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Koidu Holdings set to increase Sierra Leone’s diamond export

SEM — Thu, 17 May 2012 00:25:40 +0000

Approximately a year ago, Koidu Holdings announced its plan to invest an additional $200m in its Koidu Kimberlite project to unlock its full potential. The construction of a new 180 tph plant and the development of the relevant support infrastructure such as workshops, stores, training facilities, changing rooms, dining areas, clinic, office blocks, and power [...]

Leading telecommunications player launches mobile network in Africa

SEM Contributor — Thu, 17 May 2012 00:21:11 +0000

MAPUTO, Mozambique, May 16, 2012/ – On May 15, 2012, Viettel announced in in Maputo, Mozambique, the official launch of Movitel – the group’s first mobile network in Africa to join its already flourishing networks in Asia and Latin America. Viettel, one of the world’s fastest growing telecom operators, launches its first African mobile network [...]

FDID-SL Press Release

SEM — Thu, 17 May 2012 00:20:55 +0000

The Foundation for Democratic Initiatives and Development Sierra Leone-FDID-SL totally and in strong terms condemns the act of vandalism against peaceful citizens within St John and Campbell street area, in Freetown by some lawless youths on the 11th May 2012. Our Organization is concerned with the increase in violence, and the perpetrators going scot free. [...]

Soldiers too can arrest – says ASP Samura

Mohamed Kabbah Turay - SEM — Wed, 16 May 2012 18:13:00 +0000

Sequel to Tuesday’s publication which exposed the Inspector General of the Sierra Leone Police Force, Francis Allieu Munu, ordering the unlawful arrest of military personnel, ASP Samura speaks contrary. The man involved is said to have acted upon suspicion that certain foreign nationals are in possession of illegal contraband substance including precious stones. Sierra Express [...]

NDA in uneasy go slow in Sierra Leone

SEM — Wed, 16 May 2012 18:00:40 +0000

The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has suddenly developed hitches along the line towards the approach of the polls in November. The party which has a been in existence since 1996 has a record of surviving the norm odds of politics till date but a change of ideology has manifested squarely on the party’s input manpower [...]

Mister Idiot and the IG

Abu Bakarr S Tarawally - SEM — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:51:37 +0000

I had a premonition that the current IG is becoming too concentrated to sieve his sacred duties of policing the state. The idiot understands that this fine police was quite a solid person when he was in charge of operations but suddenly becomes a chameleon soon as he became the country’s IG. He now has [...]

Drugs, prostitution, armed robbery, and the youths

SEM Contributor — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:37:14 +0000

The attitude and mindset of our youths today, especially the teenagers, are appalling and sympathetic as their behaviors are more than what meets the ordinary eyes. It makes things more complicated and challenging when the home and parent who are expected to be the first to instill discipline fail to do so. Then it comes [...]

Kallon makes a return to Sierra Leone national team

SEM — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:25:13 +0000

Ex-Leone Stars Captain, Mohamed Kallon is back in the Leone Stars home-based selection team after a long spell out of action for the national side. The ex-skipper formed part of the 19 home-based players John Keister, the home based coach has invited to training sessions at the football academy, Kingtom, Freetown. Leone Stars Swedish Coach [...]

“Rodney Michael will win hands down” – delegates

SEM — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:15:11 +0000

The battle for FA Presidency slated for July 21st, 2012 in Kailahun Town is drawing nearer and has angered most football delegates across the country. Fotball delegates revealed to Sierra Express Media that come rain or shine they are going to elect Rodney Michael (in photo) to succeed Mr. Nahim Khadi as the next FA [...]

Sierra Leone joins The World’s Children Prize

Donstance Koroma - SEM — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:09:26 +0000

Girl Child Network – Sierra Leone has joined 57,530 Global Friend schools comprising of 27 million students in 101 countries to vote for Anna Mollel of Tanzania, Sakeena Yacoobi of Afghanistan, and Ann Skelton of South Africa. The World’s Children Prize child jury select three final candidates for the World’s Children Prize every year that [...]

Director of Reparations spits fire

Donstance Koroma - SEM — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:00:04 +0000

Obi Buya Kamara, Director of Reparations at the office of National Commission for Social Action (NACSA) has vowed to make public, the list of all those that pledged during the launching of the War Victims Funds. Obi Buya Kamara said the non compliance of some respectable business companies in the country has caused a lot [...]

Dolat Ventures Inc. announces: Sierra Leone Fastest Growing Sub-Saharan African Country According to IMF

SEM Contributor — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:50:26 +0000

NEW YORK, NY, May 10, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) – Dolat Ventures Inc. DOLV 0.00% announced today that the fastest growing economy will be Sierra Leone, projected to grow by 35.9% according to the yearly IMF World Economic Outlook Report published in April 2012. “According to the Gemological Institute of America, demand for colored diamonds [...]

SEM News Brief

SEM — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:49:56 +0000

Le23, 607,000 in Limbo – Principles of some senior secondary schools in the Kambia District are accused of conniving with Sierra Leone teachers in neighboring Guinea and Liberia to include the names of over sixty one foreign nationals in the ongoing West Africa Senior Secondary School Examinations in the District at the expense of the [...]

President Donald Kaberuka invited to the 38th G8 Summit and to The White House by President Obama

SEM Contributor — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:25:37 +0000

At the invitation of the President of the United States, the President of the African Development Bank will be attending the Group of Eight (G8) meeting WASHINGTON, May 16, 2012/ – At the invitation of the President of the United States, Barack Obama, the President of the African Development Bank, Donald Kaberuka (in photo), will [...]

CRM subscribes to Convertible Bond

SEM Contributor — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:03:41 +0000

African Minerals Ltd (the “Company” or “AML”) confirms that, following receipt of relevant regulatory approvals, China Railway Materials Company Limited (“CRM”) has completed its subscription for $50m of the Company’s 8.5% convertible bonds due 2017 (“the Bonds”) through CRM (Hong Kong) Holdings Ltd, its wholly owned subsidiary. These Bonds have been issued today, and are [...]

Apologies to Mr. John Kewsi

Abu Bakarr S Tarawally - SEM — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:00:24 +0000

The attention of the Editorial Team of Sierra Express Media is drawn to a story published on its March 15th Edition on page 4 captioned “ACC Should Monitor Indicted Persons”. A lot of miscalculations were made on that story which conclusively castigated the character and personality of Mr. John Kwesi, one of the workers indicted [...]

Charles Taylor says prosecution ‘paid witnesses’

SEM Contributor — Wed, 16 May 2012 10:00:05 +0000

Charles Taylor: “Witnesses were paid, coerced and in many case threatened with prosecution, if they did not co-operate” Former Liberian President Charles Taylor has accused the prosecution of paying and threatening witnesses in his war crimes trial. Taylor, who was convicted last month, also told judges in The Hague he was “no threat to society”. [...]

Second season of Airtel Rising Stars football talent search kicks off in Sierra Leone

SEM Contributor — Wed, 16 May 2012 00:40:38 +0000

Freetown, Sierra Leone, May 16th 2012 Ai1rtel Sierra Leone today announced the details of the second round of Africa’s largest youth football initiative – the Airtel Rising Stars soccer talent programme that aims to focus on identifying and nurturing budding soccer talent from the grassroots onto a national stage. The second season of the program [...]

Sierra Leone gets more support from Germany

SEM Contributor — Wed, 16 May 2012 00:40:11 +0000

Sierra Leone Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany, H E Jongopie S. Stevens has continued to make President Koroma’s vision to transform the lives of the people a reality. The career diplomat is not only working in the interest of Sierra Leoneans living in Germany, but also ensuring that the people in Sierra Leone [...]

ACC encourages drivers to reject corruption demands

SEM Contributor — Wed, 16 May 2012 00:39:54 +0000

The Regional Manager of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) North, has pleaded with drivers plying the routes in the Northern Region to reject any corrupt demands from public officers in the traffic sector, as it is an offence. (Cross section of motor drivers at the meeting) Speaking at a sensitization meeting with drivers on Tuesday 15th [...]