Pursuant to the requirement for the grant of a Large-Scale Mining License and in relation to Kingho Mining Company Limited’s obligation prescribed in Section 34(a) of the Mines and Minerals Act 2009 for surface rent,
Sierra Leone, like many other African countries - with the exception of a handful such as Nigeria and Ghana- is at a loss to explain to its people the reasons why fuel price fluctuate every
Part of the latest measures announced by the Government to curb the third wave of the Coronavirus has come under strong criticism for violating fundamental human rights. Following the outbreak of the third wave called Delta
The Anti-Corruption Commission has indicted and charged eight EDSA workers (Mohammed Sheku Turay, 1st accused and seven others) on multiple counts for allegedly misappropriating Le 6 Billion. The matter came up last Friday 25th June, 2021
Accountability and Transparency are key components of democracy and good governance. Governments around the globe have always used these twin terms in their campaign manifestos to make them look good in the eyes and estimation
Christian Louboutin’s iconic red-bottom heels are one of the ultimate luxury status symbols. But a new collaboration with Idris and Sabrina Elba, launching today, is reimagining them for a thoughtful cause. Like so many 2020
A National Protected Area Authority (NPAA) guard has said that the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is slow in responding to reports of encroachment on protected areas in the Western Area. "We do make reports of encroachment
Speaking to Sierra Express, a member of the Sierra Leone Armed Forces and a retired Police Officer complained that members of the security forces, particularly the junior ranks are being grossly neglected by the Government
The issue of labour migration legalized by Government is to say the least insulting and indeed a slap in the face of our integrity as a nation; and represents a woeful failure by African Governments
Despite wide-ranging controversy surrounding the enactment of a Cyber Crime Law, the legislative process has almost reached its final stage, having passed through the third reading in Parliament with a full house endorsing it. Sounding a
A fifteen year old juvenile delinquent, Emmanuel Milton, was on Wednesday 23rd June found dead in his cell at the Remand Home, Kingtom. The cause of death has not been known, and can only be
Just as the raining season sets in, many residents of Freetown will today be rendered homeless and or deprived of their livelihood, as a combined team of the Ministry of Works and Public Assets, the
The World Bank has granted the sum of 50 Million Dollars to the Government of Sierra Leone to facilitate the Sierra Leone Integrated and Resilient Urban Mobility project. The disclosure was made by Umaru Katta, Project
Residents in the coastal communities of Murray Town and Aberdeen are in jeopardy of ceaseless blasting by fishermen indulged in the illegal activity of dynamite fishing. (Photo: Emma Kowa: Fishing Minister) The practice has life-threatening effects
Months after becoming Sierra Leone’s president in 2018, Julius Maada Bio scrapped a much-hyped international airport that his predecessor, Ernest Bai Koroma, had secured with funding from the Chinese government. The Mamamah International Airport would
