Public Review Newpapers will never sit or remain reticent and allow noise pollution to consume our people in Freetown. In that note, Public Review is very concerned about the Noise pollution in Freetown. Noise pollution is becoming unbecoming, making it an unnoticed threat. Indeed, it is very parlous to almost all works of lives especially on human health. But first, one may pause to ask what noise pollution is? According to EPA: “Noise pollution is usually defined as unwanted or disturbing sound that intrudes into a place where the sound is unwanted…” So now that you have gotten an iota definition of noise pollution, one may also attempt to ask how noise pollution affects us. Decades over decades, several politicians (especially mayors) and other Sierra Leoneans have said so lot about the noise pollution in Sierra Leone particularly in Freetown. Meanwhile, many promised to solve the issue of noise pollution. For instance, very recently, the mayoral candidate for NDA political party has also vowed to totally put an end to noise pollution in Freetown if he would have won the mayoral seat.   Sadly, anyone who lives adjacent to a neighbor or church where boisterous all night prayer sessions are the norm, more than likely knows what it is like to be denied a good night’s sleep. But, of all this pain nobody seems to care. Why? Invariably, those who talk about noise pollution are referring to high noise levels coming from industrial plants such sounds could be caused either by machinery or a generator in separation. Because of this, most industrial or manufacturing plants are situated away from the capital cities. For instance, Wellington Industrial Estate was situated at outskirts of Freetown for just such a reason. Many Sierra Leoneans (especially the illiterate) may ask are there laws that prohibit noise pollution? YES, AS A COUNTRY WE HAVE LAWS THAT STRONGLY PROHIBIT NOISE POLLUTION. In nexus to the aforesaid assertion, the Public Order Act of 1965 it states:  “It shall be unlawful for persons to assemble and remain in any street or public place or in any house, outhouse, building, shed, yard or other place, beating any drum, going, tom-tom or other such instrument, or dancing thereto, before the hour of four in the afternoon, or after the hour of nine in the evening.” Moreover, in nexus to the foregoing, if only the above law is followed to the letter, chances are Sierra Leone should have been free from noise pollution. But, apart from the above law, what about the Bo City Council what are they doing to clamp down this menace? With the enforcement having flunked over the last decades to ensure that status quo is respected and maintained. Especially this season, in the case of Makone, some places like the churches are just as culpable as the nightclubs of being as loud possible. You are there to worship, but that does not mean you should disturb the fine and peaceful night sleep of others. This medium is in full confidence to say that even the bible does not permit such disturbance. But, you may attempt to ask, a little loud music never killed anybody, right? In addition, aside from the obvious irritation, studies or organizations like World Health Organization (WHO) have vividly shown that noise pollution can easily raise our risk of serious health conditions including heart disease. In nexus to the above, according to WHO: “ Sudden and unexpected noise has been observed to produced marked changes in the body, such as increased blood pressure, increased heart rate, to name but a few.” Apart from that, Public Review is also on the view that, loud noise has great tendency to enable young people to be unproductive in their daily task because they don’t sleep at night as long as they should. For students/ school going pupils, it means they never have a quiet time in which to study and prepare for their exams at home in the evenings. In that note, Public Review has seen why academic excellence is no more breathing in Sierra Leone. Yes, today everyone is complaining that students/ school pupils are not performing well in their academic work as they should; the hard fact is that some students/ pupils live in neighborhoods that are so highly polluted with noise that there is no way they can put huge focus on their studies. Honestly, it is arduous to fathom and imagine a child or student who resides adjacent to a bar or nightclub that is on full blast of music for most of the day and night, doing excellently in their academic work. This is sad for our nation!!!  In the same vein, just visit any one of our MDAs at the afternoon and chances are you will surely see some officers nodding at their desks or even in profound sleep. Yes, the cause might be that they were not allowed their full night sleep as a result of noise pollution. We in this medium has observed that, on the side of unemployed and uneducated youths, the night clubs are a training ground for all kinds of nefarious and callous acts. Sadly, they spend all their time around these places all night, to smoke, to drink and to take harmful drugs like ‘kush’ and to a greater extend they also go to these places to form cliques and gangs.  Uncontrolled and sustained loud music at night also encourages crime as thieves can easily break into people’s doors/ houses without hearing them. Indeed, incidents have been reported of people finding their premises broken into at the time when music was at its loudest point. In some places like Moyeaba and Black Hall Road where they have this program called ‘happy hour’ music is played all Saturday night until eight or nine on Sunday. WHY?  Vividly, the Public Order Act of 1965 categorically spells that: “It shall be unlawful for any person except with the permission of the Commissioner of Police, first had and obtained,