A female woodworker, N’Yillah Elizabeth Cawray, 21, won NLe30 Thousand for pitching the best business idea during a prestigious pitching competition sponsored by the World Bank at the Milton Margai Technical University on Goderich Campus in Freetown. Speaking after receiving a cheque for NLe30 Thousand for the top prize on Saturday night, Cawray revealed that she started her professional trade …

𝐁𝐲 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐞 𝐁. 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐲. In a bid to reduce human interface challenges in the energy sector, the Ministry of Energy through the Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority (EDSA) has officially launched a six month pilot program in partnership with Smart Power, a private energy firm in Sierra Leone. The objective of the Smart partnership is to reduce or minimise the …

There are four main MNOs (Mobile Network Operators) in Sierra Leone. Orange (SL) Limited and Africell (SL) Limited are the largest mobile operators in the country. They are one of the biggest employers and largest tax payers in Sierra Leone. Since 2017, Mobile Network Operators in Sierra Leone have not increased their tariffs despite the cost of operation going up …

The Paramount Chiefs and Landowners of Marampa and Maforki Chiefdoms in the Port Loko district have refused to accept a new bauxite mining company in their chiefdoms. The CTC Mining (SL) Limited allegedly secured their bauxite mining concession through fictitious means. MPs are to investigate the process leading to the issuance of the bauxite mining licence to CTC Mining (SL) …

His Excellency President Dr. Julius Maada Bio yesterday officially opened the first-ever National Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship Fair in Sierra Leone at the Freetown International Conference Centre. The ceremony attracted several dignitaries from the public and private sector, senior government officials including the Honorable Vice President, Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh. Over Five Hundred (500) graduates, university students, school leavers were …

The Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs has received cross-section of participants for the Budapest-Bamako Freetown finish line RALLY at the Sierra Leone-Guinea border in Kambia. The participants were received by the Deputy Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, William I.K Robinson on behalf of the government and people of Sierra Leone. 566 participants from over 40 countries with 242 …

Some big customers of Zenith Bank (SL) Limited have been complaining bitterly about bad customer service at the highest level of the bank. Some of them have even threatened to close down their accounts and leave the bank. Some customers have complained about the way the bank is even blackmailing them by stalling their business transactions on the basis of …

By Jane B. Mansaray. Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO) Sierra Leone has, in partnership with Afrimoney launched the “Put’N Pull, Quick n’ easy” with a dial *161# for easy financial services. Delivering a statement at the launching ceremony held yesterday at GTCO, former Guaranty Trust Bank Headquarters on Wilberforce Street in Freetown, the Managing Director of GTCO Mr. Ade Adebiyi …

His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has formally launched the National Electrification Plan Digital Platform at a high-level annual ceremony, to increase clean energy supply nationwide. He urged the two-day roundtable deliberations to address the issues of supply, availability, reliability, affordability, financing, and investment in the energy sector, pointing to a few critical discussion points including financing of the …

The Criminal Investigations Department of the Sierra Leone Police are currently investigating the top management of Orange Sierra Leone for obstructing the course of justice by refusing to cooperate with the special investigating committee set up by the Government of Sierra Leone in the aftermath of the 10th August violent insurrection. Police sources have confirmed that Orange SL is refusing …