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By: Edrie Caleb John  On Wednesday, September 11, 2024, Magistrate Santigie at Court No 2, Pademba Road, sentenced a driver, Alhaji Conteh, to three years and six months imprisonment at the Male Correctional Centre for stealing a Four Runner Jeep. The case, between the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and Alhaji Conteh and others, saw…

By: Abass Conteh Education (MBSSE), is engaging the public on the implications of the 2023 Education Act. The new legislation introduces reforms to strengthen the education system, including a unique student ID number and compulsory foundational learning. Alphonso Manley, National Coordinator of the Civil Rights Coalition, outlined the outreach campaign’s key aspects to Daily Scope…

The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt to Sierra Leone, His Excellency Ambassador Sheriff Ahmed Mohamed Rifaat, paid a farewell courtesy visit to President Julius Maada Bio at State House on Tuesday, September 10, 2024. Ambassador Rifaat assured President Bio and the people of Sierra Leone of a strengthened bilateral relationship between Egypt and…

By: Saidu Jalloh The Ministry of Local Government and Community Affairs, in partnership with the Electoral Commission Sierra Leone (ECSL), has announced key dates for the upcoming paramount chieftaincy elections in Perri and Barrie Chiefdoms, Pujehun District. Perri Chiefdom will hold its Declaration of Rights on September 16, 2024, followed by polling day on October…

By: Lucinda J. Smith The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) license to JM Mining Company Limited for its gold mining project in the Kambui Hills, Kenema District. The license, approved on September 4, 2024, marks a significant development in the region’s mining activities, long awaited by the local community….

By: Tommy Sidikie  Ministry of Finance Launches New Financing StrategyThe Ministry of Finance yesterday, Monday, September 9, 2024, launched a new disaster risk financing strategy aimed at protecting the economy from the impacts of natural disasters.Speaking at the launch, Dr. Alaskan Mansaray, Director of the Fiscal Risk Management Division, said the strategy would improve financial…

By: Saidu Jalloh The National Commission for Social Action (NaCSA) has honoured its newly hired staff members, led by Commissioner Ambassador Ernest Mbaimba Ndomahina, as part of the Commission’s ongoing rebranding strategy, known as Ndomahinalization. This strategy aims to strengthen systems, processes, and procedures to ensure the efficient and effective implementation of community development projects….

By: Tommy Sidikie Kamakwie, Sierra Leone – A retired Dental Officer, John Kabba Dumbuya, aged seventy, has been taken into custody by law enforcement authorities after sharing a viral video containing false allegations that his 110-year-old bedridden mother was gang-raped. In the video, Dumbuya, visibly distressed, translates his mother’s statements from Limba to English, claiming…

By: Elizabeth A. Kaine President Dr. Julius Maada Bio has announced that Sierra Leone will conduct a nationwide Population and Housing Census (PHC) from December 2 to 15, 2025. This census will provide essential data for implementing the country’s development plans and assessing progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals. President Bio emphasized that the…

By: Lucinda J. Smith On Monday, September 9, 2024, a new witness testified in the ongoing diamond embezzlement case at Court No. 2 in Freetown, presided over by Magistrate Santigie Bangura. The witness, Albert Moikpwendor, gave an account of his involvement in the case against three accused individuals. Moikpwendor, a businessman with ten years of…