Author: Truth Media

The Media Initiative for Climate Change and the Environment (MICCE), in partnership with the Freetown City Council (FCC), the Western Area District Council (WADC), and Land for Life Sierra Leone, on 30 June hosted the Clean Freetown Campaign Symposium under the theme, “Towards Effective Land Management and Sustainable Urban Planning for a Cleaner and Healthier Freetown,” at the Freetown City Council Hall in Freetown.

Sierra Leone’s Commissioner of Labour and his enforcement team have intercepted more than ten Chinese nationals at the Mambudu Checkpoint in Kono District during a nationwide compliance drive to enforce the Unified Work and Residence Permit regime.

Following torrential rains that battered Accra on June 29, causing widespread destruction across several communities, the Sierra Leone High Commission in Ghana has moved swiftly to ensure the safety of Sierra Leonean nationals living in the city.

President Julius Maada Bio has announced plans to increase electricity generation from the Bumbuna Hydroelectric Power Station by an additional 50 megawatts, describing the move as part of government’s efforts to improve the country’s electricity supply.

Sierra Leone has been ranked among the fastest-growing tourism destinations in West Africa, recording a 23 percent increase in aviation passenger arrivals during the first quarter of 2026, according to the latest global Tourism Watch: June 2026 report.