By Joseph Momoh, D.S. Sierra Leone’s exports have climbed more than 21% in two years, with the trade deficit cut in half, Minister of Trade and Industry Alpha Ibrahim Sesay told investors and policymakers at the Civic Day London Edition Conference held at Westminster Chapel. Sesay said exports rose from $1.33 billion in 2023 to…
By Kadijatu Bangura, D.S. Sierra Leone’s push to modernize farming and tackle unemployment received a major lift Thursday as the World Bank approved a $40 million grant to overhaul key agricultural value chains and help create at least 35,000 new jobs. The funding, issued through the International Development Association on 18 June 2026, will launch…
By Joseph Momoh, Reporter D.S Twenty-five Family Support Unit officers from 10 divisions have completed a two-day training aimed at improving case management and survivor support in sexual and gender-based violence investigations across the Western Area. The sessions, held June 18 and 19 at Twin Hall in Hastings, formed part of the Strengthening Behavioural Change…
By Kadijatu Bangura, Reporter D.S The Government of Sierra Leone has transferred a third batch of more than 50 people battling substance abuse from the Eastern Region to the Daru Rehabilitation Centre, expanding a national drive to curb drug addiction and reintegrate affected youths. The Ministry of Social Welfare, working with the National Public Health…
By Saidu Jalloh, Reporter D.S The Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency convened entrepreneurs, farmers, students, and local leaders in Port Loko on Sunday to promote climate-resilient business practices ahead of World Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day 2026. Held at the New Auditorium of Ernest Bai Koroma University of Science and Technology under the…
By Joseph Momoh, Reporter D.S The Parliamentary Committee on Technical and Higher Education, chaired by Hon. Joseph Williams Lamin, on Friday, 19th June 2026, declared that the suspension of the Vice Chancellor and Principal of Milton Margai Technical University, Professor Philip John Kanu, was illegal and recommended his immediate resumption of duty. This followed an…
By Daily Scope Staff Reporter The Sierra Leone Police Hospital commissioned its first modern blood bank and dental clinic Thursday, marking a major expansion of medical services for officers and their families nationwide. The new units are designed to improve blood supply management and oral healthcare for police personnel and dependants, officials said at the…
By Kadijatu Bangura, Reporter D.S The High Court has handed a 130-year prison sentence to a South African woman convicted of trafficking cocaine through Freetown International Airport, in one of the heaviest drug penalties issued this year. Justice Andrew S.C. Johnson delivered the sentence against 37-year-old Asandra Denise on five counts related to the unlawful…
By Joseph Momoh, Reporter D.S A $10 million financing agreement signed this week will increase the country’s subscribed share capital in Shelter Afrique Development Bank, deepening its role in regional housing and infrastructure finance. Finance Minister Sheku Ahmed Fantamadi Bangura finalized the deal with Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa President Abdullah KH Almusaibeeh…
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…
