H.E. Zhao Yong, Chinese Ambassador to Sierra Leone Sierra Leone and China are thousands of miles apart, but I have a special connection with Sierra Leone. A month ago, I set foot on this beautiful land for the fourth time. Unlike my previous three visits to Sierra Leone from 2005 to 2010, this time, as…
By Aminata Kamara The Government of Sierra Leone has urged citizens to actively engage in the constitutional amendment process as a proposed Constitutional Amendment Bill is set to be tabled in Parliament in the coming weeks. Speaking at the weekly government press briefing at the Miatta Civic Centre in Freetown, the Attorney General and Minister…
By: Osman Marah Unconfirmed reports circulating on social media claim that the National Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NPRA), under the authority of Brima Baluwa Koroma, has announced a new fuel pricing structure for January 2026, resulting in increased pump prices nationwide. According to the circulating information, the revised Petroleum Pricing Regime sets the price of petrol…
By: Osman Marah The Lawyers’ Society of Sierra Leone has raised concerns over the proposed Constitution of Sierra Leone (Amendment) Act, 2025, cautioning that selective amendments to the 1991 Constitution could undermine democratic principles and good governance. In a position paper on the proposed amendments submitted by the Office of the Attorney-General, the Society acknowledged…
By Aminata Kamara The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources generated approximately Le163 million in revenue in 2025, following a revision of fishing-related fees across the industrial and artisanal sectors, the government announced on Tuesday. The disclosure was made by the Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Princess Dugba, during the government’s weekly press briefing…
Sierra Leone’s Chief Justice, His Lordship Honourable Justice Komba Kamanda, on Tuesday officially turned the sod for the construction of one High Court and three Magistrates’ Courts in Waterloo, in a move aimed at expanding access to justice and easing pressure on court facilities in Freetown. The project, which is expected to be completed within…
By Reginald Brian Ojukutu Sawyerr The Sierra Leone Police, through the Transnational Organized Crime Unit (TOCU), have intercepted 190 tablets of Tapentadol in an intelligence-led drug operation at Mile 38 in Kambia District. The interception was disclosed during a press briefing held on Tuesday, 21 January 2026, at the Police Officers’ Mess in Kingtom, Freetown….
By Osman Marah The opposition All People’s Congress (APC) has raised concerns over the accuracy and transparency of Sierra Leone’s ongoing national census, urging Statistics Sierra Leone (Stats SL) to convene a promised technical meeting to clarify issues surrounding census mapping. In a letter to the Statistician General, APC National Secretary General Lansana Dumbuya said…
By: Osman Marah Minister of Finance Sheku Ahmed Fantamadi Bangura has called on the Senior Management Team of the Ministry of Finance to demonstrate bold and robust leadership in implementing economic and public financial management policies in 2026. He made the appeal during the Ministry’s Senior Management Retreat held from January 14 to 17, 2026,…
By Osman Marah The Anti-Corruption Division of the High Court sitting at the Main Law Courts in Freetown has sentenced the Head of Operations at United Bank for Africa (UBA), Fredrick Caulker, to a total of forty (40) years’ imprisonment for corruption-related offences. Delivering judgment, Court of Appeal Judge, Honourable Justice Aiah Simeon Allieu, found…
