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By Joseph Momoh, Reporter, D.S Sierra Leone’s revised Child Rights Act will not criminalize Female Genital Mutilation for girls under 18 after Parliament struck out the proposed clause during final amendments. Gender and Children’s Affairs Minister Dr. Isata Mahoi confirmed the development Tuesday at the government’s weekly press briefing at Miatta Civic Centre. She said…

By: Saidu Jalloh, Daily Scope Reporter The National Public Procurement Authority and the Sierra Leone Roads Authority have carried out a joint inspection of five ongoing feeder road projects in the western peninsula of Freetown. The monitoring team, led by NPPA’s Director of Engineering Ing. Sheku Leeid Sheriff, visited sites at Murray Town, Sugar Land,…

By: Joseph Momoh, Daily Scope Reporter The Ministry of Lands, Housing and Country Planning has ramped up community sensitization in Bekeh Loko Chiefdom to prepare residents for the upcoming Customary Land Registration field exercise. Over recent weeks, teams moved across the chiefdom’s four sections — Sendugu, Kondato, Sanda and Falaba — holding town hall meetings…

By: Kadijatu Bangura, Daily Scope Reporter A Guinean delegation has toured Sierra Leone’s Integrated Homegrown School Feeding Programme to gather lessons ahead of plans to launch a national feeding scheme back home. Last week, officials from Guinea’s Ministry of Education and representatives of Plan International visited schools in Port Loko and Moyamba districts, where Plan…

By: Joseph Momoh, Daily Scope Reporter Brussels is abandoning years of capacity-building for direct financial pressure. With “Bolle Jos” Leijdekkers named in the debate, the EU is signaling that aid will depend on security and legal cooperation, not promises. The European Parliament has moved from warning to action, urging the European Commission to freeze €352…

With deep sadness, we announce the passing of our Chiefdom Speaker of Kissi Tengi Chiefdom, Mr Fallah Jusu.Who sadly passed away on 7th June, 2026. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.May his soul rest in perfect peace

By Kadijatu Bangura, Daily Scope Reporter A Freetown High Court has handed down an 80-year jail term to Abdul Rahman Conteh after convicting him of possession, dealing, and selling kush, a prohibited synthetic drug. Justice Mark Ngegba of High Court No. 3 delivered the sentence on Friday, ruling that the prosecution proved all elements of…

By Kadijatu Bangura, Daily Scope Reporter The Health Minister Dr. Austin Demby has declared war on preventable maternal and child deaths, warning that Sierra Leone’s health system must deliver results at community level or face public judgment. Speaking at the Sierra Leone Medical & Dental Association Mid-Year Congress in Kenema, Dr. Demby told delegates that…

By Joseph Momoh, Daily Scope Reporter The Ministry of Technical and Higher Education, MTHE, is pushing sweeping reforms to Technical and Vocational Education and Training, TVET, as it seeks to close the skills gap and create more jobs for Sierra Leonean youth. In strategic engagements this week, MTHE officials met with the BIO VET Project,…

By Saidu Jalloh, Daily Scope Reporter Orange Sierra Leone and Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary marked World Environment Day 2026 on Friday, June 5, by planting 5,000 trees across six acres of degraded forest inside the Western Area Peninsula National Park. The reforestation drive drew government officials, environmental advocates, and over 180 Orange Sierra Leone staff, including…