FIA Launches Directives for Non-Financial Businesses to Combat Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing
The Financial Intelligence Agency (FIA) on Monday, September 15, 2025, officially launched directives and guidelines for Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professions (DNFBPs) at the Bank Complex, Kingtom, Freetown. The framework is designed to strengthen the prevention of money laundering, terrorist financing, and proliferation financing in …
Landmark Victory In Lunsar Court: Marampa Mines Case Crumbles Under Legal Scrutiny
A significant legal precedent was set recently at the Magistrate Court holden at Lunsar, where Senior Magistrate Hadiru Daboh delivered a landmark judgment in Case No. CS 42/24, acquitting and discharging Augustine Yamba, Sulaiman Kamara, Abu Bakarr Koroma, and James Mac-Gooding of all charges brought …
Amidst Erroneous Audit Report… NRA Clears Judiciary
The National Revenue Authority (NRA) has defended the Judiciary of Sierra Leone regarding the claims made in the 2023 Auditor General’s Report, stating that the Judiciary has long devolved or transferred the collection and banking of all revenues generated at the Court premises on services …
Conflict Escalates over Kasafoni Land: Locals Push Back Against Government Moves
In the heart of Sierra Leone’s Tonkolili and Koinadugu Districts, a land dispute is rapidly escalating, raising serious questions about governance, legality, and the future of investment in the region. The ongoing controversy centers on the Kasafoni land, which is embroiled in conflicting agreements and …
Government Cleared 37 APC Members of Criminal Investigations
The Office of the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice has announced that 37 individuals from a list submitted by the opposition All People’s Congress (APC) are not subjects of any criminal investigations. The statement, signed by Attorney-General Alpha Sesay, confirms that those cleared are free …
Mercy Ships Brings Life-Changing Surgeries and Skills Training to Sierra Leone
The world’s largest civilian hospital ship, Global Mercy, has docked once again in Sierra Leone, marking its third mission to the country. The vessel returns after a short maintenance stop in Cádiz, Spain, and will remain in port for the next ten months, delivering free …
Dr. Alie Kabba Congratulates New SLPP Chairman and Elected Executive
Dr. Alie Kabba, the leading contender to become the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) flagbearer in the 2028 general elections, has issued a warm congratulatory message to the newly elected SLPP leadership, with Chairman-Elect Jimmy Batilo Songa at the helm. In a full-page statement released …
Babadi Kamara Elected SLFA President In Landslide Victory
Babadi Kamara has been officially elected president of the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) at the Elective Congress held at the Gateway Hotel in Lungi. Kamara secured an overwhelming majority of 43 votes. His opponents, Aminata Bangura and Umaru Bah, received 11 and one vote …
Sierra Leone’s Special Envoy Makes Diplomatic Waves At Global Boxing Spectacle
Sierra Leone’s Special Envoy for Trade and Investments, Ambassador Abu, made history on Saturday 26th July 2025, when he attended the highly anticipated women’s heavyweight boxing bout between Claressa Shields and Lani Daniels at the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan, as a Very Very …
Visiting TOCU……. Internal Affairs Calls For Tough Action Against Drug and Human Trafficking
On Thursday, July 31, 2025, Internal Affairs Minister Rtd. AIG Morie Lengor Esq. made an unannounced visit to Sierra Leone’s Transnational Organized Crime Unit (TOCU), located at Hastings in Freetown. During the visit, he was presented with drug exhibits awaiting destruction alongside kush-fresh production equipment …
