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Nothing Can Dent President Koroma’s Determination

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

   By Moisa S. Keikura : A mischievous SLPP spin doctor going by the name of Eddie Momoh has published widely in the local tabloids an opinionated piece captioned: ‘Politics […]

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Sierra Leone To Get A Brand New Airport

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

 By Abu Bakarr Kamara : The Minister of Transport and Aviation, Vandi Chidi Minah Thursday, December 13, 2012 signed an agreement with the China Railway International Consortium  worth USD190,000,000 (one […]

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Between Koroma’s prosperity & Sam Sumana’s apprenticeship

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

   By John Pa Baimba Sesay : After spending slightly over two months in Sierra Leone, I have arrived in Beijing with a sense of pride, that there is a […]

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Statement By H.E. Ambassador Shekou Touray At The PBC Sierra Leone Configuration Briefing – 12 December 2012 SHARE THIS

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

Statement by H.E. Ambassador Shekou Touray at the PBC Sierra Leone Configuration Briefing – 12 December 2012   Mr. Chairman; I thank you for conveying this briefing session for members […]

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DATELINE NEW YORK : The diary of a Sierra Leonean Diplomat : Wednesday December 12, 2012

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

By KABS KANU : I  am very delighted today– and I am  sure most of my countrymen and women in Sierra Leone and the diaspora will also be –because at […]

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Parliament Sworn In As Justice Abel Stronge Returned Unanimously As Speaker

December 12, 2012 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

The Sierra Leone House of Parliament has today convened for a parliamentary swearing in ceremony for the newly elected Members and the election of  Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the House […]

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One Country, One People?

December 12, 2012 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  By Anthony Kamara, Winnipeg, Canada. How the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) of Sir Milton and Sir Albert Margai missed the golden opportunity of uniting the people and regions […]

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We Must Press Home The Momentum:No Time For Idleness, As Preparations For 2017 Should Start Now

December 12, 2012 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Leeroy Wilfred Kabs-Kanu : The momentum will not, should not and must never die. We have fought the good fight and the Lord God has crowned our efforts with […]

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Former Njala University Dean Professor Magnus Cole Dies In The U.S.

December 12, 2012 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

      Professor Magnus J A Cole (in photo), a trailblazer who established a Science Curriculum Development Center at Njala University of Sierra Leone and revered by both faculty […]

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As Sierra Leone’s Democracy Matures, Diasporans Cry For Voting Rights

December 12, 2012 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Ibrahim Sourie Mansaray :   Listening to Sierra Leone’s popular radio program ‘Monologue’ on Star Radio on Saturday, I was struck with sorrow about the pathetic story of a […]

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BRUTAL DICTATORS DON’T FEAR PRESS RELEASES AND STATEMENTS By Kabs Kanu The biggest mistake people are making is thinking that long, winding press releases will dislodge a brutal dictator. If […]

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AROUND AND ABOUT : Of ostentation and ill-gotten wealth

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  with Kabs Kanu The other day at a social function at New Jersey , I listened keenly to  an altercation over a woman between two young Sierra Leoneans. The interesting […]

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The outgoing President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency Goodluck Jonathan , in his address to the 47th ECOWAS Summit in Accra, Ghana, today said that tremendous progress […]

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