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That Sierra Leone Passport Saga!

December 6, 2013 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By UMARU JAH :   I have read with keen interest, a concern raised by a fellow Sierra Leonean, Amasara Jalloh, residing in the German city of Munich, regarding our […]

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Nelson Mandela’s death : Sierra Leone Government extends sympathy to South Africa

December 6, 2013 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT STATE HOUSE TOWER HILL FREETOWN PRESS RELEASE IT IS WITH DEEP SADNESS THAT WE HAVE LEARNT ABOUT THE DEMISE OF FORMER SOUTH AFRICAN PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA […]

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Nelson Mandela Obit – Saluting a political colossus

December 6, 2013 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Gayle Smith : From Beijing to Bloemfontein, Cairo to Cuito Cuanavale, London to Lagos, Nelson Mandela was revered as a statesman, a prophet of peace, a man of integrity and a […]

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France : President Ernest Koroma attends Summit on Peace and Security in Africa

December 5, 2013 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Sierra Leone’s President, His Excellency Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma,  arrived today in Paris, France to attend the Summit on Peace and Security in Africa. PRESIDENT ERNEST BAI KOROMA   READ […]

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NELSON MANDELA IS DEAD

December 5, 2013 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

South Africa’s first black president and anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela has died, South Africa’s president says. Mr Mandela, 95, led South Africa’s transition from white-minority rule in the 1990s, after […]

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Rabiatu Kamara among Africans to be honored in Maryland on December 13

December 5, 2013 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By KABS KANU : The Washington DC/Maryland version of the SPRINGS OF JOY Gems of Africa Awards Program will be held next Friday December 13, 2013 at the Comfort Inn […]

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Make the Local Content Policy into law now

December 5, 2013 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Make the Local Content Policy into Law now Posted by Cocorioko Newspaper on December 5, 20130 Comment By Oswald Hanciles : When the Legacy of President Ernest Bai Koroma will be appraised […]

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Sierra Leone moves four steps upwards in Corruption Perception Index

December 5, 2013 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

    PRESS RELEASE SIERRA LEONE MOVES FOUR STEPS UPWARDS IN THE 2013 CPI Sierra Leone has moved four steps upwards in the 2013 Transparency International Corruption Perception Index (TI-CPI) […]

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A President in touch with reality

December 5, 2013 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Titus Boye-Thompson The announcement from State House came very late in the day but at the start of what would turn out to be a tumultuous weekend. The President […]

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Hon. Robin Farley addresses PLTC College Student Union Inauguration

December 5, 2013 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Hon. Robin Farley Address PLTC College Student Union Inauguration, 30th November 2013 Theme: Peace and Tranquility Mr. Chairman, Principal, Staff and Board of Governors, President of the Port-Loko Teachers College Students Union, […]

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  The Ministry of Energy and the Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority (EDSA) have signed an agreement with the independent power provider, Aggreko for an additional 20 megawatts to boost […]

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By Umaru S. Jah, IA Germany :   Sierra Leone is a blessed country. A country blessed with multiple forms of natural resources.  If riches are only measured in terms […]

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