By: Mohamed Baba Jalloh How Ishmael Kamara’s work on a technology proposal for NP Sierra Leone informed his focus on secure digital financial systems For petroleum distributors, a paper voucher is more than a receipt. It represents fuel, payment authorization and an obligation that must be verified and reconciled. When those records are handwritten or…
By: Sorie Sesay The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has handed over medical equipment worth approximately £32,000 to support the restoration and equipping of the Special Care Baby Unit at the Makeni Regional Hospital. The handover ceremony took place on September 29, 2026, in Freetown, with support from the Government of the United Kingdom through…
By Jennifer B. S. Bangura Sierra Leone’s rivers are becoming the new frontline in the country’s struggle against illegal mining. From the Sewa and Moa rivers in the southeast to the Pampana, Jong and Rokel systems further north, waterways that have sustained communities for generations are facing growing pressure from mechanized dredging and other unauthorized…
By Sorie Sesay Women on Mining and Extractives (WoME) has raised concerns over inadequate capacity, weak accountability and limited transparency in the management of mining-related community development funds in Sierra Leone. The concerns are contained in a research report launched on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, at the Council of Churches in Sierra Leone Hall on…
By: Reginald Brian Ojukutu Sawyerr The Sierra Leone Golf Association on September 1st,2029 informed group of media personalities that they are confident of a strong performance as the country prepares to participate in the upcoming R&A Zone 2 and Zone 3 African Championship in Accra, Ghana. The assurance was made during a media engagement at…
By: Sorie Sesay The National Revenue Authority, NRA, has started deploying Electronic Cash Register, ECR, machines to business owners across Sierra Leone. The newly appointed Commissioner-General of the NRA, Abu Martin Kanneh, says the ECR system is aimed at improving sales tracking, increasing compliance with Goods and Services Tax, GST, and making tax collection more…
By: Mercellina F. Koroma Sierra Leone’s Anti-Corruption Commissioner, Francis Ben Kaifala, has warned that widespread examination malpractice is eroding the quality and credibility of Sierra Leone’s education system. Addressing the weekly press conference at the Miatta Conference Centre on Tuesday 26th August 2026, Kaifala said the ACC has uncovered deliberate and coordinated attempts to compromise…
By: Mercellina Fatu Koroma Former National Chairman and Leader of the Sierra Leone People’s Party, SLPP, John Oponjo Benjamin, has on 19th August,2026 said that political party affiliation may become secondary when it comes to supporting a Presidential candidate from the Eastern Region. Speaking during SLIK TV’s Today Show_ breakfast programme, Mr. Benjamin stated that…
By James Kamara-Manneh [17th August, 2026] How Ishmael Kamara’s work on Sierra Leone’s AGROVATE platform shaped the approach to protecting digital financial systems When Sierra Leone moved part of its agricultural subsidy program onto an electronic platform, the transition addressed a practical public-service challenge: registering beneficiaries, distributing support, recording purchases and reconciling payments more efficiently….
By: Reginald Brian Ojukutu Sawyerr The All People’s Congress (APC) has on Friday 14 August 2026, rejected and condemned what it describes as the purported passage of the Constitution Amendment Bill 2025, arguing that the process failed to meet the constitutional and legal requirements. The APC made its position known at a press conference held…
