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Month: January 2015

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Why Ebola is not going away in Sierra Leone : OGI Citizens’ Survey exposes startling truths that public at home and abroad know nothing about

January 6, 2015 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By KABS KANU and PASCO TEMPLE (Government International Media Unit ) : The Open Government Initiative ( OGI ) , a  brainchild of President Ernest Bai Koroma , was set […]

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Port Loko DERC Coordinator Commends Burreh Kasseh Maconteh Chiefdom for the Resolve to end Ebola

January 6, 2015 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Hassan Bruz Northern Bureau Chief You may be aware that the Northern District of Port Loko has been one of the Districts with a leading number of Ebola related […]

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An Enigma Or A Legend: Elvis Has Left The Building.

January 6, 2015 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

BY ABDULAI MANSARAY When Steven Gerrard called time on his Liverpool career a few days ago, a lot of conjectures sprung up, ranging from the realistic, the romantic, and the […]

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Plethora of challenges, but we shall move on

January 6, 2015 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Pa Baimba Sesay : The year 2014 was an extremely tumultuous one for Sierra Leone’s development roadmap. This is so, due to the outbreak of the Ebola Virus Disease, […]

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President Ernest Koroma calls for Destigmatization of Ebola Hit Countries

January 6, 2015 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By State House Communications Unit : President Ernest Bai Koroma has described the continued stigmatisation of and suspension of flights to Ebola-hit countries as a distraction to collective efforts in fighting […]

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Two Months Old Baby Survived Ebola, Mother Responding to Treatment

January 6, 2015 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  Freetown, Jan. 6, 015 (MOHS) – The first Hastings Ebola Treatment Centre continues to make history with its 13th Set of survived victims from the Ebola virus disease. The […]

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Health Ministry Holds First 2015 Meeting to Brace up for Post Ebola War

January 6, 2015 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  Freetown, Jan. 5, 015 (MOHS) – The Ministry of Health and Sanitation has held its first Health Sector Strengthening partners meeting on Friday January 2, 2015 in the Ministry’s […]

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British nurses on why they’re still fighting Ebola in Sierra Leone

January 6, 2015 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

NHS staff working to tackle the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone Credit: ITV News As British nurse Pauline Cafferkey fights for her life in a London hospital after contracting Ebola in […]

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Concerned Sierra Leoneans in New Jersey organize Interfaith Prayer Service to eradicate Ebola

January 6, 2015 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  Dear members of the Sierra Leone Community of New Jersey and friends,   On behalf of Sierra Leone Community of New Jersey (SLCNJ) we take this opportunity to wish […]

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Largest Ebola outbreak ever reveals truths about the mysterious, deadly disease

January 4, 2015 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By: Helen Branswell, The Canadian Press Enlarge Image A healthcare worker dons in protective gear before entering an Ebola treatment center in the west of Freetown, Sierra Leone, Thursday, Oct. 16, […]

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  By Kabs Kanu An illiterate man serving Maada Bio as Resident Minister, North, Abu Abu, has just uttered dangerous, incendiary and privocative statements against the Temnes in Sierra Leone. […]

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By Chernoh Ojuku- Sesay : President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma landed this morning in Brussels with his delegation. His delegation include the British High Commissioner in Sierra Leone, Peter West; […]

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