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…
By Joseph Momoh, Reporter D.S Police in Kenema District have arrested a man accused of trying to sell his younger brother, following a tip-off that led to his interception at a major checkpoint. The suspect allegedly transported his brother, identified only as Gbesseh, from Nyandiama to Njama Village. According to a video circulating online and…
By Kadijatu Bangura, Reporter D.S Sierra Leone Association of Journalists President Alhaji Manika Kamara has pushed back against criticism of the body’s annual government subvention, telling members that public funding will not blunt the press’s watchdog role. “Let me state clearly that this support is neither unusual nor a compromise of our independence,” Kamara said…
By Saidu Jalloh, Reporter D.S The Deputy Mines Minister Umaru Napoleon Koroma used recent mining reforms as a live case study during a specialist session on international arbitration, arguing that legal and regulatory changes are key to attracting responsible investment and settling disputes. Koroma addressed 30 legal practitioners from 25 African countries at the Africa…
By Joseph Momoh reporter D.S The Sierra Leone Immigration Service has presented its 2026-2030 Strategic Plan to the United Nations Development Programme, calling for funding and technical partnership while pushing for sole legal authority over border management. The proposal was tabled Tuesday during a high-level meeting at the UNDP Hall in Freetown, where Chief Immigration…
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 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…
