The death is announced of CLAUDIA LAURETTA BINTU ALLEN, formally of 17 Lower Congo Water Wellington.Which sad event took place on Thursday 4th June, 2026.Age: 45 years old. Funeral and Communion will lake place on 17th June, 2026.At the Ebenezer Methodist Church Circular Road.At 2:00pmInterment at the Kissy Road Cemetery. Sympathizers may call on 077278149/…
OBITUARY ANNOUNCEMENT .. It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Hon. Minkailu Mansaray, National Chairman of the All People’s Congress (APC), who departed this life on Monday 15th June, 2026. Hon. Mansaray’s passing is a great loss not only to the APC family but also to Sierra Leone’s political community. Throughout…
By: Saidu Jalloh, Daily Scope What began as a five-hectare maize plot has grown into one of Sierra Leone’s standout youth-led agribusinesses, with Computer Science student Sherilyn Cowan now cultivating 150 hectares and employing more than 200 young people. Cowan, who has balanced her studies with maize farming for five years, supplies a critical input…
By: Saidu Jalloh, Daily Scope What began as a five-hectare maize plot has grown into one of Sierra Leone’s standout youth-led agribusinesses, with Computer Science student Sherilyn Cowan now cultivating 150 hectares and employing more than 200 young people. Cowan, who has balanced her studies with maize farming for five years, supplies a critical input…
By: Saidu Jalloh, Daily Scope The Deputy Speaker Hon. Ibrahim Tawa Conteh has called on Sierra Leone to elect a woman to the presidency, arguing that 65 years of male-dominated leadership has produced the same results while sidelining half the population. Speaking on women’s participation in governance, Conteh said the country can no longer afford…
By Saidu Jalloh, Daily Scope A Chinese national employed at KK Company in Mile Six will be repatriated after the Ministry of Employment, Labour and Social Security confirmed he kicked a Sierra Leonean factory worker accused of stealing drinks, with a lifetime ban imposed on his return. The Ministry announced the outcome Tuesday 16 June…
By: Kadijatu Bangura, Daily Scope The National Disaster Management Agency has ordered an inter-agency investigation after a fourth fire in five months ripped through Nyapui School for Girls, destroying its main administrative block and fueling suspicion that the outbreaks are not accidental. NDMA Director General John Vandy Rogers led senior officials to the school on…
By Saidu Jalloh, reporter D.S Minister of Planning and Economic Development Kenyeh Barlay has called for expanded technical training and new partnerships with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) during a courtesy meeting with its new Resident Representative in Freetown, Sierra Leone, on Tuesday, 17 June 2026. Barlay hosted Mr. Satoru Matsuyama at the Ministry’s…
By: Kadijatu Bangura, Reporter D.S More than 300 Sierra Leoneans are now seeking new employment in Freetown, Sierra Leone, on Monday, 14th June 2026, after the departure of the hospital ship Global Mercy, which concluded its three-year humanitarian mission in the country. The 311 Day Crew members, trained across multiple disciplines while serving aboard the…
By: Joseph Momoh, Reporter Sierra Leone has requested technical and financial support from the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Geneva, Switzerland, on Friday, 12 June 2026, to conduct a national Labour Force Survey and to formalize its Social Dialogue Forum as a permanent tripartite platform. The request was made by Minister of Employment, Labour and…
