PRESS RELEASE
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Aiteo Strengthens Group with the Appointment of International Advisor
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Mr Knezevic will lead Aiteo’s funds raising activities from global capital markets with the primary objective of reinforcing the Group’s growth and diversification targets in Nigeria and across Africa as a whole
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LONDON, United Kingdom, May 16, 2017/ -- Aiteo Group (http://AiteoGroup.com) announces the appointment of Mr. Ratko M. Knezevic to its Global Executive Management team as Group Advisor on Business and Capital Development with effect from 5 May 2017.
Mr Knezevic will lead Aiteo’s funds raising activities from global capital markets with the primary objective of reinforcing the Group’s growth and diversification targets in Nigeria and across Africa as a whole. Ratko brings to this role vast experience and expertise acquired through proven track record of direct operational leadership, strategy development, team building, financial and relationship management. He has achieved this immense depth of capability from more than 20 years of top flight experience in international business, investment banking, world political affairs, and international government relations through, amongst many roles, previous roles as Vice Chairman of Macquarie Capital EMEA and senior advisory roles with some of the biggest blue chip companies in the world. Mr. Knezevic also served as Special Advisor for Economic and Foreign affairs to Prime Minister of Montenegro from 1994-1997 during which time he also served as Chief of the Montenegrin Mission to the United States of America. On the appointment, Benedict Peters, Vice President and CEO of the Aiteo Global Group, said: “This appointment is a testament to Aiteo’s commitment to stable, experienced leadership and I believe with Ratko Knezevic’s exemplary guidance and advice, based on his vast experience in the UK, US, Europe and China in capital markets, we will continue to grow in the kind of significant proportions that we have come to be known. Mr Knezevic’s unrivalled network within global capital markets offers an excellent opportunity for investment in Nigeria and Africa through the Aiteo Group.” Ratko Knezevic, Global Strategy and Capital Markets Advisor to Aiteo Group, said: “Africa is a new market and offers me a new challenge. My previous clients are some of the world’s biggest capital movers, and looking through their eyes, I can see the potential of Aiteo as a major commercial organisation in Africa and the world. I will be saying nothing new to recognise that future world economic growth lies with Africa, and I am excited about playing a role in Aiteo’s expansion, diversification and international stakeholder engagement.”
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Media contact:
Ndiana Matthew Senior Manager, Corporate Communications Mobile: +234-815-314-7539 Email: Ndiana.Matthew@AiteoNg.com About Aiteo Group: Aiteo Group (http://AiteoGroup.com) is an integrated, global-focused Nigerian energy conglomerate founded in February 2008 by Benedict Peters. The company has significant business interests in oil and gas exploration and production; bulk petroleum storage; refining of petroleum products; trading, marketing and supply as well as power generation and distribution. Its subsidiaries are Aiteo Eastern Exploration and Production Company Limited (AEEPCo) and Aiteo Power. Aiteo Group acquired OML 29 from Royal Dutch Shell and emerged as Nigeria’s leading Oil and Gas Company after successfully tripling production levels. About Benedict Peters: Benedict Peters is a businessman, entrepreneur and the Founder and CEO of Aiteo Group – the largest indigenous energy company in Nigeria. His track record of industry excellence spans over 20 years in the commodity and energy trading industry as well as the banking sector. Peters involvement in the Nigerian oil and gas industry commenced in the 1990s, working for industry leaders like Ocean and Oil Limited (later OandO) and MRS Oil and Gas where he served as the pioneer Managing Director. Driven by unique strategic vision and a passion for business and leadership development, he founded Aiteo Group in 2000 and has built it into a business that not only employs thousands of workers but is also strengthening Nigeria’s capacity to manage its natural resources. He has been recognised for his ground-breaking contribution to strengthening Nigeria’s control over its strategic assets and in 2014, Nigeria’s Leadership Newspaper named Benedict Peters Man of the Year. About Ratko Knezevic: Ratko Knezevic has enjoyed a long career in international business, investment banking and world political affairs and lobbying. He has extensive experience in government relations and lobbying as a consultant in emerging markets, foreign trade, privatization, project financing, real estate and media. He was Vice Chairman of Macquarie Capital EMEA and has advised some of the largest companies globally, including HSBC, CSFB, Bain Capital, Bouygues, Westmont Hospitality Group, News Corp and ICBC. Mr. Knezevic served as Special Advisor for Economic and Foreign affairs to Prime Minister of Montenegro from 1994-1997. During this service, Mr. Knezevic founded and became Chief of the Montenegrin Mission to the United States of America. |
Tuesday 16 May 2017
Press Release
LAB to launch Kono office on Saturday
All roads lead to the Kono district headquarter town of Koidu
as staff of the Legal Aid Board around the country and members of the Sierra
Leone Motor Drivers Union, traders and okada riders amongst others will converge
on Saturday 20th May 2017 for the much awaited opening of the Legal
Aid Board office there.
As usual, the official launching of the office will be
performed by the Attorney General and Minister of Justice (AG), Joseph Fitzgerald
Kamara.
The AG announced at the launch of the office in Waterloo on
May 6 2017 that another Magistrate Court will be opened in the town after
listening to concerns about the high crime rate and the statement regarding the
high number of accused persons from Waterloo provided legal assistance by the
Board in the Cline Town courts.
According to Ms. Carlton-Hanciles, the launch of the offices across
the districts is not about politics, noting that the Board
is an independent non-profit scheme and will remain as such come rain come shine.
“Our interest in inviting politicians to our launch is to
ensure there is goodwill because at the end of the day the Board is a subvented
institution”, she said.
The Legal Aid Lawyer for the District, Ibrahim Mansaray has
described the launch as an opportunity to showcase the achievements since the establishment
of the office in the District. More importantly, to highlight the challenges we
are facing in catering for the justice needs of the people.
“I will use my statement at the launch to call on the Attorney
General, donors and stakeholders in the justice sector to empower the office so
as to increase our services especially in the informal sector where harsh
terrain is making monitoring very difficult”, Lawyer Mansaray said.
According to Ms. Carlton-Hanciles, the Board started
operations in Kono in September 2016 which follows the securing of an office
space, deployment of Lawyer Ibrahim Mansaray and recruitment of two paralegals.
“For now, we are the only organization with a resident lawyer in the district”,
Ms. Carlton-Hanciles said.
Wednesday 10 May 2017
PRESS RELEASE
It Pays To Stay Loyal - Marriott Rewards, The Ritz-Carlton Rewards and Starwood Preferred Guest Launch a Coordinated New Regional Promotion This Season
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More Travels. More Savings – Up to 30% off at nearly 200 participating Marriott International Hotels at Exciting Destinations Across Middle East and Africa
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, May 10, 2017/ -- In a first of its kind coordinated Regional promotion, Marriott International (http://Marriott.com) has launched a unified and compelling offer at nearly 200 participating Marriott International hotels in 30 countries with a choice of 17 brands across exciting destinations in Middle East and Africa. City or beach, history or culture, nature or adventure, wild life or relaxation, guests can choose the experience and now enjoy up to 30% off on their hotel stay and make this season a memorable one.
Just months after its unprecedented announcement that members could link their accounts to have their Elite status matched and transfer points between programs, Marriott Rewards, The Ritz-Carlton Rewards and Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG®), Marriott International is giving its loyal members more reasons to stay loyal and travel more. All three programs will run the same promotion, giving members more value and more reasons to explore the magic of Middle East and Africa. “We are excited to launch such a compelling and cohesive offer under the umbrella of our powerful and award winning loyalty programs and we hope this will not only give a much needed impetus to regional travel but will also attract the global traveler into our continent,” said Neal Jones, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, Middle East and Africa, Marriott International. “Given our diverse portfolio and bandwidth of brands, we now have a brand and hotel for every traveler looking for an enriching experience and our loyal members continue to get more.” Guests can book between 1st May and 31st August 2017 for stays between 21st May – 9th September 2017 and enjoy 20% off on the best available rate and a 30% off on food and soft beverages at participating restaurants, bars and lounges. What is more, Loyalty Program members enjoy 30% off on the best available rate and a voucher for a 30% off on their next stay, valid for stay between 10th September - 31st December 2017. For Marriott Rewards and The Ritz-Carlton Rewards members, this promotion is applicable at participating JW Marriott®, Renaissance® Hotels, Autograph Collection® Hotels, Marriott® Hotels, Marriott Executive Apartments®, Protea Hotels®, Courtyard®, Residence Inn®, and The Ritz-Carlton®, Log on to http://Deals.Marriott.com/ For SPG members, this promotion is available at participating Aloft, W Hotels, Four Points® by Sheraton, Le Méridien, The Luxury Collection®, Sheraton Hotels & Resorts, St. Regis® Hotels & Resorts, and Westin® Hotels & Resorts that participate in the SPG program. For a full list of participating hotels and terms and conditions, log on to www.SPG.com/moretravels and book your stay. Thanks to the recent acquisition of Starwood Hotels and Resorts, members of Marriott International’s innovative and award-winning loyalty programs who have linked their accounts have more destinations to discover in the region. For SPG members, these include the Kruger National Park in South Africa, and for Marriott Rewards and The Ritz-Carlton Rewards members, it includes destinations like Mauritius. Already, members of the programs can link their accounts at www.Members.Marriott.com to access unparalleled benefits such as instant Elite status matching and unlimited points transfer between accounts. Marriott International now offers a diverse portfolio of 30 brands in over 120 countries across the globe, giving members access to the best hotels and resorts wherever they want to travel. In Middle East and Africa alone, the company operates close to 250 hotels in 30 countries.
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Contact:
Anjali Mehra Anjali.Mehra@Marriott.com +971 565396555 About Marriott Rewards: Marriott International’s award-winning loyalty program – Marriott Rewards – spans 18 unique and iconic global brands and over 4,300 distinctive properties. Members of Marriott Rewards® - which includes The Ritz-Carlton Rewards® - can link their accounts with Starwood Preferred Guest® at www.Members.Marriott.com for expanded benefits including instant elite status matching and unlimited points transfer across portfolios. When members book their stays on http://Marriott.com or the Marriott Mobile app (http://MobileApp.marriott.com About Starwood Preferred Guest: Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG®) is an innovative, award-winning frequent traveler program that unites 11 luxury and distinctive hotel brands in more than 1,300 properties in 95 countries and territories around the world. SPG reinvented the hospitality loyalty landscape when it launched in 1999 with its breakthrough policy of no blackout dates, and over the years has continued its tradition of innovation with enhancements such as Cash + Points, Your24™, SPG Lifetime™, SPG Moments and 4 p.m. late checkout when available. SPG also offers the opportunity for meeting and travel professionals to earn rich rewards including Starpoints and elite status through SPG Pro. SPG has an ongoing commitment to meeting the needs of today’s connected global traveler by leveraging must-have mobile apps for iPhone, iPad, and Android that utilize state-aware technology to create a more personalized hotel stay. All of this has helped SPG build a passionate member base among the world’s most frequent travelers. Learn more about the #spglife at SPG.com (http://APO.af/Y0IFWd), SPG.com/pro (http://APO.af/cBuasL) and SPG.com/moments (http://APO.af/Vu2tdh) and connect with us on Facebook (www.Facebook.com/spg), Twitter (https://Twitter.com/spg) and Instagram (www.Instagram.com/spg). SPG members can now also link their accounts with Marriott Rewards® - which includes The Ritz-Carlton Rewards® - for instant elite status matching and unlimited points transfer at SPG.com/Marriott. About The Ritz - Carlton Rewards: The Ritz-Carlton Rewards is the loyalty program of The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C., of Chevy Chase, Md., which currently operates over 90 hotels and resorts in 31 countries and territories. Members can earn and redeem points at participating The Ritz-Carlton and Marriott International properties worldwide. Members of Marriott Rewards® - which includes The Ritz-Carlton Rewards® - can link their accounts with Starwood Preferred Guest® at www.Members.Marriott.com for expanded benefits including instant elite status matching and unlimited points transfer across portfolios. For more information, or reservations, visit the company web site at www.RitzCarlton.com The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR). Marriott International, Inc. |
Saturday 3 December 2016
WASHNET Engages Parliament
OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF PARLIAMENT
PARLIAMENT BUILDING
OAU DRIVE, TOWER HILL
FREETOWN
Tel: 232-076-615187
E-mail: admin@parliament.gov.sl
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IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS RELEASE
02ND
DECEMBER, 2016
WASH-Net Engages Parliament on Water Coordination
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Network (WASH-Net),
a local non-governmental organization geared towards coordinating and
advocating for water and sanitation to be key in the development of the livelihood
of the people, on Thursday 01st December 2016, at the Administrative
Building in Parliament, engaged the Parliamentary Oversight Committee on Water
Resources, chaired by Hon. Sualiho M. Koroma in a one day dialogue forum with
the theme “enhancing sector governance and financing”.
Giving an overview to MPs, Managing Director for
WASH-Net, Victor Koroma said among other things that their aim is to have a
joint parliamentary engagement on how to advocate for an increase in the
budgetary allocation to the Ministry of Water Resources. He called on MPs to
support this initiative by advocating for the said Ministry to achieve its
objectives.
The Chairman of the Parliamentary Oversight
Committee on Water Resources, Hon. Sualiho M. Koroma welcomed the dialogue
forum and pledged Parliament’s support to the process. He promised to see that
the Committee on Water championed the cause of water related issues with the
view of advocating for more resources to be given to the water sector to
enhance the livelihood of the people.
Presenting the activities of WASH-Net, Emmanuel
Sandy averred that the organization is focused on tracking budgetary allocation
to the water sector, advocacy, sector governance, trend of expenditure, and
late disbursement of funds.
Representing Water–Aid, Aruna Augustine Kamara
spoke on the relationship between the two organizations, whilst noting advocacy
for the improvement of water and sanitation in the country. He also called on
MPs to kindly support the development of the water sector.
Charting the way forward, MPs appreciated the
engagement and promised to raise the issue discussed in the Well of Parliament
during the 2017 budget approval process.
Department of
Public Relations
Parliament of
Sierra Leone
+23276840285/+23278495023/+23278426851
Politics
By
Ahmed Sahid Nasralla (De Monk)
Hilary Clinton may have
controversially lost the US Presidential elections after an illustrious
political career spanning 30 years, but that has not dampened the spirit of one
of her protégés, Zainab Hawa Bangura,
to pursue her ambition to lead Sierra Leone in the near future.
After months of
speculation Madam Bangura has perhaps given the first indication that she is entering
the race to lead her party, the All People’s Congress (APC), to the next
national polls in 2018.
The Special
Representative of the UN Secretary General on Sexual Violence in Conflict,
according to a very close family source, “will not be renewing her contract
with the United Nations when it expires at the end of December 2016 and has
given notice to the incoming Secretary General, that she is coming back home to
be a part of the political process”.
The current Secretary
General’s term also comes to an end on December 31st 2016.
ZHB (as she is now
fondly called by family, friends and colleagues) flew in quietly on Saturday
12th November, 2016 on what can probably be described as the start of her
journey to become the next President of the small but rich West African
country.
Family sources say ZHB
will be here till first week January 2017. While here, she will hold
consultative meetings with the leadership of the APC as well as party
stakeholders. Already, names of many personalities eyeing the flag-bearer
position of the party post-Ernest Bai Koroma have been tossing around, but
ZHB’s is the only female in the mix.
Family sources say
she’s beaming with confidence despite realizing she’s got a real battle in her
hands to overcome her male counterparts.
“She’s confident
because she has an enviable track record. And she’s coming home because she
thinks having received so much from Sierra Leone, she feels it is time for her
to give back,” said her cousin, Idrissa Kamara.
Meanwhile, we learnt
that ZHB will spend Christmas in her home town of Yoni in the Northern Province
of Sierra Leone, a tradition for her according to Idrissa.
“She’ll spend Christmas
with her family in the village and make sure the kids in the entire village
have a memorable Christmas; and she’ll inspire them to work hard to become
responsible citizens their community will look up to tomorrow,” said Idrissa.
It must be noted
however that no date has been set for her official declaration but as we await
that, people have a right to know who actually is Zainab Hawa Bangura, and why
she thinks she is the best person to lead the APC and eventually her country?” (See next article).
Tuesday 19 July 2016
German Ambassador Hails New Land Policy
German Ambassador Hails New Land Policy
By Abdul Kandeh Turay
The Ambassador of the Federal
Republic of Germany in Sierra Leone, Wolfgang Wiethoff, has lauded the
formulation of the new National Land Policy (NLP) by the Government of Sierra
Leone and pledged the German diplomatic team’s technical support towards its
actualization.
He made this statement during the
landmark opening ceremony of the national land governance conference held from
Monday 11 – Wednesday 13 July 2016 at the Sierra Leone Police Officer’s Mess,
Kingtom, in Freetown.
The three days conference was
organized by Culture Radio 104.5 and Green Scenery with support from Bread for
the World and Welt Hunger Hilfe.
Delivering his keynote speech on the
theme ‘Our land - Our Right - Our Responsibility’, the German Ambassador said
the population of Sierra Leone depends on an efficient land policy to improve
on food security and job opportunities.
According to the ambassador, Sierra
Leone, with its huge agricultural potential, could provide enough food not only
for home consumption, but also for exporting.
He raised serious concern over the plight
of rural farmers whom he said depend largely on land availability for their
livelihood.
The majority of the people in Sierra
Leone, Wiethoff said, depend on farming.
Farming, he maintained, has however
remain in a very small scale and food supply insufficient due to the
inequitable distribution of lands.
called for the laws to be applied
without discrimination, noting that farming is the alternative for the rural
poor.
The Ambassador also called for an economic
transformation which he said is needed for the protection of livelihood for the
rural population that depends largely on farming.
He encouraged civil society
organizations to intensify their advocacy for the equitable distribution of
land as a solution to the current land situation in the country, based on the
rule of law.
As implementation seems to be
indispensible, he said CSOs should play a vital part to improve on the quality
of lives of the rural farmers who form bulk of the population and at the
greatest risk to be deprived from land distribution.
The people of Sierra Leone, he
explained, should say which direction they want to go.
The three days conference was
officially opened by the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Fisheries and
Marine Resources, Charles Rogers.
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