By Lansana Fofanah. The Government of Sierra Leone on Monday, 2nd August, 2021 welcomed the first commercial flight operated by Air Senegal in the airspace of the country. Water Canon, cultural dance, formed part of the welcoming ceremony at the Lungi International Airport amidst jubilation. In his address, the Minister of Transport and Aviation, Kabineh Kallon, described the event as …

Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to Senegal, His Excellency Alhaji Brima Elvis Koroma says it is good for regional integration as Air Senegal yesterday made its their first flight to Freetown. Air Senegal is opening its new Dakar-Freetown service via Banjul, a new line that consolidates the strategic development plan aimed at linking the large cities of West Africa to Dakar. In …

The Parliamentary Oversight Committee on Information and Communications chaired by Hon. Boston Munda on Friday 25th June 2021 at the Administrative Building of Parliament engaged several service providers including mobile network operators and Internet service providers, in order to comply with the law, in lieu of tax payment to Universal Access Development Fund (UADF). In his opening statement, chairman Hon. …

Friday 11 June 2021. His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has launched the Sierra Leone Regional Rice Value Chain Project in Torma Bum, emphasising that food security is probably the most critical pillar among the human capital development priorities of the country. He told the gathering of locals, development partners and members of the Diplomatic and Consular Corps, the …

The Sierra Leone Insurance Commission, (SLICOM) has opened its regional offices in Bo and Kenema. This move is in line with the Commission’s mandate to establish its presence throughout the country. In his address, the Commissioner of SLICOM, Arthur Yaskey said that the objective of the Commission is to ensure effective administration, supervision, regulation and monitoring of the business of …

Reliable sources at NRA (National Revenue Authority) have confirmed that one of the leading MNOs (Mobile Network Operators), Orange (SL) Limited is being investigated for tax payment irregularities. A senior official at NRA confirmed that Orange SL is to pay the sum of Le98Billion in arrears to the tax authority for the past five years. In a bid to put …

By Mohamed Fofanah.                                                                   President Dr. Julius Maada Bio yesterday officially launched the first-ever nationwide Airborne Geo-Data and exhibition to primarily acquire adequate geological data that is required for profitable minerals and the optimization of benefit from mineral deposits in Sierra Leone, according to Tim Archer, Director of Reid Geophysics Limited in the UK. In 2019, the Government of Sierra Leone …

By Jane B. Mansaray.                                                                                             National Chairman of the Sierra Leone Timber Association, Mr. Mohamed Forna has warned foreign nationals dealing in the timber trade across the country to desist from illegal transactions. Mr. Forna gave the warning in an interview conducted with media practitioners. Mr. Forna stated that, as an association, they have observed that some foreign Nationals including Chinese, …

The Government of Sierra Leone and SL Mining have in a Memorandum of Understanding agreed an out-of-court settlement aimed at resolving the issues between them. This disclosure was made yesterday at a  meeting held at Tokeh Resort between the two parties. The out-of-court settlement has been done in the best interest of the company and the country as the MoU …

Koidu Limited Mining Company over the weekend paid Le 837,361,993 (eight hundred and thirty seven million three hundred and sixty one thousand nine hundred and ninety three Leones to residents of Kono through their respective authorities for community development programmes at the Tankoro Youth Center Kimbadu Kono District. The surface rent payment which is an annual event this time around   …