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 …

In an exclusive interview with the Expo Magazine, the Director General of NCRA has disclosed that, the new ECOWAS Identity Card that is about to be launched next week by His Excellency President Brig. (Rtd) Julius Maada Bio “Will enhance free movement of ECOWAS citizens within the ECOWAS region”. Mr. Mohamed Massaquoi noted that once you have the ECOWAS ID …

Sierra Leone’s former Ambassador to the Republic of South Korea, Omrie Michael Golley has formally declared his intention to contest for the flag-bearer position of the main opposition All People’s Congress (APC) ahead of the party’s primaries in preparation for the country’s June 2023 general elections. “I stand before you to announce that the time has come for me to …

𝐁𝐲 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐞 𝐁. 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐲. The application for an enlargement of time into the lower level elections of the main opposition All Peoples Congress (APC) has been adjourned on notice to be served for ruling. The Transitional Interim Management Committee (TIMC) Chairman, Lawyer Ibrahim Sorie in charge of the conduct of the APC lower level elections sought for an extension of …

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 …

A strongman of the main opposition APC party in Tonkolili district, Alusine Abdulai Sesay, has tendered his letter of resignation from the party effective 20th December, 2022. He plans to join the ruling SLPP. Before his resignation, Mr. Sesay held several positions in the APC party including District Youth Leader and Assistant Secretary of the party in Tonkolili district. Between …

By Jane B. Mansaray. Woman High Court Judge, Justice Amy Wright has admonished and pleaded with a jury panel that are before her to start off on a good footing in this new year of 2023. The Judge made the plea yesterday, while sitting on criminal matters in one of the court rooms at the main High Court of Law …

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 …

𝐁𝐲 𝐒𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐚. As the country prepares for the June 2023 elections, the main opposition APC party is on the brink of collapse as a result of a leadership tussle. The party has been unable to preside over lower-level elections. Time is running out. The disunity within the party is uncontrollable. President Brig. (Rtd) Julius Maada Bio is doing everything …

𝐁𝐲 𝐒𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐚. Since President Brig. (Rtd) Julius Maada Bio came to power in April 2018, he has been very busy talking to genuine foreign investors to come to Sierra Leone and invest in the mining, agriculture, fisheries and other sectors. The President’s personal credibility is now a huge collateral for Sierra Leone. For the first time in the history …