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The Sierra Leone investment and Export Promotion Agency (SLIEPA) with sponsorship from the Rural and Private Sector Development Project has commenced two days validation workshop at the Njala Venue along Lumley Beach in Freetown.
The objective of the validation workshop is to look at the draft document for regional market and supply chain survey of non- traditional export and market opportunities for local produce.

The request made by President Koroma at the opening ceremony of the African caucus meetings of African Bank Governors and Finance Ministers to appoint a third chair at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has been adopted by the Caucus.

There are some things in life about which there are no two ways. Black is either black or nothing else. It is the same with white. An object can only be white. It cannot be all-white and  still  be considered black. It is not possible. In the same breath ,  a spade is a spade. It cannot be called a lawn-mover or tresher. The reason is that a spade is a spade. It is not a lawn -mower or a tresher.

To demonstrate to all and sundry how democratic governance has taken roots in the new  Sierra Leone under the leadership of President Ernest Koroma, the government of Sierra Leone is planning to hold a session of its Open Government Initiative in New York  during the forthcoming United Nations General Assembly in September.

As a result of these bad arrangements in the hands of  wrong people, most intending pilgrims after paying  huge sums of money in  hard currency to  their agents,  ended up stranded at the Lungi  airport,    Conakry, Guinea  or Abuja in Nigeria where by according them the dishonor  to be  nick named    Haja or Alhaji Abuja , Haja  Conakry or Alhaji Lungi .

Initially, it started as a rumour that huge chunk of money from the sale of motor vehicle licenses could not be accounted for by some officials of the Sierra Leone Road Transport Authority (SLRTA) at Kissy road. What was taken as a rumour turned out to be true after some period of intensive investigation launched by this Press.

Aim-listed Titanium Resources Group (TRG) has suspended funding for the subsidiary that manages its Sierra Rutile mine, in Sierra Leone, while discussions with the government of that country regarding a loan were continuing.

TRG told shareholders in a statement that the government of Sierra Leone claimed that the subsidiary had failed to make certain interest payments.

As Africa is just emerging from the global economy crisis, the Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Samuel Itam has stated that Sierra Leone is making progress economically.
He made this statement yesterday at the Miatta conference hall in Freetown at the end of a two day African Caucus meeting of African Finance Ministers and Bank Governors.