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HOW FREETOWN EXPUNGES THE GHOSTS OF ITS PAST, PART 2

February 26, 2014 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

   Titus Boye-Thompson, Strategic Media & Development Communications Unit  The first part of this article waded through the historical ties between the Temnes and the Creoles, two sets of peoples […]

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UN Secretary Gen. Ban Ki-Moon visits Sierra Leone on March 4

February 26, 2014 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  PRESS RELEASE THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY INFORMED THAT AT THE INVITATION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF SIERRA LEONE, THE UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY-GENERAL BAN KI-MOON WILL VISIT SIERRA LEONE FROM […]

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Ambassador Sorie pays working visit to Antwerp World Diamond Centre

February 26, 2014 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium and Head of Mission to the EU, Ambassador Ibrahim Sorie, on Monda, February 24 paid a working visit to the Antwerp World […]

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President Koroma Attends Centenary Celebrations in Nigeria

February 26, 2014 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

February 26, 2014   By State House Communications Unit : His Excellency President Dr Ernest Bai Koroma will leave the shores of Freetown this afternoon for Nigeria to attend the […]

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APC -USA congratulates President Ernest Koroma

February 25, 2014 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0
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President Koroma Has Done It Again!!

February 25, 2014 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Alhaji Jalloh Sierra Leone’s President, His Excellency, Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma is confirmed to receive the African President of the year 2013 Award and participate as Special Guest of […]

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Zero-Tolerance for Anti-FGM Campaigns in Africa?

February 21, 2014 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  The International Day of Zero Tolerance to FGM, a day sponsored by the UN was first observed on February 6, 2003 to create awareness of female genital mutilation (FGM) […]

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Ambassador Bockari Stevens Markets Sierra Leone in the U.S.

February 21, 2014 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

 Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to the United States of America, H.E. Bockari Kortu Stevens, has provided relevant information on crucial laws, policies and procedures that could enable a cross section of […]

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President Ernest Koroma launches “Pay No Bribe Campaign” in Sierra Leone

February 21, 2014 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  By State House Communications Unit President Dr Ernest Bai Koroma on Thursday 20th February said that the “Pay No Bribe Campaign” would primarily ensure that Service Charters for key […]

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Sierra Leone Scientist heads EMRC in Brussels

February 20, 2014 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Professor Monty Patrick Jones was on Monday, February 17th installed as President of the European Market Research Center (EMRC) based in Brussels. The Sierra Leone-born world-renowned scientist and founder of the […]

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APC New Jersey Inauguration and Dance on Saturday April 19, 2014

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The All People’s Congress ( APC )  New Jersey Chapter will be having its inauguration ceremony and dance on Saturday April 19, 2014 at the East Franklin Firehouse in Somerset, […]

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