Year: 2024

West Africa can feed the world – says CM Sengeh  

By Augustine Sankoh The Chief Minister of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Moinina David Sengeh has asserted that West African fish feed Asian markets, adding that with some investment and intention, West Africa can not only feed itself but also feed the world. The Chief Minister made this disclosure during the ECOWAS Investment Forum (EIF)…...

SLAJ Issues Statement on Threats Against Journalist Amadu Lamrana Bah

By Expo Times Reporter   In a recent press statement, the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) stated that it was deeply concerned about recent insults, intimidation, attacks, and threats against journalist Amadu Lamrana Bah, mainly from people believed to be supporters of the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP), and government workers. The release…...

The Rebranding of SL OIC 

By Dadson A. Musa The Opportunities Industrialization Center (OIC) which has its headquarters in Bo Southern Sierra Leone, qualified for the World Bank-funded SDF grant and has since gone about its implementation. SL OIC was founded in in 1975 (Nineteen seventy-five), and has targeted youths who have not made it to university or other higher institutions of learning. The…...

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KUSH: Admire Bio and husband in Police Net

By Sulaiman Jalloh As the fight against the deadly drug called Kush intensifies, the Sierra Leone security force has in the early hours of Thursday, April 4, 2024 raided the house of Madam Admire Bio and Husband Dauda Jalloh mile 13 based on an intelligence given to the Sierra Leone Police. According to the Director…...

NATIONAL SOCIAL SECURITY AND INSURANCE TRUST

  Invitation for Bids  Procurement Number NASSIT/PA/DCCN/NCB/GOO5/2024 Date of First Issue: 2nd April, 2024  The National Social Security and Insurance Trust has allocated funds for the Printing and Supply of Customized 2025 NASSIT Calendars & Diaries, Notepads and 2024 Christmas Cards.  The Trust now invites sealed bids from eligible suppliers for the Printing and Supply […]

THE FUTURE IS SOLAR

By Dadson A Musa   The war in Ukraine of recent and the oil cartel, OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) have held the world to ransom. The dependence on oil for energy has emboldened the OPEC countries and this has made them very rich at the expense of other countries. They control the market…...

MPs  Unravel Non-Compliance of Mining Companies  

The Parliamentary Committee on Mines and Mineral Resources chaired by the Deputy Majority Leader 2, Hon. Saa Emerson Lamina has over the weekend unravelled noncompliance activities by certain mining companies operating in the country. At the Yankasa mining site operated by the Commodity Trading Company (CTC) Mining Limited, Members of the Parliamentary Committee were informed […]

Sierra Leone Water Company

  Tower Hill, P M Bag 42, Freetown, Sierra Leone +232 79 846 906/+232 30 625 092   INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB) NATIONAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING Date: Thursday, 21st March, 2024 Vehicle Maintenance & Service Procurement Number: SLWC/ADMIN/NCB/2024/001   The Sierra Leone Water Company has received funds from the Government of Sierra Leone and has set […]

Harbour Police Division Mobilizes Comprehensive Strategy to Combat Kush

By Michaella Faith Wright In a concerted effort to address the escalating issue of the deadly Kush drug within their communities, stakeholders from diverse backgrounds convened at the Harbour Police Divisional Headquarters on Ross Road, Freetown, on Saturday, March 30, 2024. Led by the Harbour Police Division’s Local Policing Partnership Board (LPPB) Chairman, Mr. Melbourne…...