Author: Truth Media

– In a major restoration effort marking World Environment Day, conservationists and community members have planted 5,000 trees across six acres of degraded forest in the Western Area Peninsula National Park (WAPNP). The initiative led by Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary’s outreach team in partnership with Orange Sierra Leone, aims to reclaim deforested areas along the Tecuyema/Congo catchment, a vital water source serving more than 200,000 people.

For many households in Freetown, water is like gold. And for those living in the east of the city, the situation is even worse. It’s a daily struggle, especially for women and girls, who walk long and risky routes, and spend hours in long queues to get water for domestic use.

The Sierra Leone Bar Association (SLBA) has formally responded to a directive from the National Investment Board (NIB) concerning an application under Section 185(4) of the Companies Act, 2009, which alleged default in holding its mandatory Annual General Meeting. In a letter received by the Association, the NIB suggested that the statutory powers under Section 185(4) allowed it to intervene in the scheduling and conduct of the AGM.

The Office of the Press Secretary has clarified reports regarding the scheduling of the ECOWAS Summit in Sierra Leone. While the meeting was initially expected in June, he emphasized that the gathering is a mid‑year statutory summit, which by definition can take place at any point during the middle of the year.

President Julius Maada Bio has requested the postponement of the ECOWAS Summit originally scheduled for June in Freetown, citing the need to complete Sierra Leone’s new $124 million international conference centre in Lungi. The project, one of the largest single infrastructure undertakings of his administration, is expected to transform the country’s capacity to host high‑level global events.