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The Outcome of the Diaspora Ebola Teleconference Prayer Vigil is Something to Write Home About

August 4, 2014 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Mustapha Wai The Sierra Leone Diaspora prayer teleconference vigil held today, August 2, 2014 was a success beyond expectation. Over 375 callers from all over the world including USA, […]

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World Bank Revitalizes Education Development in Sierra Leone with US$17.9Million and US$5.5 Million

August 4, 2014 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

World Bank Revitalizes Education Development in Sierra Leone with US$17.9Million and US$5.5 Million   The World Bank has in the form of a grant, make available the sum of more […]

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Fighting an Enemy, Changing the Media Narrative

August 4, 2014 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

John Baimba Sesay-China Developing nations are often faced with challenges such as fixing up their infrastructures; economies, addressing governance issues including corruption, poverty, international media propaganda and a host of […]

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US-Africa summit 2014 Underway

August 4, 2014 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  By Kabs Kanu &Pasco Temple of the Sierra Leone Government International Media Network , USA A historic event which will see United States President Barack Obama welcoming fifty African […]

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TOGETHER, WE CAN OVERCOME EBOLA

August 3, 2014 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

PRESIDENT KOROMA : LET US MOBILIZE BEHIND HIM  Sierra Leone is a resilient country. We are a resilient people. We have overcome many difficult challenges before as a nation. God’s […]

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God is not punishing us with Ebola

August 3, 2014 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

I am very disappointed to read such an unbiblical statement in a newspaper of your caliber. How can God punish Liberia with Ebola ? Are we implying here that God […]

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African leaders to launch $100m Ebola emergency battle plan

August 3, 2014 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Mouctarr Bah : The head of the World Health Organization and presidents of the west African countries suffering the world’s worst-ever Ebola outbreak met in Guinea on Friday to […]

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MRU LEADERS MEET ON EBOLA IN CONAKRY

August 3, 2014 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

MONROVIA, August 2 (LINA) – Leaders of the sub-regional Mano River Union (MRU) have held a one-day summit in the Guinean capital, Conakry, on the Ebola disease that is ravishing […]

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New organization to help fight Ebola, called DIASPORANS UNITE, formed : Update

August 3, 2014 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

MOTTO: ’We are all in this together’’ MISSION STATEMENT: ‘’Following the death of Doctor Khan, the lead virologist in the fight against the Ebola Virus in Sierra Leone and the […]

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Breaking News : Fisheries Minister Allieu Pat-Sowe loses wife

August 1, 2014 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Mrs. Vicky Pat-Sowe, the wife of Sierra Leone’s Fisheries and Marine Resources Minister, Hon. Allieu Pat-Sowe , passed away this morning at the Choitram’s Hospital in Freetown. Funeral arrangements will […]

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