NDMA Hails Gento Group
NDMA Hails Gento Group By Amin Kef (Ranger)The National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) has extended heartfelt appreciation to Mohamed Gento Kamara, Chief Executive Officer of the Gento Group of Companies,…
WHY LEONE ROCK CAN’T BE TRUSTED
WHY LEONE ROCK CAN’T BE TRUSTED By Ibrahim Alusine Kamara (Kamalo) In the mining communities of Sierra Leone, the term “restructuring” often carries a heavy weight—it usually signals loss. Loss…
WHY SIERRA LEONE MUST OWN ITS MINES Part 1 of 50
WHY SIERRA LEONE MUST OWN ITS MINES Part 1 of 50 From the glittering alluvial fields of Kono to the iron-laced hills of Marampa, Sierra Leone is a land pregnant…
NATIONAL DIGNITY OR FOREIGN PEANUTS…SIERRA LEONE MUST CHOOSE NOW!
NATIONAL DIGNITY OR FOREIGN PEANUTS…SIERRA LEONE MUST CHOOSE NOW! By Ibrahim Alusine Kamara (Kamalo) For over sixty years, Sierra Leone’s rich mineral resources have been exploited by foreign companies that…
Koidu Holdings and the Exploitation of Kono
Koidu Holdings and the Exploitation of Kono By Kamalo Kono District, once a symbol of hope and natural abundance, has become a bleeding wound on the conscience of this nation.…
FINANCE MINISTRY UNDERMINES NATIONAL SECURITY, EDUCATION
FINANCE MINISTRY UNDERMINES NATIONAL SECURITY, EDUCATION The Ministry of Finance is under growing criticism for its persistent failure to pay contractors supplying rice to the country’s security sector and the…
END THE ECONOMIC RAPE NOW! …Review all Mining Agreements
END THE ECONOMIC RAPE NOW!…Review all Mining Agreements By KamaloWhen Sierra Leone raised its flag of independence in 1961, the promise was clear: we would be masters of our destiny,…
SLAJ Condemns Police Assault on AYV Journalist, Calls for Immediate Investigation
SLAJ Condemns Police Assault on AYV Journalist, Calls for Immediate Investigation The Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) has strongly condemned what it describes as a violent and unacceptable assault…
OUR LAND, THEIR LOOT! … Sierra Leone Must Take Back Its Mines
OUR LAND, THEIR LOOT! … Sierra Leone Must Take Back Its MinesBy Kamalo For over 60 years, Sierra Leone has watched its mineral riches — diamonds, gold, iron ore, bauxite,…
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! …SIERRA LEONE MUST OWN ITS MINES
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!…SIERRA LEONE MUST OWN ITS MINES The recent impasse between Koidu Limited—a subsidiary of the Octea Group—and its workers has once again brought to light the deep-rooted problems…