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The President who speaks little but does very much and lets his work speak for him

June 13, 2014 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  BY KABS KANU President Ernest Bai Koroma does not talk much, even in his private life. He does more listening than talking . This is because his mind works […]

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NCD strengthens ties with Parliament

June 13, 2014 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  The National Commission for Democracy (NCD) was on Wednesday, June 11, 2014 hosted by the Parliamentary Oversight Committee on Political and Presidential Affairs in Committee Room 3 of the […]

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Zainab Bangura delivers strong message at World Summit on behalf of UN

June 13, 2014 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

New York, 12 June 2014 – Secretary-General’s message to Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict [delivered by Ms. Zainab Hawa Bangura, Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict] I am pleased […]

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Ebola Update

June 12, 2014 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Ebola Update 11th June, 2014• The cumulative number of cases tested is 122 with 46 Laboratory confirmed: 43 from Kailahun and 17 confirmed death.• A total of 4 cases have […]

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Sierra Leone Government puts measures in place to fight Ebola

June 11, 2014 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  SIERRA LEONE GOVERNMENT  (Office of Government Spokesman) Ministry of Information and Communications 8th Floor, Youyi Building,  Brookfields, Freetown PRESS RELEASE FREETOWN, JUNE 11, 2014 As Government and its health development […]

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Time to throw our weight behind President Koroma to help stop end the Ebola scourge

June 11, 2014 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By KABS KANU It is Andre Maurois who says in his classic, THE ART OF LIVING, that any union  without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises. […]

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High-Profile Conference to Draw Attention to Sexual Violence in War

June 11, 2014 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

LONDON — The Hollywood star Angelina Jolie and the British foreign secretary, William Hague, opened a high-profile gathering here on Tuesday intended to combat the increasing prevalence of sexual violence […]

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World’s governments must turn back the tide of sexual violence, Global Summit told

June 11, 2014 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE 9 June 2014 WORLD’S GOVERNMENTS MUST TURN BACK THE TIDE OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE AT GLOBAL SUMMIT World leaders must take concrete action to end sexual […]

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SLAAM Honors the Legends of the Sierra Leone Entertainment Industry

June 11, 2014 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

All feet led to the Days Inn Banquet Hall on Friday May 9, 2014 as the Sierra Leone Association of Artists and Musicians (SLAAM) held their 2nd Annual Honorary Lifetime Achievement […]

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Sounds of democracy at Standard Bank of Joy

June 11, 2014 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

In the year in which South Africa celebrates 20 years of democracy, Standard Bank Joy of Jazz will be paying tribute to composers and artists who have used their music […]

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  • Liberia bow to Sierra Leone in friendly international soccer match
  • Parliament is right; First Lady is wrong : There is no law against FGM in Sierra Leone
  • Rethinking the drug crisis in Sierra Leone : A call for responsible media and objective politics
  • They colonized the land. Now they’ve colonized the mind
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Statement delivered by Deputy Foreign Minister Ebun Jusu during the general debate at the Second Committee of the UN

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