Ahmed Mackie trading as MACCEM (Mackie Cement) is under pressure not to sell a bag of imported cement above Le75,000 a bag because of the incentives his company enjoys in the importation of the commodity. MACCEM and Dangote enjoy special incentives from the Government in the importation of cement. Both companies are exempt from paying 15% GST on imported cement. …

By Mahmud Tim Kargbo. Since Independence, commodity trading in the country has primarily being in the hands of a cartel. Successive governments have failed to enact policies to disempower or dismantle this cartel. In countries with the absent of these exploitative cartels, prices are determined by demand and supply, for Sierra Leone this is not the case. The primary determinant …

Ahead of the new Technical University status, the Milton Margai Technical University (MMTU) on Monday 13th September 2021 commenced the training of staff members in Information Communication Technology (ICT) at the Blue Crest College at Wilkinson Road in Freetown at which event Dr. Josephus Brima, Chief Technical and Higher Education Officer in the Ministry of Technical and Higher Education (MTHE) …

By EU Communications. The new Head of European Union Delegation to Sierra Leone, Ambassador Manuel Muller has reaffirmed the EU’s commitment to support the education sector to help develop the country’s human capital potentials. Ambassador Muller joined his Excellency President Julius Maada Bio, government officials, development partners and other dignitaries on Friday 10th September 2021, to commission the newly constructed …

By: Austine Luseni. The Sierra Leone People’s Party Southern Regional Chairman, Alhaji Kanja Sesay, yesterday took Babadi Kamara on a short tour of the site where the new SLPP Regional Office is being constructed. Mr. Kamara was at the SLPP Regional Office to get first-hand information of party activities, interface with stakeholders and grassroots and assess possible areas that require …

By Jane B. Mansaray. Dr. Cyprain Okoro, a foreign Medical Doctor and a Gynaecologist in Freetown has been reportedly duped the sum of Le54,400,000 (Fifty four Million four hundred thousand Leones) by one Mr. Michael Tobbie another foreign national resident in Sierra Leone. The matter is presently before Magistrate Mark Ngegba of Pademba Road Court No.2 in Freetown for hearing. …

The Vice President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh in collaboration with the ECOWAS Commission yesterday officially launched the National Early Warning and Response Mechanism Coordinating Centre (NEWRMC) – Sierra Leone at State House in Freetown. The centre will serve as an observation and monitoring tool to collect and analyse data to help mitigate threats to …

The new Head of European Union Delegation to Sierra Leone, Manuel Müller presented his letters of credence to President Dr. Julius Maada Bio, in a ceremony at State House on Tuesday, 7 September 2021. President Bio said that the EU is a strong partner of Sierra Leone, and Sierra Leone is deeply grateful for the EU’s longstanding support to the …

The Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security Dr. Abu Bakarr Karim and the Ambassador of Sierra Leone to the People’s Republic of China, His Excellency Ernest Mbaimba Ndomahina have, both participated at the ‘Vietnam-Africa Agriculture Cooperation’ held in Vietnam aimed at enhancing Connectivity and Ensuring Sustainable Development. The audio-visual conference came about as a result of a similar one …

By Mohamed Fofanah. Leading oil marketing company, National Petroleum (NP-SL) Limited Saturday commissioned a new filling station outlet in Mattru Jong, Bonthe district as part of efforts to ensure that the company’s petroleum products are accessible across the nook and cranny of the country. Speaking in Mattru town, the Proprietor of the new filling station, Mustapha Kallon, expressed optimism for …