The general public is informed that the Ministry of Finance, in collaboration with the Ministry of Energy and Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority (EDSA). engaged the management of Karpowership ío resolve the current energy challenge in Freetown on Thursday, 25th April 2024. Following these negotiations, the Ministry of Finance has paid Us$ 17m to the Karpowership to reduce outstanding obligations. …

At least, two government contractors have complained bitterly that, payment order issued to them by the Ministry of Finance, through the Accountant General’s Department, have been declined by the Bank of Sierra Leone. One of the contractors told the Global Times yesterday that, the payment order was issued to him since January this year. “I am surprised that, a payment …

There is a growing consensus in the House of Parliament against the widely reported unsolicited takeover bid for Sierra Rutile Limited by Craig Dean trading as PRM Services. Senior ruling party and opposition Members of Parliament are all implacably opposed to any form of monopoly in the mining sector. A senior ruling party member of Parliament yesterday informed the Global …

Sierra Leone will play host to the West Africa Telecommunications Regulatory Assembly or WATRA on March 19 to 22, 2024. WATRA was established in November 2004 and is responsible for working with the telecommunications regulators of all 16 member states of ECOWAS to promote the adoption of regulations that stimulate economic growth through telecoms, deliver more affordable telecoms services to …

In a landmark move set to reshape the landscape of the mining and shipping industries in West Africa, COSCO SHIPPING BULK CO., LTD, CTC Mining (SL) LIMITED, and BAOMETAL MINERALS INTERNATIONAL TRADE LTD have announced their partnership in the ambitious CTC Port Loko Port Project. This tripartite agreement marks a significant milestone in the development of mineral resources and infrastructure …

Recently, the Minister of Energy, Alhaji Dr Kanja Sesay disclosed that he had directed EDSA to fully launch a nationwide operation on checking the appropriateness of electricity installations with the key focus on combating illegal abstraction of electricity. Addressing a news conference in Freetown, Alhaji Dr. Kanja Sesay said that this time, EDSA is going to implement non-traditional methods which …

The local representative of Karpowership in Sierra Leone has confirmed that, the head office in Turkey, has taken the “painful but necessary decision” to scale down electricity supply to the country’s main grid from 65MW to 5MW due mainly to the Government of Sierra Leone’s failure to meet payment obligation to the company. In November 2023, the Minister of Finance, …

𝐁𝐲 𝐇𝐚𝐣𝐚 𝐀𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐚 𝐊𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐚. The Director General of the Sierra Leone Local Content Agency Fodeba Daboh has received the “Most Outstanding Local Content Agency Across Africa Award 2024 from African Governance Committee Conference in Mauritius. This award identifies and publicly recognizes sovereign institutions from all across Africa and multilateral institutions active across the continent that have made exemplary contributions to …

The All Petroleum Products Sierra Leone (APP-SL) has taken the driving seat to supply our sister country Guinea with fast, large and high quality petroleum products to ease the fuel problem the Guineans are faced with since the fire disaster that burnt down their fuel distribution facility in Conakry in December last year. Speaking to the Global Times, Nfa Amara …

By Amin Kef (Ranger). In the wake of the 2022 Audit Report released by the Audit Service Sierra Leone (ASSL), the Gento Group of Companies, led by CEO Mohamed Gento Kamara, vehemently denies accusations of receiving double payment for the Waterloo Township Roads Contract. The audit report, which raised concerns over the handling of funds in the $42,782,727 contract with …