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Dismemberment of ruling SLPP continues , as…. CHIEF NORMAN PROGRESSES WITH PLANS TO FORM POLITICAL PARTY

September 17, 2005 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  Saturday September 17, 2005  :  Spurning all appeals for reconciliation, splinter groups within the ruling SLPP have continued their plans to form political parties. Chief Hinga Norman , who […]

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I AM PRAYING FOR APC TO WIN

September 17, 2005 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  Saturday September 10, 2005  First_Name:  Kadie Kadie Last_Name:  Kamara Address:  U.K Comments:  I am a concerned citizen of Sierra Leone and am praying for A.P.C to win the upcoming […]

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USELESS EXERCISE OF EXECUTIVE POWER

September 17, 2005 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

                                                       S. I. KAMARA   When Dr. Peter Tucker was charged with heading and directing the commission to rewrite our national constitution, it was with the 1978 constitution […]

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COCORIOKO WILL HIT HIGHER NOTES

September 17, 2005 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  The New York Times, The Washington Post or the Philadelphia Enquirer were the product of a slow-moving evolution. In fact, it was not only these three papers . Even the […]

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THE SLPP DILEMMA : MAKE HASTE SLOWLY

September 16, 2005 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  By Abrahim Alimu Jalloh   My Teacher in High School was always advising, at the beginning of the academic year, that “… students must make haste slowly, or else […]

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What can we do ? We can help rebuild Sierra Leone

September 15, 2005 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  First_Name:  Shykh Last_Name:  Tunis Email_Address:  st013426@baruch.cuny.edu Address:  185 Parkhill ave apt 5q City:  staten island State:  NY Zip_Code:  10304 Comments: What can we do? We can help rebuild Salone… […]

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LIBERIAN NATIONAL ELECTIONS: A PANACEA ?

September 15, 2005 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  By Emmanuel Abalo The Liberian Presidential and Legislative elections slated for October, 2005 represent a major achievement and progress towards national and regional instability for a country brought to […]

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It is clear that the SLPP does not want Charles Margai in their midst

September 14, 2005 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Wednesday September 14, 2005 First_Name: Sorie I Last_Name: Kamara Email_Address: kamara_sorie@yahoo.com Comments: I am reading with interest and at times utter dismay, the views expressed about Charles Margai and the […]

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Vice-President gives COCORIOKO his own version of Makeni Convention : SOLOMON BEREWA SAYS HIS VICTORY WAS FAIR AND GENUINE

September 14, 2005 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  Wednesday September 14, 2005 The Vice-President, Mr. Solomon Berewa,  has told  COCORIOKO that his last victory in the SLPP Leadership and Presidential votes was fair and genuine . Mr. Berewa, who […]

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Sierra Leone is well aided”- DFID Boss

September 14, 2005 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  Wednesday September 14, 2005 Tamba Borbor reports from Freetown The Head of the British Department For International Development (DFID), Mr. Richard Hogg has stressed that Sierra Leone is well […]

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  • THE BAR, THE BENCH AND THE TEST OF JUSTICE
  • Chief Justice Kamanda’s action on JFK could deepen political tensions and threaten Sierra Leone’s national security
  • WHEN JUSTICE BECOMES A POLITICAL WEAPON
  • More drama in Sierra Leone as Chief Justice orders the arrest of former Justice Minister JFK for yesterday’s tense exchanges at the Supreme Court
  • Another big political drama in Sierra Leone as APC and Supreme Court clash over disputed Constitutional Amendment Bill
  • When development finance becomes a leverage
  • The constitution must not be a casualty of political convenience
  • THE SLPP’S CONSTITUTIONAL TEST
  • WHEN POWER MEETS THE CONSTITUTION: SIERRA LEONE IS WATCHING
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