By Hassan Juana Koroma The Pujehun District Health Management Team (DHMT), in collaboration with health partners, community stakeholders, lactating mothers and pregnant women, on Tuesday, 4 August 2026 joined the global community to commemorate World Breastfeeding Week, renewing calls for greater investment in breastfeeding support as a critical step towards improving maternal and child health. The event, held under the global theme, "Breastfeeding for a Sustainable Start in

Ahead of the One Nation Reggae Festival in November this year, Sierra Leone’s cultural calendar is expected to reach a new height today as the One Nation Reggae Festival will be officially launched in Bo, Makeni, and Freetown, marking the start of a nationwide celebration of music, heritage, and unity. The Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, in collaboration with creative industry partners, will unveil the festival simultaneously across the three cities, underscoring it

State House, Freetown, Monday, 3 August 2026 - His Excellency President Dr. Julius Maada Bio welcomed His Excellency President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema of the Gabonese Republic to State House, where both leaders held high-level bilateral talks and agreed to deepen cooperation through a structured partnership in natural resources, agriculture, maritime security, trade and democratic governance. Receiving President Oligui Nguema and his delegation, President Bio described t

By Mamajah Jalloh The Minister of Public Administration and Political Affairs, Honorable Amara Kallon has announced that the government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to build 22,000 apartments for civil servants. He made the announcement during the Ministry of Information and Civic Education’s weekly press conference at Miatta Civic Center, Youyi Building, Freetown on Tuesday, 4th August 2026. Hon Amara Kallon stated that the Ministry of Lands has given 250

Following his appointment by President Julius Maada Bio, Ahmid C. Jalloh was on Tuesday, 4th July 2026, approved by Members of Parliament as the new Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Conservation Trust Fund (CTF). The motion for his approval was moved by the Majority Leader and Leader of Government Business, who cited Jalloh’s extensive experience in environmental management, institutional development, and resource mobilisation. Ahmid Chernor Jalloh was born in Sewafe