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PICTORIAL : At Newark flag-raising, Sierra Leone UN diplomat commends President Koroma for empowering women in sierra Leone

April 30, 2012 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

April 30, 2012 | The President, Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma, has been  highly commended  for empowering women and enhancing their welfare in Sierra Leone. The commendation for President Koroma came from […]

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Statement by UN Permanent Representative H.E. Ambassador Shekou Toure at the USLO Independence Dance in New York

April 30, 2012 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

April 30, 2012 |  Sierra Leone’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations,  His Excellency Ambassador Shekou Touray , was the keynote speaker at the 51st Independence Anniversary celebrations dance held […]

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Pictorial Display : 51st Independence Anniversary Dance in New Jersey

April 30, 2012 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

April 30, 2012 |  As promised our readers, we bring you the pictorial highlights of the  massive 51st Independence Anniversary Celebrations  Dance in New Jersey staged by the Sierra Leone […]

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Statement by UN Permanent Representative H.E. Ambassador Shekou Toure at the USLO Independence Dance in New York

April 30, 2012 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Statement by UN Permanent Representative H.E. Ambassador Shekou Toure at the USLO Independence Dance in New York April 30, 2012 | Filed under: Breaking News,Diaspora,Headlines,Lead Story,Talking Point | Posted by: Cocorioko Newspaper Sierra Leone’s Permanent […]

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Massive New Jersey Parade and Dance herald exciting 5Ist Independence Anniversary celebrations in Garden State

April 24, 2012 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Sierra Leoneans in New Jersey  last Saturday rebranded their country  with another exquisitely pulsating and action-packed   Independence Anniversary celebration  that  showcased the nation’s  exotic art and culture to the international world . The celebration started with a […]

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NEWS FLASH : Sierra Leoneans shake New Jersey

April 22, 2012 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

The Garden State  is still reverberating from  the thrilling shake  it received yesterday  from  thousands of Sierra Leoneans who celebrated SIERRA LEONE DAY IN NEW JERSEY with a massive parade in […]

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Sierra Leone Day in New Jersey : Green, white and blue flags flutter in Somerset

April 21, 2012 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Every April 27 in Franklin Township is Sierra Leone Day. This was the result of a proclamation by the Franklin Township, Somerset , New Jersey last year , thanks to […]

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TOMORROW IS SIERRA LEONE’S DAY IN NEW JERSEY

April 20, 2012 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

As the planning committee puts final finishing touches on arrangements ahead of tomorrow’s massive  51st .Independence Anniversary parade and dance, the public works  employees were busy hanging the Sierra Leone […]

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The Sierra Leonean Community of New Jersey celebrates 51st Independence Anniversary on April 21 2012

April 14, 2012 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Franklin Township, Somerset , New Jersey, April 10, 2012 -The Sierra Leonean community of New Jersey yesterday night kicked off their 51st Independence Anniversary Celebrations  in front of the Franklin Town […]

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UN Security Council stresses that Sierra Leone Government has the primary responsibility to protect and defend the country

April 13, 2012 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

April 13, 2012. April 12, 2012 – The United Nations Security Council has emphasized the Sierra Leone Government’s “primary responsibility  for peacebuilding, security and long-term development in the country.”  In […]

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