Koidu Holdings set to increase Sierra Leone’s diamond export

Approximately a year ago, Koidu Holdings announced its plan to invest an additional $200m in its Koidu Kimberlite project to unlock its full potential. The construction of a new 180 tph plant and the development of the relevant support infrastructure such as workshops, stores, training facilities, changing rooms, dining areas, clinic, office blocks, and power [...]

Sierra Leone joins The World’s Children Prize

Girl Child Network – Sierra Leone has joined 57,530 Global Friend schools comprising of 27 million students in 101 countries to vote for Anna Mollel of Tanzania, Sakeena Yacoobi of Afghanistan, and Ann Skelton of South Africa. The World’s Children Prize child jury select three final candidates for the World’s Children Prize every year that [...]

Director of Reparations spits fire

Obi Buya Kamara, Director of Reparations at the office of National Commission for Social Action (NACSA)  has vowed to make public, the list of all those that pledged during the launching of the War Victims Funds. Obi Buya Kamara said the non compliance of some respectable business companies in the country has caused a lot [...]

Dolat Ventures Inc. announces: Sierra Leone Fastest Growing Sub-Saharan African Country According to IMF

NEW YORK, NY, May 10, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) – Dolat Ventures Inc. DOLV 0.00% announced today that the fastest growing economy will be Sierra Leone, projected to grow by 35.9% according to the yearly IMF World Economic Outlook Report published in April 2012. “According to the Gemological Institute of America, demand for colored diamonds [...]

Sierra Leone gets more support from Germany

Sierra Leone Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany, H E Jongopie S. Stevens has continued to make President Koroma’s vision to transform the lives of the people a reality.  The career diplomat is not only working in the interest of Sierra Leoneans living in Germany, but also ensuring that the people in Sierra Leone [...]

ACC encourages drivers to reject corruption demands

The Regional Manager of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) North, has pleaded with drivers plying the routes in the Northern Region to reject any corrupt demands from public officers in the traffic sector, as it is an offence.  (Cross section of motor drivers at the meeting) Speaking at a sensitization meeting with drivers on Tuesday 15th [...]

As ACC awaits witness for May 21 – Sorious Samura blasts Sierra Leone

The Anti Corruption Commission’s (ACC) chief witness in the Aljazeera timber documentary trial, Sorious Samura, brandished Sierra Leone on the airwaves of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) last week (Thursday) at around 2:30 a.m. calling it fragmented along with regional links and political colours. Sorious was promoting a documentary on Rwanda and the presenter was [...]

Finance Minister launches first citizen budget

The Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Mr. Momodu Kargbo launched the first ‘Citizen Budget,’ a simplified version of the 2012 National Nudget on Thursday May 10 at the Miatta Conference Centre, Freetown. Speaking during the launch, Chairman Mr. Ambrose James said, the launching of the Citizen Budget is a milestone in the development [...]

Nasser Ayoub appeals to President Koroma

Activist and philanthropist Nasser Ayoub is appealing to President Ernest Bai Koroma to look into a new immigration law which states that naturalized citizens who want to acquire a Sierra Leonean passport must be able to pay the sum of $3,000 for the document. Ayoub says Sierra Leone will now go down in history where [...]

CARL-SL welcomes new legal aid law, urges coordinated implementation.

Freetown, May 15 2012 – The Centre for Accountability and Rule of Law (CARL) yesterday congratulated the Sierra Leone Parliament for passing one of the most progressive legal aid laws on the continent. The bill, which was unanimously passed on May 10, represents a significant step forward in improving access to justice for indigent Sierra [...]

As ACC boss exposed… DFID, others to withdraw support

It is public knowledge that the donor community has expressed concern over the alleged financial mismanagement that is going on the country’s anti graft agency, the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC).  The attention of DFID, a British NGO entrusted with directing its finances in African countries under British routine, according to a source, was drawn to [...]

President Koroma to rescue Bunumbu Teachers College in Sierra Leone

Although 12 separate development project documents were presented to the past SLPP government for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the Bunumbu Teachers College (BTC) which were all ignored, President Dr Ernest Bai Koroma has reassured the people of Bunumbu, Kpeje West Chiefdom in Kailahun District, of his government’s commitment to the rehabilitation and reconstruction of [...]

Bumban community pledge support to ACC

The people of Bumban, in the Biriwa Limba Chiefdom, Bombali District have pledged their unflinching support to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in the fight against corruption in Sierra Leone.  (Cross section of community members at the meeting) This was demonstrated at a sensitization meeting organised by ACC’s Northern Regional office on Friday 11th May 2012 [...]

President Koroma takes ICT seriously – Tarawalie tells Kigali Conference

The Deputy Minister of Information and Communications, Sheka Tarawalie, has told the International Telecommunications Union’s Annual Regional Development Forum for Africa held in Kigali, Rwanda, that “later this year, Sierra Leone will join and enjoy the benefits of the fibre optic experience as most modern nations are doing today.”  (L to R) Minister of State [...]

KPMG’s leaked report dirties SLBC

More controversy has risen on the KPMG leaked audit report following recent developments that the 65 pages report was not actually a draft but a final printout. It is said that the auditing firm did submit copies of their final printout to the Ministry of Information and Communication and the Board of the Sierra Leone [...]

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