Economy
What is the outcome?
In March I published an article where I referred to Africell as a fraud cell. It was not a witch hunt for those who were involved in the fraudulent act to both me and the Company, which made up the story. After the article, a stage was formed which the play ended in suspense. The article brought to the knowledge of the management of the company that such fraudulent act is going on within the company. They did not waste any time but to form an investigative team to investigate the credibility of the published article. I was called upon by some of the top management officials. The first gentleman who contacted me through internet asked me to call an amount of money which I would like to take as an offer to take the article off line. I told him that the article was not published for such purpose. The purpose of the article was to save the rest of the consumers now and those yet unknown and to shield light on the greedy behavior of some of their workers, especially Alusine. Alusine signed a receipt in the name of the Customer Care Manager, Africell. The actual Customer Care Manager, Rami was in a shock when I finally showed them the receipt that was given to me by the assumed Customer Care Manager Alusine. Alusine has worked for the company for five years, until the time of the beginning of this whole episode; he was the head of the registration of their G 3 internet service at the Bathurst Street Office. I personally felt bad for Rami, the Lebanese gentleman who has worked hard in his life to be able to attain such position, a Customer Care Manager in an international mobile phone company, and the company itself when I realized that he was not the one who signed the above document, and that the company is not aware of any of such dubious act. As a company, they have tried very hard to provide cheap communication for our people, and they are still trying to provide more. Africell is the only mobile phone company that provides what I referred to as ‘poor man size communication’ a rate that fit the pocket of everyone to be able to communicate. Presently they are the only company that is providing G3 internet service for free; they first started the free mid night call and many more services which other companies followed. The investigation ended in suspense, because the company took a measure suspending them from job, but few weeks later, some of the suspended workers were forced to reinstate them, what happen to Alusine?
Taia Lion Resources Retains Javelin Partners as Corporate Development Advisors
Taia Lion Resources Retains Javelin Partners as Corporate Development Advisors
New York, New York (JAVELIN – April 20, 2011) — Taia Lion Resources Inc (the “Company” or “TLR”) is pleased to announce the commencement of a 12 month engagement wherein Javelin Corporate Development Partners Inc. (“Javelin” or “Javelin Partners”) will serve as a corporate development and investor relations consultant to the Company. Javelin will provide several services including: corporate strategy development, financial forecasting, creation of marketing materials, news flow planning, investor relations consulting, and other mining-related corporate development responsibilities.
Taia Lion Resources was established in 2011, through Taia LLC’s (“Taia”) acquisition of Lion Mining Company (“LMC”). Taia LLC was founded in 2003 by award-winning actor Jeffrey Wright and retired US Army Brigadier General Larry Gilespie with a view to implement a sustainable and commercially viable mining model to promote long-term economic growth for both shareholders and community. Taia acquired two gold exploration licences for concessions at Sandaru and Pujehun, in 2004, and a third, at Gori Hills Central, in 2010. Additionally, a not-for-profit arm of Taia, The Taia Peace Foundation, was established in 2007 to address the social development needs of the communities in which Taia was exploring. LMC has been actively involved in Sierra Leone’s mining sector for over 20 years, bringing significant operational expertise as well as exploration and mining licences to Lake Sonfon. Taia Lion Resources now has an exciting geological portfolio, with the right platform in place for growth, expansion and value enhancement.
“We are pleased to have the support of Javelin Partners. We believe strongly that our project in Sierra Leone holds considerable value for international investors and the local community alike. Javelin’s assistance in communicating our story will be crucial to the development and evolution of our Company,” says co-founder, Jeffrey Wright, Golden Globe and Emmy award winner.
Darin Milmeister, Javelin Principal adds, “TLR’s promising geology, coupled with a strong commitment to corporate responsibility in Sierra Leone effectively captures Javelin’s core philosophy about the opportunity that modern mining creates for developing countries. We look forward to building on the expertise resident within TLR’s members as we work together to cultivate what could be a financially lucrative and value enhancing project.”
TLR is currently focused on its ongoing exploration program, which is already yielding positive geological results. Concurrently, the Company is actively pursuing other strategic alliances and opportunities which should be accretive to TLR’s overall portfolio.
About Taia Lion Resources
Taia Lion Resources (TLR) Inc. is an Alberta, Canada registered company established to identify, acquire, explore and develop precious metal and mineral deposits in Sierra Leone, West Africa. The primary mission of TLR is to achieve the highest sustainable profits and shareholder value through the implementation of a sustainable and commercially viable mining model that promotes long-term economic growth for both company and community alike. TLR is currently focused on quantifying its gold deposits (in Lake Sonfon and Gori Hills/Sandaru), and plans to expand and pursue the exploration of other natural resources in due course. TLR is committed to conducting partnered and empowered operations in a sustainable manner, whilst demonstrating the highest tangible efforts toward social and economic development.
About Javelin Partners
Javelin Corporate Development Partners is a Toronto based mining industry consulting firm that assists junior resource companies in effectively communicating their stories to the market. Clients are selected in instances where Javelin has identified opportunities to unlock and expose previously unrealized investment value. Launched in October 2010, the Javelin team is headed by Jed Richardson, Principal.
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Africell is serious to maintain standard
In March I published an article where I referred to Africell as a fraud cell. It was not a witch hunt for those who were involved in the fraudulent act to both me and the Company, which made up the story, but to find ways to put an end to such illegal practices within one of the biggest operating mobile phone companies in Sierra Leone.
After the article, a stage was formed where Alusine was called upon to answer to some questions relating to my allegation. The article brought to the knowledge of the management of the company that such fraudulent act is going on within the company. They did not waste any time but to form an investigative team to investigate the credibility of the published article. I was called upon by some of the top management officials. The first gentleman who contacted me through internet asked me to call an amount of money which I would like to take as an offer to take the article off line. I told him that the article was not published for such purpose. The purpose of the article was to save the rest of the consumers now and those yet unknown and to shield light on the greedy behavior of some of their workers, especially Alusine.
Alusine signed a receipt in the name of the Customer Care Manager, Africell. The actual Customer Care Manager, Rami was in a shock when I finally showed them the receipt that was given to me by the assumed Customer Care Manager Alusine. Alusine has worked for the company for five years, until the time of the beginning of this whole episode; he was the head of the registration of their G 3 internet service at their Bathurst Street Office.
I personally felt bad for Rami, the Lebanese gentleman who has worked hard in his life to be able to attain such position, a Customer Care Manager in an international mobile phone company, and the company itself when I realized that he was not the one who signed the above document, and that the company is not aware of any of such dubious act. As a company, they have tried very hard to provide cheap communication for our people, and they are still trying to provide more. Africell is the only mobile phone company that provides what I referred to as ‘poor man size communication’ a rate that fit the pocket of everyone to be able to communicate. Presently they are the only company that is providing G3 internet service for free; they first started the free mid night call and many more services which other companies followed.
The company took a measure to suspend them from job, but few weeks later, some of the suspended workers forced the company to reinstate them through strike action. Africell took a strong decision to laid Alusine off.