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In memoriam : Emeric Bockarie Kargbo

May 18, 2015 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  SATURDAY 16TH MAY 2015 MARKS THE 18TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LATE MR EMERIC BOCKARIE KARGBO WHO HAD HIS HOME CALL ON THE 16TH OF MAY, 1997 27TH SEPTEMBER 1937 […]

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President Koroma Receives New UNMEER Head

May 18, 2015 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By State House Communications Unit President Ernest Bai Koroma Friday 15 May met with the newly appointed Head of the United Nations Mission on Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) Mr Peter […]

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Sierra Leone’s Foreign Minister Samura Kamara poised to boost nation’s pride

May 18, 2015 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  By Umaru S. Jah — Information Attaché, Germany : The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Dr. Samura Kamara has expressed confidence that the country will soon be […]

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Vice President Victor Bockarie Foh Launches National Open Data Portal

May 18, 2015 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  By John Baimba Sesay -Freetown Deputising His Excellency President Ernest Bai Koroma, Vice President Victor Bockarie Foh on Friday,15th May, launched the National Open Data Portal at the Credentials […]

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Report and Pictures : The New York Town Meeting at the Sierra Leone Mission

May 17, 2015 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

The National Publicity and Outreach Coordinator in the Office of Government Spokesman, Mr. Abdulai Bayraytay, who is also one of the spokesmen of the Sierra Leone Government, was yesterday joined […]

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Attempted coup worsens Burundi’s problems

May 17, 2015 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

DOCUMENT A 13 May 2015 coup attempt in Burundi led by Major-General Godefroid Niyombare collapsed after 48 hours. But the fact that key military units remained loyal to President Pierre […]

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President Ernest Koroma and ACC to sign Anti-Corruption measures with MDAs

May 15, 2015 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  BY ALIMAMY LAHAI KAMARA : The Anti-Corruption Commission is set to sign integrity pledges with pilot ministries, departments and agencies Friday 15th May at State House. The integrity pledge […]

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Permanent Mission of Sierra Leone to the UN invites you to Town meeting on Saturday May 16

May 15, 2015 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

The Permanent Mission of Sierra Leone to the United Nations hereby invites all Sierra Leoneans to a town hall meeting with the Government’s Outreach Coordinator and  one of its Spokesmen, […]

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Government Spokesman Abdulai Bayraytay speaks to Sierra Leoneans in America

May 14, 2015 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Government Spokesman Abdulai Bayraytay speaks to Sierra Leoneans in America in an interview with SoftBall Publications…       FREELANCE JOURNALIST AND FORMER PRODUCER AND EDITOR AT THE SIERRA LEONE […]

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The SLPP is Not Credible

May 14, 2015 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Jacob Sax Conteh It is crystal clear from recent events that Sierra Leone does not have a credible opposition party.  The SLPP, the party of Sir Milton Margai, Dr. […]

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Published on August 8, 2010 by Cocorioko News   ·   18 Comments Christian Sesay and Sanpha Sesay, Texas Correspondents Amidst the murder-suicide madness perpetuated by one of Sierra Leone’s greatest comedians, supposedly a […]

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