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SWASAL views newspaper report with disdain

December 20, 2013 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

18th December, 2013 PRESS RELEASE “SWASAL SPLITS OVER LE 90M” The Executive of the Sports Writers Association of Sierra Leone (SWASAL) read with disdain an article publish on the front page […]

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A Force for good, a Force maligned

December 20, 2013 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

 Titus Boye-Thompson Strategic Media & Development Communications Unit When some commentators reflect on the performance of the Sierra Leone Police Force, it is rarely accepted that such an institution would […]

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Uncertainty about why Sierra Leone was excluded from 2014 Compact Award . Top MCC official seems to suggest.

December 20, 2013 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

This is not a question of semantics. Nothing is lost in translation. The point has been made very clear. Sierra Leone should not have failed the Control of Corruption Indicator […]

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UN Security Council Reform : IGN Statement on behalf of the African Group

December 19, 2013 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

INTRODUCTION : On Thursday, 12th Dec. 2013, the  9th Round of the Intergovernmental Negotiations in the informal plenary on the question of  the equitable representation on and increase in the membership […]

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Message from APC-USA Public Relations Officer

December 18, 2013 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

May I first thank God and all those who have played a part in setting up the interim Administration of the new APC-USA BRANCH, especially the president of Sierra Leone […]

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PRESS RELEASE : Sierra Leone’s Finance and Transport Ministers visit China.

December 18, 2013 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  Sierra Leone Minister of Finance and Economic Development ,Hon. Dr. Keifala Marah and Hon. Leonard Balogun Koroma , Minister of Transport and Aviation have arrived in Beijing , The People’s Republic […]

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President Koroma tells visiting MCC executives Government committed to the fight against corruption

December 18, 2013 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By State House Communications Unit : President Dr Ernest Bai Koroma has assured the visiting Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC )  Acting Vice President for Compact Operations, Jonathan Bloom that government […]

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SLPP loses another female stalwart : Elizabeth Lavalie passes away

December 16, 2013 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Former Sierra Leone People’s Party ( SLPP ) parliamentarian, Mrs. Elizabeth Alpha-Lavalie died over the weekend in Freetown. We will bring you further details today . The SLPP  lost parliamentarian […]

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Today’s news Reports from the Liberia News Agency ( LINA )

December 16, 2013 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

THROUGH an arrangement with the Ministry of Information in Liberia, COCORIOKO  will now start publishing news broadcasts from the Liberia News Agency ( LINA ) . COCORIOKO  was initially set […]

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Pope Francis prays for Sierra Leone and warns against Human Trafficking

December 16, 2013 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By: Chernor Ojuku Sesay  :   The Papal of the Holy See and head of the 1.5Billion Roman Catholic Christians, Pope Francis has offered prayers for the people and government of Sierra […]

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  • Sixty-five years after independence, one painful truth remains: we, as a people, have failed Mama Salone.
  • Independence Anniversary : A reflection on the role of the SLPP in national unity, peace agreements and political responsibility
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