The complainant in the alleged 264 carat diamond matter from Kono, Benjamin Marrer, has been accused of embezzlement and lack of transparency by his business partner and sponsor, Tom Efrati of Tomax Capital Management Incorporation based in Los Angeles, USA. The Chief Executive Officer of Tomax Capital Investment Incorporation, Tom Efrati, has written a letter of complaint against Ben Marrer …

President Julius Maada Bio on Tuesday, 8th August, 2024 held fruitful discussions with the King of England King Charles III on the upcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2024 (CHOGM) at Samoa. In a Facebook post, President Bio said. “Today, I had a productive conversation with His Majesty King Charles III, the Head of the Commonwealth, in anticipation of the …

The new European Union Ambassador to Sierra Leone Jacek Krzysztof Jankowski presented his letter of credence to President Julius Maada Bio at State House in Freetown yesterday. In a Face Book post, President Bio said, “I received letters of credence from European Union Ambassador to Sierra Leone Jacek Krzysztof Jankowski at State House. We have strong relations with the European …

𝐁𝐲 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐞 𝐁. 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐲 The Acting Chief Justice Nicholas Colin Browne-Marke has adjourned the alleged treason case between the State and the accused George Adams to the 22d October, 2024 for trial hearing. The matter came up yesterday at the High Court No. 1 before the Acting Chief Justice of Sierra Leone. George Adams is before the court with respect …

By Mohamed Fofanah saramadifofana@gmail.com The Executive Chairman of the Petroleum Regulatory Agency (PRA), Brima Baluwa Koroma yesterday announced that PRA increased domestic revenue generation between January and September 2024 with three months to the end of the year. Speaking at the quarterly media update at the British Council Building at Tower Hill in Freetown, Mr Koroma said petroleum revenues of …

Jihad Basma, the third accused in the alleged 264 carats stolen diamond case from Kono is currently being coerced into negotiating with Benjamin Marrer, his accuser. Benjamin Marrer is claiming that, Jihad Basma bought a stolen diamond from his workers in Kono. Jihad Basma has always insisted that, he did not buy the alleged 264 carats diamond from his co-defendants. …

After several notifications to regularize their mobile money operations, NaTCA (National Communications Authority) on Wednesday, 2nd October, 2024 imposed a fine of Le500M each (Old Leones) on the two biggest Mobile Network Operators Africell and Orange. The fines were imposed for the deliberate contravention of the National Communications Authority Act 2022. Both companies are deemed to be operating their mobile …

In a dramatic turn of events, Jihad Basma and two other accused persons in the alleged stolen diamond case from Kono have had their bail rescinded and ordered to be kept in custody at the Pademba Road maximum correctional centre in Freetown. They had fulfilled all bail conditions in August before they were released from custody at the Pademba Road …

𝐁𝐲 𝐒𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐚. Since President Dr Julius Maada Bio came to power in April 2018, significant reforms have taken place in the Judiciary. Magistrates and Judges no longer wait for orders from above to determine matters before them. The days when judgments and rulings of courts were dictated by State House are gone. Patriotic Sierra Leoneans are still celebrating the …

President Dr Julius Maada Bio on Friday, 27th September, 2024 lavished praises on his Vice President, Dr Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh, for having successfully led the process that earned Sierra Leone the MCC Compact. Speaking at the Fairmont Hotel in Washington DC after the formal signing ceremony of the MCC with the government of the United States, President Bio lavished praise …