By Mahmud Tim Kargbo. Since Independence, commodity trading in the country has primarily being in the hands of a cartel. Successive governments have failed to enact policies to disempower or dismantle this cartel. In countries with the absent of these exploitative cartels, prices are determined by demand and supply, for Sierra Leone this is not the case. The primary determinant …

By Mohamed Fofanah. Leading oil marketing company, National Petroleum (NP-SL) Limited Saturday commissioned a new filling station outlet in Mattru Jong, Bonthe district as part of efforts to ensure that the company’s petroleum products are accessible across the nook and cranny of the country. Speaking in Mattru town, the Proprietor of the new filling station, Mustapha Kallon, expressed optimism for …

Well-known Politician and Businessman, Alhaji Musa Tarawally has established an ultra-modern garments manufacturing factory along Wilkinson Road in the West end of Freetown. Trading as TEES (Truly Excellent and Exclusive Services), Musa Tarawally intends to employ about 250 people when the garments manufacturing factory becomes fully operational by next month. Experts from India and Pakistan are currently assembling the sewing …

The Government of Sierra Leone through the Ministry of Trade and Industry and the Attorney General’s office has reclaimed properties belonging to the defunct Sierra Leone Petroleum Refinery Company at Kissy. Speaking to Global Times recently, the Minister of Trade and Industry Dr. Edward Hinga Sandy said that, “Prior to the coming of the Bio administration to office in April …

Kono District is most synonymous with mining than perhaps any other place in Sierra Leone. The soils of Kono are home to some of the country’s previous minerals, like diamond, gold, bauxite, iron ore, etc. However, this is the first time Coltan mining is going to be commenced in the district by the Pan African Rare Metals Mining Company. Coltan …

The industrial sector has been dormant for decades due to several unfortunate reasons, but it is getting back on its feet under the New Direction Government of President Dr Julius Maada Bio. According to the Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr. Edward Hinga Sandy, the contribution from the industrial sector in Sierra Leone according to a recent World Bank Report …

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Monday 30 August 2021  – Authorities in the United Arab Emirates, UAE, have announced the resumption of entry to travelers with tourist visas from all countries, including Sierra Leone and many others, who were suspended as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. A joint statement issued by The Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship (ICA) and …

By Mohamed Fofanah.                                                                                                  The leading betting company in Sierra Leone, Mercury International …

By Sorie Fofana. The price of some essential commodities like rice, cement and iron rod has increased rapidly over the past two weeks. A spokesman for the Ministry of Trade and Industry, Emmanuel Konjor, attributed the rapid price increase to the increase in freight cost in the international market. In the case of imported cement, there are two well-known importers …

The Honourable Vice President, Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh yesterday paid a working visit to the Kissy Oil Terminal to engage Oil Marketing Companies and assess ongoing renovation work in the various sites of NP (SL), APP and Total. The Vice President visited all the sites and had fruitful discussions with the companies. He used the occasion to encourage the Oil …