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Month: March 2004

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Hinga Norman’s accounts frozen

March 29, 2004 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Monday March 29, 2004 The original order to freeze the assets of Sam Hinga Norman was contained within the arrest warrant of 7 March 2003,  as follows: “To identify and […]

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SIERRA LEONE HIGH COMMISSION PRESS RELEASE : Government accepts offer of settlement for chancery building

March 16, 2004 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

SIERRA LEONE HIGH COMMISSION PRESS RELEASE Subj:  33 Portland Place Judgement Date: 3/16/04 3:59:32 AM Dateline Standard Time PRESS RELEASE  It will be recalled that in 2000 the Government of Sierra […]

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Maada Bio never intended to hand over power

March 16, 2004 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  Interesting analysis of the coup situation by the VOA: DATE=1/17/96 TYPE=BACKGROUND REPORT NUMBER=5-32198 TITLE=SIERRA LEONE COUP / REACT BYLINE=WILLIAM EAGLE DATELINE=WASHINGTON CONTENT= VOICED AT: INTRO:  OBSERVERS ARE DEBATING THE […]

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SLPP -UK Problems remain unsolved

March 12, 2004 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

The Sierra Leone People’s Party UK /Ireland Branch did not solve its problems after all, COCORIOKO  can authoritatively report. We have received three letters from contending parties which gave clear […]

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Press Release From The Hinga Norman Defence Committee

March 10, 2004 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Hinga Norman BE IT KNOWN TO ALL THAT we have received with disbelief news of the arrest of people peacefully demonstrating today 10th March 2004 in Freetown in support of […]

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Statements by President Tejan Kabbah and 2 others at opening of new Special Court Courthouse

March 10, 2004 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

STATEMENT By HIS EXCELLENCY ALHAJI DR. AHMAD TEJAN KABBAH PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE At the formal opening of the Courthouse For the Special Court for Sierra Leone […]

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Special Court for Sierra Leone Officially Opens New Courthouse

March 10, 2004 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Special Court for Sierra Leone Press and Public Affairs Office PRESS RELEASE Freetown, Sierra Leone, 10 March 2004 Special Court for Sierra Leone Officially Opens New Courthouse A new era […]

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APC BACK FROM THE DEAD AS A CREDIBLE FORCE

March 3, 2004 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

BY KABS KANU :  They were written off as dead and buried .They were castigated as the one party that no Sierra Leonean will take seriously any more.The opportunistic, thieving […]

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