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 …

𝐁𝐲 𝐌𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐅𝐨𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐡. The equipment imported by a Ghanaian road construction company for the Kpetema-Mattru Jong road in the Bonthe district has been relocated from the Queen Elizabeth Quay II in Freetown to the site in Mattru Jong in Pujehun to start work in earnest. Maripoma Enterprises Limited which won the competitive bid a few months ago, imported equipment worth …

Passengers (Inbound and Outbound) passing through the Freetown International Airport at Lungi will effective 1st September, 2022 begin to pay an Airport Security Fee of US$25 each way. Government will effective tomorrow cease to pay for the security services provided at the airport for passengers. Passengers are expected to meet the cost of the said services. Since 2016, the Government …

𝐁𝐲 𝐌𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐅𝐨𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐡. The ongoing construction of the new Freetown International Airport in Lungi is expected to be completed later this year and will be open for operations early next year, according to the Chief Minister, Jacob Jusu Saffa. This is a US$270 million build, operate, and transfer project between the private Turkish SUMMA Group and the Government of Sierra …

The new Inspector General of the Sierra Leone Police, Mr. William Fayia Sellu took a tour of some major streets in the central business district (CBD) of Freetown yesterday. He was joined by senior RMFA and SLRA personnel on a visit to project sites for the fabrication & installation of Guard Rails along Sani Abacha Street and other streets within …

𝗕𝘆 𝗠𝗼𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗙𝗼𝗳𝗮𝗻𝗮.                                                                                              The Sewa Grounds Market is expected to be completed in 120 days from now including the last seven days, according to the Project Manager for the National Social Security and Insurance Trust (NASSIT), Architect Abel Onomake, following the official handing over of the project site by NASSIT to the contractors for completion. The Sewa Grounds Market is …

𝗕𝘆 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝗵𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻.   Socfin Agricultural Company Sierra Leone Limited has on Friday 19th August 2022, fully paid the sum of Le562,920 (New Leones) to land owning families of Zone “C” in Malen Chiefdom, Pujehun District in line with the lease agreements between the Lessee and the government of the Republic of Sierra Leone for the period, …

In fulfillment of its annual obligations in line with section 34(a) of the Mines and Minerals Act of 2009, the Wongor Investment and Mining Corporation Friday the 19th August paid the sum of 273 million old Leones to Nimikoro and Nimiyama Chiefdoms in Kono District. The company also paid Le 480 million Leones to the same communities as its annual …