Christa Gail Pike, the only woman on Tennessee’s death row, has survived the state’s attempt to execute her by lethal injection after officials administered two doses of the execution drug but failed to cause her death. Pike, 50, was taken to an off-site medical facility following the failed execution at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville, according to…
70 personnel of the Freetown City Council (FCC) Metropolitan Police Force have officially passed out after successfully completing a six-week intensive training programme at the Sierra Leone Peacekeeping and Law Enforcement Academy (SILEA) in Hastings. The graduation ceremony, held at the Academy’s parade ground, marked the end of a rigorous programme aimed at equipping the officers with the knowledge,…
Liberia is turning to Sierra Leone for guidance as it advances plans to establish a War and Economic Crimes Court, with a high-level delegation holding talks with senior members of the Sierra Leone Judiciary in Freetown on Wednesday. The Liberian team met Court of Appeal Justices who received them on behalf of Chief Justice Komba Kamanda. Justice Jamesina E.L….
The Union of Academic Staff Associations (UASA) has resolved to continue its nationwide industrial action across all public tertiary institutions until government addresses its demand for a 100% salary increase and full implementation of the 2026–2028 Harmonised Conditions of Service. The decision was taken on Monday, 29th September 2026, during a meeting of Presidents and Secretaries of UASA’s seven…
The execution of Christa Gail Pike, the only woman on Tennessee’s death row, was halted on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, less than an hour before she was scheduled to be put to death by lethal injection, after the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued a temporary stay in the case. Pike, 50, had been scheduled…
The cost of living is rising again for Sierra Leoneans after annual inflation climbed to 15.66 percent in August 2026, up from 14.89 percent in July, according to the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) report released by Statistics Sierra Leone (Stats SL). This is a 0.77 percentage point increase in the year-on-year rate, but the month-on-month picture is more…
