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As Government Plans to Relax Restrictions…”We will beat Ebola and our Economy will Bounce Back” – President Koroma

May 25, 2015 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  By State House Communications Unit Speaking to a delegation of the All Political Parties Association (APPA) at State House, President Ernest Bai Koroma Friday 22 May, 2015, assured that […]

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AS EBOLA CLOCKS 1 YEAR…PRESIDENT PLEDGES TO SUPPORT SURVIVORS

May 25, 2015 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By State House Communications Unit Meeting with over 20 survivors at State House Monday 25 May, barely a year since the outbreak, President Ernest Bai Koroma assured survivors of the […]

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ACC Deputy Commissioner signs contract and integrity pact with S.L. Gouji Constructions

May 25, 2015 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

The Deputy Commissioner of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Shollay Davies on Friday 22nd May 2015 at the ACC Conference Room, 3 Gloucester Street Freetown, signed the contract for the construction […]

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GAVI commits $1 million for upcoming immunisation campaign in Sierra Leone

May 25, 2015 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  Minister of Health and Sanitation, Dr Abu Bakarr Fofanah (left), Head of Anglophone Africa Division at GAVI, Dr Maryse Dugue (centre), and Executive Director of GAVI, Dr Seth Berkley […]

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Sierra Leone Ambassador Hits Jackpot in Turkey

May 25, 2015 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By M.B. Jalloh, Press Attaché, Saudi Arabia, Gulf States and Central Asia  Following the drastic reduction in the number of new Ebola cases in the West African states of Guinea […]

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Dr. Samura Kamara optimistic for ADB Chairmanship

May 25, 2015 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  By Alhaji Mohamed Wusha-Conteh Sierra Leone Nominee for the President of African Development Bank Dr. Samura Mathew Wilson Kamara, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has expressed optimism […]

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Yeniva Sisay-Sogbeh: ‘According to Some Media Coverage, We Were All Dying in The Streets’

May 25, 2015 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

May 25th, 2015 by Cinnatus Dumbaya  · Yeniva Sisay-Sogbeh is the president of Power Women 232 – a network of young Sierra Leonean women. She recently produced a video about […]

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Sierra Leoneans must give Dr. Phil Kramer a big hand in Tuesday’s Mayoral elections in Franklin , Somerset, NJ : Councilman was helpful in mobilizing support for Sierra Leone’s Ebola fight

May 25, 2015 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

One of the  Democratic Party candidates for  the Tuesday June 2 Democratic Party Mayoral Primary elections in Franklin Township , Somerset, New Jersey is Dr. Phil Kramer whom  many Sierra […]

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President Koroma tells APPA : “Let us all be monitors of development programmes “

May 22, 2015 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Oswald Hanciles : At State House today at about 6.30 p.m., the All Political Parties Association – APPA  (whose membership comprise all registered political parties in the country) met […]

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The ‘Agenda For Prosperity’ Is Not Crumbling Or Nose-diving

May 22, 2015 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  By Mohamed Sankoh (One Drop) Pardon me, readers. For I have forgotten where I saw or read this anecdote I’m about to retell. It involves former British wartime Prime […]

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  • Yes, I was part of the Sierra Leone UN delegation when we approved ban on FGM
  • 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
  • The First Lady’s dilemma: Protecting her own but preaching to others
  • The people of Sierra Leone are crying out for their democratic rights
  • The hard truth: Sierra Leone is crying , but who is listening ?
  • Bolle Joss kept cocaine in Sierra Leone: How did this happen under your watch, Police Chief William Fayia Sellu ?
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  • Mercury Coder: The article effectively highlights the APCs internal democratic crisis, portraying Samsumanas exclusion as a critical test of the partys commitment…

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http://webtv.un.org/watch/concert-stop-ebola-and-build-for-the-future-ebolaresponse/4090749484001  Artists and celebrities from all over the world joined in an impressive concert on Monday March 2 at the UN General Assembly in New York to raise awareness of […]

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