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Peter kuyembeh found dead

October 26, 2015 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Chernor Ojuku-Sesay Staff at the Sierra Leone and Zambia Embassies in Brussels were shocked to learn about the sudden death of its former employee, Peter Kuyembeh (pictured). He died […]

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Parliament ratifies two loans totaling $ 46 million for developing rural communities

October 26, 2015 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  Parliament on Thursday 22nd October 2015 ratified two loan agreements totaling US $ 46m for development of the rural communities in the country. Making  the presentation  to Parliament, the […]

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AfDB approves a $33.3 million Ebola recovery fund

October 26, 2015 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  The African Development Bank Group’s (AfDB) Board of Executive Directors approved a $33.3 million grant to set up a Post Ebola Recovery Social Investment Fund (PERSIF) intended to support […]

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Funeral arrangements for the late Avril Cecilia Adegboyega -nee Blyden

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

Funeral Arrangements for Mrs. Miatta Avril Cecelia Amina Adegboyega – nee Blyden, LL.B (University of Buckingham), LL.M (Dundee University) and retired Captain in the British Army, who died in London […]

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NASSIT & HFC Storm Atlanta and Ohio

October 23, 2015 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

As they continue to tour the united States with their message of encouragement for Sierra Leoneans in the Diaspora to participate in their country’s Pensions and Home Mortgage Schemes, Senior […]

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Sierra Leone signs electricity compact with UK Government

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

The Minister of Energy, Amb. Henry Olufumi Macauley today signed a Compact with the UK Government through the Minister of State for DFID, the Right Honourable Grant Shappes, at the […]

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Vice president of Pan African Parliament pays courtesy call on President Koroma

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

  By State House Communication Unit His Excellency President Dr Ernest Bai Koroma has said that when he assumed office in 2007, he committed himself to promoting and advancing the […]

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We Need a Regional Approach to End the Ebola Fight – Says President Ernest Bai Koroma

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

Hassan Bruz Northern Bureau Chief The need for a Regional Approach to end the Ebola Fight is one of the key messages of President Ernest Bai Koroma to the People […]

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Ambassador Osman Keh Kamara addresses Peace and Security Council of the AU on Ebola

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

  Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and Permanent Representative to the African Union on Wednesday 21st October, 2015 participated in a session convened by the African […]

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