Author: Truth Media

The Sierra Leone Ports and Harbours Authority (SLPHA) has reaffirmed its commitment to strict port security and cooperation with international investigations following preliminary findings into the vessel MV Acronian.

For decades, Sierra Leone’s mining wealth has stood in stark contrast to the poverty of its mining communities. In Kono, Tonkolili, Port Loko and other mineral‑rich districts, citizens have watched trucks haul away resources while schools, healthcare and infrastructure remain underdeveloped.

Sierra Leone’s Transnational Organised Crime Unit (TOCU) has confirmed that the vessel intercepted by Spanish authorities last month did depart Freetown, but stressed that no illegal cargo left the country’s shores.

The first set of nine third-party nationals who arrived at Freetown International Airport today are being housed at a hotel in Lungi, our sources have confirmed.

Traders at the Sewa Grounds Market say their prolonged inability to access the newly constructed market facility is exposing them to devastating financial and environmental hardships. Many traders, who currently operate in temporary and vulnerable spaces, fear that continued delays will lead to further destruction of goods, reduced sales, and worsening economic struggles.