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Sierra Leone Goodwill Ambassador attends 2014 ‘The Way To Happiness’ Summit in Los Angeles, California

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

Sierra Leone is on the world stage currently, with many organizations, individuals and personalities seeking to aide the beautiful West-African coastal nation and move it toward brighter times.   Goodwill […]

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First Batch of South Korean Ebola Emergency Response Team Arrives In Sierra Leone

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

As part of South Korea’s continued support to the fight against the Ebola Virus Disease, the first batch of the Ebola Response Emergency Relief Team from South Korea has arrived […]

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Vaccine to bring final halt to Ebola, Scientist assures Sierra Leone Red Cross

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

By Abu Bakarr Tarawallie, SLRCS Ebola Scientist and Director of London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) Professor Peter Piot Thursday 18 December praised the Red Cross and assured […]

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As Port Loko locks down at midnight, the Alphaka Foundation supports the operation surge in Port Loko

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

By Septimus Kanu : Stakeholders of Port Loko district have set up the committee to discuss strategic measure in tackling the Ebola virus disease in the district. The committee has […]

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RSLMF is a real asset to Sierra Leone, says Health Minister

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

By Yahya Sidi Brima : Freetown, Sierra Leone, December 23, 2014 – Exactly 20 days after the establishment of an Ebola Treatment Centre entirely run by its own medical staff, […]

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The Principle of ‘An Eye for an eye ‘ is wrong and should not be accepted in any society

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

However much we condemn the failure of the legal system to indict police officers who kill black people in controversial circumstances, nothing justifies yesterday’s execution-style massacre of two New York […]

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U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission Kathleen FitzGibbon sees progress in Sierra Leone Ebola fight

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

From Deputy Chief Of Mission Kathleen FitzGibbon December 19, 2014   It has been a busy week in the fight against Ebola. Centers for Disease Control Director Tom Frieden visited […]

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Why We are Not Coming Home this Christmas

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

  By Jacob Sax Conteh : Dulles, Virginia: This bustling international airport which serves the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area that covers Maryland, District of Columbia and Virginia is busting to […]

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Newswatch faces fresh allegations of deliberate falsehood

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

NewsWatch Newspaper Sierra Leone False Allegation against Hon. Simon Huges   PRESS RELEASE Members of the Disabled International Foundation (DIF-SIL) would like to register our utter dismay and disappointment over […]

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President Ernest Koroma optimistic that Ebola will soon be a thing of the past in Sierra Leone

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

By our Cocorioko Man  :   President Ernest Bai Koroma on Friday  expressed optimism that the Ebola virus disease ravaging the country will soon be a thing of the past […]

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  • More drama in Sierra Leone as Chief Justice orders the arrest of former Justice Minister JFK for yesterday’s tense exchanges at the Supreme Court
  • Another big political drama in Sierra Leone as APC and Supreme Court clash over disputed Constitutional Amendment Bill
  • When development finance becomes a leverage
  • The constitution must not be a casualty of political convenience
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