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Sierra Leone Embassy in Germany steps up efforts to fight Ebola

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

By Umaru S. Jah-IA,Germany : As efforts to contain the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) continue to gain momentum and urgency, the Embassy of Sierra Leone in the Federal Republic of […]

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APC USA Branch Donates Le.50 million to fight Ebola

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

  By State House Communications Unit : President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma on the 19th August 2014, received the sum of Le.50 million (Fifty Million Leones) from the United States […]

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Sierra Rutile Doles Le.1 Billion to Halt EVD in Sierra Leone

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

By State House Communications Unit : As part of its corporate social responsibility and as a way of responding adequately to the public health emergency, a leading mineral company, Sierra […]

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Help Control Ebola: African Ambassadors make a plea for more resources

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

  By Vincenzo Bollettino, Michael VanRooyen, Greg Ciottone :   The Ambassadors of five West African nations either directly affected by or in the path of this current Ebola outbreak […]

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World leaders ‘failing to help’ over Ebola outbreak in Africa : Médecins Sans Frontières chief claims response to catastrophe is ‘almost zero’, with nations most concerned with self protection

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

The Guardian, Tuesday 19 August 2014 15.36 EDT Dr Gabriel Fitzpatrick prepares for work with Ebola patients in Kailahun, in eastern Sierra Leone Photograph: MSF   The international community has made […]

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MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RELEASE CONSTITUENCY DEVELOPMENT FUND TO MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT TO FIGHT EBOLA

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

As a result of the present public health emergency, the Government of Sierra Leone through the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development,  hereby inform the general public that as part of efforts to […]

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George Samuel Patrick Wilson Obituary

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

  We regret to announce the passing of George Samuel Patrick Wilson at the Shady Grove Adventist Hospital, Rockville, Maryland USA on August 2, 2014.   Samuel as he was commonly […]

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PRESS RELEASE : Sierra Leone Kenema District Development Mission

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

SLKDDM 12103 Franklin Street Beltsville, MD 20705 USA August 16, 2014 PRESS RELEASE   Members of the SLKDDM North America have been heartbroken and distraught at the outbreak of the […]

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Australia supports Ebola Fight with $1M through World Health Organization

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

The Government of Australia is providing the sum of One Million United States Dollars through the World Health Organization as additional support to fight the Ebola Virus. This is in […]

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EBOLA SENSITIZATION GOES WIDE IN THE GAMBIA : “Sierra Leone has the best survival figure” Dr. Magnus Ochoge.

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

The Sierra Leone Embassy in The Gambia in collaboration with Rescue Sierra Leone (An emergency Respond Committee made up of Sierra Leoneans) over the weekend, held a one day prayer […]

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By ABDULAI BAYRAYTAY :   To say that the peoples of the three West African states of Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia are undergoing trauma would be an understatement. This […]

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