Who to Call
Emergency lines and the island's key offices — with verified numbers only, and honest directions where no number could be verified.
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Emergency lines and the island's key offices — with verified numbers only, and honest directions where no number could be verified.
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Bonthe runs on a short list of places more than phone numbers — the town is walkable, and announcements travel by radio. A number appears here only when we could verify it against an official page; where we couldn't, we say where to go and who to ask instead.
Why so few numbers?
Health emergencies
117 — the Ministry of Health's national emergency health line, which routes calls to district response teams and the national ambulance service
Police
Sierra Leone's published police emergency numbers do not agree with each other — official and semi-official pages variously list 019, 999 and 112. From Bonthe, the dependable route is the police station in town; ask there or at the council for the line that currently works locally.
Bonthe Government Hospital
The district's government hospital, in town and solar-powered since late 2023. For emergencies call 117 or go directly — everything in Bonthe is within walking distance.
Bonthe Municipal Council
The mayor's office and town administration. The council has no website or published phone line — visit the council offices in person.
Radio Bontico 96.9 FM
The community radio station — the channel announcements actually reach people on. Visit the station to have a notice read out, including boat news.
Sierra Leone Maritime Administration — wharf offices
The national authority over passenger boats. Its officers at the Bonthe and Yargoi wharves record outbound passengers' names and can suspend unsafe vessels — find them at the wharf before you board, and report unsafe boats to them.
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