“Our Businesses Will Collapse if…” – Sierra Leone Importers Complain

4 years ago

Members of the Sierra Leone Importers Union have on Thursday February 17th 2022 engaged officials of the National Revenue Authority (NRA) at the new Freetown City Hall. The emergency meetings attracted...

Freetown Traders Threaten to Close Stores For Two Weeks

4 years ago

Traders in Freetown have decided to close down their shops as part of a two- week sit-down strike, starting from Thursday 3rd March 2022. In the early hours of yesterday, the traders close their shops...

As Importers Set to Dialogue, Citizens Call For Government Intervention

4 years ago

Concerned citizens nationwide have called on government through the Ministry of Trade and Industry to quickly established a dialogue with business in the Central Business District (CBD) of Freetown that...

Business Shutdown in Freetown, Mayor Aki-Sawyerr Indicted

4 years ago

The Satellite Desk can authoritatively reveal that the Freetown City Council (FCC) Mayor, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, allegedly stands accused of engaging a cross section of top business owners in the capital...

Freetown Traders Close Shops in Protest Against NRA Goods and Services Tax Electronic Cash Register

4 years ago

Some traders and business owners in the Freetown have closed their shops and businesses as they protest against the installation of the National Revenue Authority (NRA) Goods and Services Tax Electronic...

Clarification on NRA Newly Installed Electronic Cash Register Machine For GST Businesses in Sierra Leone

4 years ago

What is an Electronic Cash Register? An Electronic Cash Register is a system designed to enable product to be sold at a retail outlet. Electronic Cash registers help large retail outlets track sales, Minimize...

Corruption Demands NRA Board Chairperson to be Sacked

4 years ago

Calling for the sacking of the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the National Revenue Authority (NRA), Dr. Tuma Adama Gento-Kamara, by certain individuals has not only been deemed as disingenuous...

Samuel Jibao to Explain Revenue Loss of US$4.2M at NRA

5 years ago

NRA (National Revenue Authority) Board of Commissioners is expected to summon the Commissioner General, Dr. Samuel Jibao, to explain a revenue loss to the tune of US$4.2M (Four million two hundred thousand...

NMA Boss Asked to Resign For Awarding Government Contract to Newly Registered Company

5 years ago

A well-known Civil Society Organization, Accountability Now has urged the Director-General of the National Minerals Agency (NMA), Julius Mattai to step aside and allow investigations into what they described...

DSTV Sierra Leone in Tax Fraud

5 years ago

Information reaching New Age Newspaper indicates that DSTV Sierra Leone has not been meeting their required tax obligation. That the Goods and Services Tax (GST) which is 15% of the total payment per...