BusinessSierra Leone Socio-Economic Situation HopefulFriday, 09 May 2008
Sierra Leone's prospects of moving forward and boosting its socio-economic
situation is "hopeful," a senior United Nations peacekeeping official told the
Security Council today.
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NewsVietnam calls for support for Sierra Leone reconstructionFriday, 09 May 2008
Vietnamese Ambassador Le Luong Minh called upon the United Nations, regional
organisations and the international community to continue to assist the
Government of Sierra Leone to overcome... Full Story
PeopleA beef with Sierra LeoneWednesday, 07 May 2008
Who is Lake Conroe resident Roger Crooks? And why is he suing the government
of Sierra Leone?
Once linked to alleged arms smugglers, Crooks, 59, is a well-known
businessman in Sierra Leone... Full Story
CommentariesAnniversary of a Massacre ForetoldWednesday, 07 May 2008
This week marks the five-year anniversary of the fall of Bunia, a tiny
trading town in northeastern Congo where over five hundred people were massacred
by ethnic militia in a blood spree for... Full Story
BusinessS-Leone discuss industrial fisheries with ChinaTuesday, 06 May 2008The Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources Dr. Moses Kapu has
received in audience the Chinese Ambassador to Sierra Leone Cheng Wenju, with
the aim of mapping out strategies for the... Full Story
Diadem Resources Ltd. is pleased to announce that it has completed a ground magnetic survey on its Franklin Diamond Project on the Parry Peninsula in the Canadian Arctic, located approximately…
Diadem Resources Ltd. is pleased to announce that it has completed a ground magnetic survey on its Franklin Diamond Project on the Parry Peninsula in the Canadian Arctic, located approximately…
LONDON, ENGLAND and BAIE VERTE, NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR-- - Rambler Metals and Mining plc is pleased to announce further positive drill results from its underground diamond drilling exploration program at…
LONDON, ENGLAND and BAIE VERTE, NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR-- - Rambler Metals and Mining plc is pleased to announce further positive drill results from its underground diamond drilling exploration program at…
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Rambler Metals Plc. has reported further positive drilling results from its underground diamond drilling exploration program at the Ming mine in Canada.
RAPAPORT... Macy's first quarter results reported a loss of $59 million, down from a profit of $36 million one year ago. Sales fell 3 percent to $5.747 billion. Same-store sales…
RAPAPORT... Thabex Limited subsidiary Angel Diamonds was granted an extension on its prospecting license for another year at the Kolo kimberlite in Lesotho. Marius Welthagen, CEO of Thabex Limited, said…
RAPAPORT... Tiffany & Co. plans to open a boutique in Dublin, Ireland, in fall 2008, the jeweler announced. The approximately 120-square-meter boutique will be situated on the newly refurbished ground…
RAPAPORT... Israel’s Moti Ganz was elected president of the International Diamond Manufacturers Association (IDMA) on Wednesday during a closed session at the 33rd World Diamond Congress being held in Shanghai.…
RAPAPORT... Belarus rough diamond imports rose 120 percent to $7.7 million in the first quarter of 2008, compared with the first three months of 2007, Interfax reported. An unnamed Finance…
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New York City - May 13, 2008: May 19, 2008 is the deadline to submit a claim to the De Beers Class Action Lawsuit. Responses must be postmarked on…
Special to The Star WAWA — Council is asked to approve a zoning amendment that would allow property on the Diamond Lake Mine to be used for a gravel pit.…
Police arrested five individuals yesterday who pretended they were diplomatic officials from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and defrauded people by encouraging them to invest in diamond mines…
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA-- - Playfair Mining is pleased to announce resumption of drilling of the Grey River # 10 Vein Tungsten deposit. The diamond drill program will include a minimum…
High commodity prices have boosted first-quarter revenue for Kazakh mining group ENRC bringing predictions of a strong performance in the upcoming year.
Rumours that state-controlled Chinese firm Chinalco has been building a stake in BHP Billiton caused shares in the mining company to reach a record high.
The Governor of the DRC’s Katanga province has suspended trans border exports of cobalt concentrates to Zambia, initially for at least a week as he says companies have been avoiding a ban on raw ore exports.
ArcelorMittal has posted a rise in first-quarter core profits that beat the firm’s own forecast and brought predictions of even higher profits from market demand.
Mid tier gold and niobium producer Iamgold reports first quarter profits up over 200 percent on higher metals prices, but still slightly below analysts’ expectations.
Cameco CEO Gerald Grandey says utility companies are still willing to pay a premium for long-term uranium supplies for reasons of predictability and supply security.
Mark Mobius, manager of the Templeton Emerging Markets investment trust, said strong economic growth and low inflation continue to support the outlook for emerging markets.
Research by broker Wins suggests Lowland Investment trust may struggle to retain its premium rating given manager James Henderson's dip in relative performance this year.
Franklin Templeton has opened its Luxembourg-registered Templeton Emerging Markets Smaller Companies SICAV to UK investors with a sterling-denominated share class.
Government attempts to control food supplies to ensure that their people have enough to eat are hampering efforts by the World Food Programme (WFP) to source cheap food for the hungry.
AMIDST the barrage of complaints from opposition parties, Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, yesterday went ahead to swear in newly elected Chairmen who were declared winners at last Saturday's local government polls by the State Independent Electoral Commission (DSIEC).
UBA Registrars Limited has unveiled a web based application system known as UBA Registrars Hybrid Portal to facilitate easy and fast access to information regarding e-Share registration services.
A newly-built police station in Bansang, Central River Region (CRR), was on Thursday inaugurated by President Jammeh, as part of the itinerary of the Dialogue with the People Tour.
Prudence is a virtue, the absence of which has the potential to deliver a system into totally paralysis. It is even more injurious if this saintly character is found wanting in the arena of a national political terrain, as it had been the case in The Gambia for sometime.
DOUALA Tuesday, May 13, 2008 (IRIN) - Carlos Feudjio Diffo, now 22, spent a year of his life in Douala’s notorious central prison when he was 15. He recounted his experience to IRIN.
NDJAMENA Monday, May 12, 2008 (IRIN) - Chad’s government has denied allegations made by neighbouring Sudan that it backed rebels who raided the Sudanese capital Khartoum on 10 May.
NOUAKCHOTT Tuesday, May 13, 2008 (IRIN) - The Mauritanian government says it is trying to increase prosecutions of rape cases but poorly trained judges working with murky, outdated legal texts make for slow progress.
ZIGUINCHOR Friday, May 09, 2008 (IRIN) - Stéphanie Malak was injured by a landmine in 1998 when her village, was attacked, allegedly by rebels from the Movement for Democratic Change (MFDC), and then mined. She fled with her family to Ziguinchor where she is trying to make ends meet. She told IRIN her story.
Sierra Leone Music Television (SLMTV), an online radio station based in Maryland ( USA) will be honoring Sierra Leonean musicians, models and businesses at this years SLMTV Entertainment Award Show which is slated to take place at the Hampton Conference Center, Capitol Heights Maryland(USA) on the 6th of July.
The future of a case in which Malawi's Human Rights Consultative Committee (HRCC) opposes US pop star Madonna's adoption of a baby David Banda is uncertain as the body's newly elected chairperson is against the bid.
Absolutely splendid and marvelous, that is what the audience who watched Ivory Coast female artist Dobet Gnahore perform in Malawi's commercial city of Blantyre on Wednesday night described her.
Absolutely splendid and marvelous, that is what the audience who watched Ivory Coast female artist Dobet Gnahore perform in Malawi's commercial city of Blantyre on Wednesday night described her.
The armed militants currently operating in Nigeria's Niger Delta region have called upon former US president Jimmy Carter to mediate talks they intend to have with the Abuja government to end attacks on oil installations and companies.
Plans by the Kenyan government to settle internally displaced People (IDPS) in state owned tea belts next to the country's main natural forests are raising fears of a major environmental catastrophe.
Sierra Leone Music Television (SLMTV), an online radio station based in Maryland ( USA) will be honoring Sierra Leonean musicians, models and businesses at this years SLMTV Entertainment Award Show which is slated to take place at the Hampton Conference Center, Capitol Heights Maryland(USA) on the 6th of July.
China Mobile Ltd, the world's biggest mobile carrier, said it is interested in the South Africa market but has not bid for MTN, the subject of takeover interest by India's Bharti Airtel.
Africa's leading coffee exporter Ethiopia has launched a new coffee brand which is believed to boost the income of the nation's coffee producing farmers, Getachew Mengistie, Director General of the Ethiopian Intellectual property office has announced.
Nigerian banks will soon have Automated Teller Machines ATM designed to communicate in all the Nigerian languages. Khombined Technology Ltd's Managing Director Patrick Omolayole has disclosed that National Incorporation of China would also be involved.
Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), the gas-producer's sovereign wealth fund, is in talks about investing in South Africa, a senior South African official has announced.
The bodies of 30 Egyptian soldiers believed killed in the 1967 Arab-Israeli War have been found in a mass grave in the Sinai desert close to the Israeli border
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