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By Saidu Jalloh, Reporter D.S Freetown, June 18, 2026 A digital health declaration is now compulsory for every passenger entering or leaving the country, as authorities roll out tighter disease surveillance at all ports of entry. The Ministry of Health and the National Public Health Agency issued the directive Wednesday, requiring travelers to complete a…

By Joseph Momoh, Reporter D.S Police in Kenema District have arrested a man accused of trying to sell his younger brother, following a tip-off that led to his interception at a major checkpoint. The suspect allegedly transported his brother, identified only as Gbesseh, from Nyandiama to Njama Village. According to a video circulating online and…

By Kadijatu Bangura, Reporter D.S Sierra Leone Association of Journalists President Alhaji Manika Kamara has pushed back against criticism of the body’s annual government subvention, telling members that public funding will not blunt the press’s watchdog role. “Let me state clearly that this support is neither unusual nor a compromise of our independence,” Kamara said…

By Saidu Jalloh, Reporter D.S The Deputy Mines Minister Umaru Napoleon Koroma used recent mining reforms as a live case study during a specialist session on international arbitration, arguing that legal and regulatory changes are key to attracting responsible investment and settling disputes. Koroma addressed 30 legal practitioners from 25 African countries at the Africa…

By Joseph Momoh reporter D.S The Sierra Leone Immigration Service has presented its 2026-2030 Strategic Plan to the United Nations Development Programme, calling for funding and technical partnership while pushing for sole legal authority over border management. The proposal was tabled Tuesday during a high-level meeting at the UNDP Hall in Freetown, where Chief Immigration…

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…