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Ernest Bai Koroma Govt. Receives $25M. Grant from World Bank

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

 The Government of President Ernest Bai Koroma has received a Twenty Five Million United States Dollars Grant as Budgetary support from the International Development Association (IDA/World Bank). Sierra Leone’s Ambassador […]

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President Ernest Koroma receives another top award for outstanding leadership

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

Globally, We Walk Tall Because of You – Judge Tells President KoromaBy State House Communications UnitThe Sierra Leone Institute of International Law (SLIIL) has said the leadership style of President […]

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PRESIDENT KOROMA IN BO TO COMMISSION MAJESTIC NEW SPORTS STADIUM

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

President Ernest Bai Koroma’s fascinating infrastructural developments in Sierra Leone continue  unabated and the Head of State is in the Southern Regional capital of Bo today to commission a new […]

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Sierra Leone’s Zainab Bangura sky-rocketing women’s issues

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

Culled from the SIERRA EXPRESS : The Africa-America Institute (AAI) proud distinguished Alumna who bagged the AAI 2011 September Award, daughter of the beautiful soil and vegetation of Sierra Leone, […]

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President Koroma : Building Sierra Leone today for a better tomorrow : 53rd Independence Anniversary Reflections

April 24, 2014 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

On Sierra Leone’s 53rd Independence Anniversary, we reflect on President Ernest Koroma’s address to the nation during the 51st Independence Anniversary. This statement by President Ernest Koroma says it all. […]

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Resident Minister William Juana Smith passes away

April 24, 2014 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

 By KABS KANU : The ruling All People’s Congress (APC ) suffered another shocking bereavement today when the Resident Minister ( Eastern Region ), Hon. William Juana Smith, passed away. […]

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The Fight against Corruption Should be the Business of all Sierra Leoneans

April 24, 2014 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By ALHAJI JALLOH–   The fight against corruption the world over has never been an easy task; it has always been a challenging one especially in Africa where many governments […]

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President Koroma’s New Envoy Meets with Sierra Leoneans in Saudi

April 23, 2014 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By M.B. Jalloh, Press Attache’, Saudi Arabia : Sierra Leoneans massively filled the premises of the Embassy of Sierra Leone on Friday, 18th April, 2014 upon invitation by the Embassy […]

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Where You There When They Crucified NASSIT?

April 23, 2014 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

 By Mohamed Sankoh (One Drop) :  Every time I take a philosophical and commonsensical look at some of the happenings at the National Social Security Insurance Trust Fund (NASSIT), I […]

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Sierra Leone Community and Embassy stage Diaspora Forum and Reception Sunday April 27

April 23, 2014 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

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  • 65 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE have been Cruel luck for the people of Sierra Leone
  • 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
  • 65 years of Independence : Let us be honest for a second
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Executive Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group (http://www.afdb.org) on Wednesday, 18 September 2013 in Tunis approved Sierra Leone’s Country Strategy Paper (CSP) 2013-2017, which outlines the Bank Group’s […]

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