Digital Dawn for Sierra Leone’s Printing Press

By: James Kamara-Manneh (jkmanneh2020@gmail.com) The recent $5 million agreement between Sierra Leone’s Minister of Information and Civic Education, Hon. Chernor Bah, and China’s Diming Yimo Printing Company marks more than just a technological upgrade—it signals a strategic shift in how the nation approaches information, education, and industrial development in the digital age. For decades, Sierra…

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Sierra Leone Signs $5 Million Deal with China’s Diming Yimo to Modernize Government Printing Press

The Government of Sierra Leone has secured a $5 million agreement with China’s Diming Yimo Printing Company to overhaul and digitize its state-owned printing infrastructure, marking a major step in the country’s push for digital transformation. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), signed by Minister of Information and Civic Education, Hon. Chernor Bah, during an official…

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SLP Trains 80 FSU Investigators on SGBV with UNICEF Support

The Sierra Leone Police (SLP), with support from UNICEF, has commenced a five-day intensive training for 80 investigators from the Family Support Unit (FSU) on handling Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) cases. The training, aimed at strengthening investigative capacity and case management, is being held simultaneously at the Sierra Leone Peacekeeping and Law Enforcement Academy…

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Exim Bank of China Delegation Engages Sierra Leone’s Finance Ministry on Investment, Economic Cooperation

A high-level delegation from the Export-Import Bank of China met with Sierra Leone’s Minister of Finance, Ahmed Sheku Fantamadi Bangura, on Friday as part of a five-day working visit aimed at strengthening economic cooperation and assessing ongoing development projects in the country. The delegation, comprising Mr. Wang Hongjie and Mr. Li Wantong — both Country…

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Melvin Mansaray Slams ACC Over Naming and Shaming Strategy; Commission Defends Integrity

Journalist Melvin T. Mansaray has strongly criticized the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) of Sierra Leone for its previous decision to publicly name and shame teachers accused of corruption, describing the practice as illegal and outside the scope of the Commission’s legal authority. Speaking on The Epic Morning Show on Monday, June 14, Mansaray alleged that the…

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The Basha Case: Where Does the Blame Truly Lie — the Alleged Perpetrator, the Parents, the Law, or the Girls Themselves?

By: Edward Dictionary Caulker On June 23, 2025, Sierra Leone was shaken by harrowing allegations implicating 57-year-old Lebanese businessman Ahmad Basha, CEO of Basha Restaurant, in a case involving the confinement, drugging, and sexual exploitation of three 15-year-old girls at his Freetown residence. As Basha remains in custody at Aberdeen Police Station, the incident has…

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Ministry of Lands Convenes Final Presentation of Resilient Urban Sierra Leone Project

By Sorie Sesay The Ministry of Lands, Housing and Country Planning on Wednesday, 26th June 2025, convened the final presentation of the Resilient Urban Sierra Leone Project (RUSLP) at its conference room on the 3rd Floor of Youyi Building, Brookfields. The event brought together key stakeholders, including representatives from various Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs),…

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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Renovates ICU, Donates Medical Equipment To Connaught Hospital

By Sorie Sesay The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has officially commissioned a newly renovated Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and donated critical medical equipment to Connaught Hospital, located at No.1 Percival Street in Freetown. The upgrade is expected to significantly improve emergency and critical care services at one of Sierra Leone’s major referral…

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