Emiola Osifeso United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe and United States Attorney Jason A. Reding Quiñones announce the unsealing of an indictment charging Luis Raul Gonzalez-Pardo Rodriguez (64, Cuba) with fraud and misuse of visa, permits, and other documents, and making a false statement to a federal agency. If convicted on all counts, Gonzalez-Pardo Rodriguez faces a maximum penalty…
Emiola Osifeso Sierra Leone has reached a settlement in principle with U.S. law firm Jenner & Block, bringing an end to a protracted legal battle over more than $8 million in allegedly unpaid fees. The development was disclosed on Thursday by U.S. Magistrate Judge G. Michael Harvey in Washington, D.C., through a brief order confirming that both sides had…
By Emiola Osifeso A new World Bank World Economic Report has revealed that Sierra Leone lost an estimated $24.7 million over the last three years due to widespread financial leakages linked to transit bank frauds, unpaid tax arrears, contract non-compliance, and weak institutional oversight. According to the report, the losses reflect a troubling pattern of systemic inefficiencies and persistent…
By Emiola Osifeso The United Nations Security Council will, on Tuesday morning November 11th, hold an open briefing and closed-door consultations on the situation in South Sudan and the work of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, is expected to brief on the Secretary-General’s latest 90-day report, which was circulated to…
Numerous communities across Sierra Leone’s Western Area have been plunged into darkness following multiple major technical faults on the national distribution network, the Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority (EDSA) announced late on Saturday, November 8, 2025. According to EDSA, the widespread power failure is not due to generation shortages, but directly linked to extensive sectional damages within the distribution…
The Netherlands’ caretaker Minister of Justice, Foort van Oosten, is preparing to travel to Sierra Leone in the coming days to raise direct pressure on the West African nation over the extradition of convicted Dutch drug trafficker, Jos Leijdekkers, popularly known as “Bolle Jos.” Dutch authorities have grown increasingly impatient, accusing Sierra Leone of dragging its feet despite the…
