At a joint meeting at the PPRC Secretariat, on Friday 3rd August 2012, representatives of eight political parties condemned the Nomination Fees announced by the National Electoral Commission (NEC) last week. The parties are the Sierra Leone People’s Party, the People’s Movement for Democratic Change, the National Democratic Alliance, the United National People’s Party, the People’s Democratic Party, the Citizens’ Democratic Party, United Democratic Movement and the Peace and Liberation Party.
FBC students condemn FBC students
The Human Rights Clinic of Fourah Bay College, a student human rights organisation, has condemned the action of their colleagues who mounted barricades on campus last week in protest against the rustication of 31 of their colleagues.
ACC Engages Mines and Mineral Resources Staff
The Anti-Corruption Commission has engaged staff of the Ministry of Mines and Mineral Resources in Makeni in its quest to ensuring that all Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) are rid of corrupt practices, according to a press release from the commission.
BENNiMiX secures more contracts with local farmers
Last week, representatives from the complimentary infant food company BENNiMiX met with farmers in Kabala to ensure contracts for next year’s crops, according to a statement from the company.
The workshop aimed to encourage new market links between farmers and prospective buyers. Representatives from 16 agribusiness centres and farming organisations in the Koinadugu region took part in the event.
Blackrock Trust Backs London Mining in $110m deal
One of the world's leading asset management firms, BlackRock, has agreed to pay London Mining $110m, in return for a share of the company's future iron ore production, according to a press release issued on behalf of the company.
The release quotes London Mining as saying on Monday that BlackRock, through its listed World Mining Trust, will receive 2 % of iron ore revenues from the Marampa mine in Sierra Leone. The royalty agreement will help fund expansion of its flagship project to 9 million tonnes a year.
Sierra Leone says Prontinal met obligations on oil block
A senior Sierra Leonean oil official says that oil company Prontinal Limited met its exploration obligations on an oil block now operated by Canada-based Talisman Energy.
The comments [last] week by Adekunle King, the legal officer of the West African state's Petroleum Directorate, contradict a previous statement made in June by the then acting director general of the directorate, Raymond Kargbo.
Kargbo had said in June that Talisman took over a majority stake in the block after Prontinal had failed to proceed with exploration.
Soldiers attack journalist in Sierra Leone
More than a dozen soldiers attacked a reporter and a graphic designer both working for Awoko newspaper, a Sierra Leone daily, according to a press release from the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ).
