The Sierra Leone Civil Aviation Authority (SLCAA) has conducted an inspection and demonstration of a new drone operated by FG Gold at its Baomahun mining site as part of the Authority’s regulatory oversight, safety and compliance responsibilities. The inspection, conducted on Monday, 5 October 2026, focused on FG Gold’s new DJI Matrice 400 RTK drone...

Sierra Leone’s Minister of Employment, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Umaru Napoleon Koroma, has called for greater protection of migrant workers and a more transparent labour migration system as he participates in the Second Doha Dialogue on Labour Migration in Tanzania. Speaking to AYV, Minister Koroma said he held two bilateral meetings on October 5...

The Director General of the National Social Security and Insurance Trust (NASSIT), Chernor Mamoud Jalloh, has assured Sierra Leoneans of excellent service delivery and prudent investment of contributors’ funds during the official launch of Customer Service Week on Monday, 5th October 2026, at the Youyi Building, Freetown. Addressing management, staff, stakeholders and pensioners, the Director...

6th October 2026 A shipping container caught fire this afternoon at the Queen Elizabeth II Quay, ‘Water Quay’ in Cline Town, Freetown, triggering panic inside Sierra Leone’s main commercial port. According to eyewitnesses, the container suddenly went up in flames, with thick black smoke rising high above the quay and spreading across the Cline Town...

State House, Freetown, Monday 5 October 2026 President Dr Julius Maada Bio has received the newly crowned President of Tabital Pulaaku International, Alhaji Amadu Juldeh Sowe, and other representatives of the organisation from various countries, describing his election to the global Fulah leadership as a source of pride for Sierra Leone and reaffirming his government’s...

The engagement, held on October 5, 2026, brought together sector heads, security agencies and other stakeholders at the Jendema Border Crossing Point in Sorogbema Chiefdom. According to the NRA, the engagement is aimed at strengthening coordination among stakeholders, supporting the transformation of customs operations, facilitating legitimate trade and improving revenue mobilization for national development. Speaking...

By: The Nature Newspaper In a decisive operation aimed at safeguarding public safety and protecting critical infrastructure, the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) on Tuesday 6th October, 2026 carried out the controlled demolition of an unauthorized and structurally compromised building adjacent to the Jui Bridge in the eastern part of the capital city. The exercise...

The National Minerals Agency (NMA) has issued a stark warning to newly recruited field officers, saying staff found involved in fraud or other corrupt practices will face dismissal and possible prosecution. The warning came from the agency’s Director General Ing. Hadji Dabo, during an ethics and integrity training organised jointly with the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)...

Mining is Killing Our Rivers

By: Owen Sennitt Environmental groups have criticized a pilot scheme that aims to make housing developers pay a new nature levy. The government wants parts of Norfolk to be the first areas subject to its Environmental Delivery Plan (EDP). In order to unlock space for thousands of homes, developers would pay money that could create...