offences.” The directive signed by Mrs. Hulamatu…
By Edward Dictionary Caulker A new political season has quietly dawned within the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP). On Saturday, Sir Jimmy Batilo Songa officially took over as National Chairman of the ruling party, succeeding Dr. Prince Alex Harding, a veteran strategist who for years served as both guardian and gatekeeper of the party’s internal…
By Edward Dictionary Caulker Two years ago, on October 16, 2023, President Julius Maada Bio stood before the nation and unveiled an ambitious dream a national agricultural transformation strategy he called “Feed Salone.” Its goal was as simple in expression as it was monumental in scope: to make Sierra Leone self-sufficient in food production, end…
By Edward Dictionary Caulker It has been ten years since Sierra Leone enacted the Right to Access Information (RAI) Law, a landmark reform that promised to usher in a new era of transparency, accountability, and open governance. It has also been five years since the country repealed Part 5 of the 1965 Public Order Act,…
By Edward Dictionary CaulkerProducer, The Boyz Boyz Show — SLIK TV “This is my dream show, and I am so happy to be here today. As men, we rarely have platforms to agree or disagree openly, and this space truly provides an opportunity for men’s empowerment.”— Delvid Stanley-Coker, Social Media Commentator In an age where…
By Edward Dictionary Caulker When I listened to Melvin Mansaray and James Fortune on the Brutally Frank Show interviewing James Kanyako, a journalist and anti-drug advocate, alongside Ibrahim Samuel Dugba, the Director of Drug Prevention, Education, and Training at the NDLEA I felt the weight of Sierra Leone’s reality. The tone of their voices, the…
