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…
By: Joseph Momoh, Reporter DS The West Africa Integration and Investment Summit (WAIIS) received a major boost in Abuja, Nigeria, on Sunday, 14 June 2026, after prominent African businessman and philanthropist Tony Elumelu pledged his support for the initiative during high-level talks with Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio, who currently chairs ECOWAS. Elumelu committed…
By Kadijatu Bangura, Daily Scope ReporterParliament, 10 June 2026 – The Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone has described enforcement of the country’s Sexual Offences Law as only “partially effective,” warning that weak implementation is undermining justice for survivors despite years of legal and institutional reforms. HRCSL presented its 2020–2024 Status Report to Parliament on…
By Joseph Momoh, Daily Scope Reporter Bo residents can now access passport and immigration services locally after the Sierra Leone Immigration Department officially launched its decentralised office in the Southern Region this week. The Bo rollout follows successful launches in Kenema and Makeni and forms part of Chief Immigration Officer Dr. Moses Tiffa Baio’s plan…
