The CTC Mining Sierra Leone Limited (Ltd.) has successfully hauled the first consignment of 50 tons of Bauxite to Pepel Port for shipment. It could be recalled that Kingho Railway and Port (KRP), the manager and operator of the railway and Pepel Port and a subsidiary of the Leone Rock Metal Group (LRMG) on Friday 17th March 2023 signed a …

The global trend amidst multiple crises is for countries to elevate revenue mobilization efforts through reforms and legislative changes to achieve at least 18% of GDP to be able to pay for basic services of Government. The current global undeniable multiple crises include cost of food crisis, cost of fertilizer crisis, debt overhang crisis where 60% of the 74 low-income …

Family members of three Sierra Leoneans allegedly murdered by some South African security personnel employed by Marampa Mines Limited in the Port Loko district have called on the Government to set up an inquest to ascertain the cause and manner of death. The incident took place in October last year. They have questioned the autopsy report presented by Dr. Owizz …

His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio will tomorrow officially commission the brand new Freetown International Airport at Lungi. The brand new airport was constructed by Summa Group of Turkey on a Build Operate Transfer basis. This new international airport will replace the derelict Lungi International Airport which was built by the British Colonial masters in 1945 during the Second …

𝐁𝐲 𝐇𝐚𝐣𝐚 𝐀𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐚 𝐊𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐚. The Director General of the Sierra Leone Local Content Agency, Fodeba Daboh, yesterday threatened to invoke Sections 61, 69, 70, 71 and 72 of the Local Content Act that speak of offences and penalties against sixteen multi-national companies. The companies include Leocem, Easy Solar, Hema Trading Company, Super Holdings Ltd, Orange Sierra Leone Ltd, Rainbow Paint …

Sierra Leone’s Minister of Energy, Alhaji Kanja Sesay, has told a Steering Committee on Energy that President Julius Maada Bio places a serious premium on the provision of reliable, available, sustainable and affordable electricity to the people of Sierra Leone and urged members of the multifaceted committee to positively impact energy sector reforms. “In fact, His Excellency’s emphasis on this …

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In January 2021, the Government of Sierra Leone signed a lease agreement with the Chinese Iron Ore miner, Kingho Railway and Port Company Limited to use, manage, maintenance and rehabilitate the Railway and Port between Tonkolili and Pepel at Port Loko district for a period of two years with an option to terminate after the end of the two years …

It has been confirmed that, Kingho Railway and Port Company Limited has embarked on legal action against the Government of Sierra Leone for issuing a termination notice to them relating to the use, management, maintenance and rehabilitation of the railway and port between Tonkolili and Pepel in the Port Loko District. The Lease Agreement between the Government of Sierra Leone …

Russian Bauxite miner, Vimetco, has temporarily suspended or scaled down operations for lack of sales of Bauxite in the international market which the company says “has impacted negatively on our cash flow and the company’s ability to run normal operations”. Junior employees of the company have been urged to stay at home. Their salaries for the month of January 2023 …