By Saidu Jalloh, D.S The United Nations Development Programme has presented an assessment report on the capacity and service delivery of the Sierra Leone Police Family Support Unit to Inspector General of Police William Fayia Sellu, as part of efforts to improve access to justice for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence. The report was…
By Kadijatu Bangura, D.S The Youth Climate Action Accelerator has officially ended its climate action programme with a call on young people to continue and scale up climate initiatives beyond donor funding, as officials, partners, and youth groups gathered on June 29 at the Vanilla Complex in Aberdeen, Freetown, for a close-out ceremony under the…
By Joseph Momoh, D.S Two employees of Amnet Filling Station in Makeni have been remanded at the Male Correctional Centre in Freetown after appearing before Magistrate John Manso Fornah at Pademba Road Court No. 2 on charges of conspiracy to defraud and embezzlement. The accused are 47-year-old station manager Joe Menfallah and 26-year-old assistant manager…
By Joseph Momoh, D.S Sierra Leone’s Chief Justice, Hon. Justice Komba Kamanda, on Monday declared open a three-day capacity-building training for High Court judges, reaffirming the Judiciary’s commitment to independence, accountability, and a more effective justice system. Speaking at the Brookfields Hotel in Freetown, Justice Kamanda said the training forms part of ongoing efforts to…
By Kadijatu Bangura, D.S President Julius Maada Bio has handed over grant cheques to 1,000 entrepreneurs in Makeni under the National Commission for Social Action’s Productive Social Safety Nets and Youth Employment Project, in a move the Government says is aimed at boosting small businesses and youth livelihoods in the Northern Province. Each beneficiary will…
By Saidu Jalloh, Daily Scope Newspaper Persons living with disabilities in Sierra Leone are set to benefit from a new Digital Inclusion Training Centre, following a partnership between the Orange SL Foundation and ActionAid Sierra Leone. The two organizations formalized the collaboration through a Memorandum of Understanding signed in Freetown. The ceremony drew representatives from…
By Kadijatu Bangura, Daily Scope Newspaper Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to Russia, His Excellency Mohamed Yongawo, has called on 12 newly qualified medical doctors to return and apply their skills to the country’s health sector and development goals. The graduates were honoured at a farewell ceremony held at the Sierra Leone Embassy in Moscow, following the…
By Joseph Momoh, Daily Scope Newspaper The Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone has trained staff to strengthen preventive monitoring in detention facilities in line with national and international human rights standards. The virtual workshop was held on Friday in collaboration with DIGNITY and the Network of African National Human Rights Institutions. Staff from HRCSL…
By Saidu Jalloh,Daily Scope Newspaper Italian businessman Alfina Siracusa has accused Admire Bio, Dauzy Jalloh, and a Lagooda manager of involvement in an alleged gold investment fraud that left him with $260,000 in losses. Speaking to SLIK TV, Siracusa said the scheme took place in August last year. He claimed he invested $260,000 and paid…
Funeral arrangements will be announced later.Sympathizers may call on +23279274952. May her soul rest in perfect peace. The death is reported of Ms Grace Fatmata Kabba, formally of 178 Bai Bureh Road Wellington.Sunrise: 28th April, 1968.Sunset: 25th June, 2026.Age: 58 years old. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.Sympathizers may call on +23279274952. May her soul…
