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President Koroma attends Vincent Kanu’s funeral

February 6, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  President Dr Ernest Bai Koroma attends the Civic Funeral Services of Dr Vincent Lamina Kanu at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Cathedral Teko Road, Makeni City, Bombali district. Dr […]

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UNICEF story: An effort to keep girls in school and out of marriage, in Sierra Leone

February 6, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  By Indrias G Kassaye (To see story on line click http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/sierraleone_89948.html) The story of a girl who dropped out of school after becoming pregnant and marrying demonstrates the challenges […]

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PRESS RELEASE : International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation, 6 February 2016

February 6, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  Theme: Together, mobilizing to contribute to the achievement of the new Global Goals through the elimination of Female Genital Mutilation by 2030. Freetown 6 February 2016 – On the […]

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KABBSKANU@AOL . COM ACCOUNT CLOSED : SEND ARTICLES TO YAHOO AND GMAIL ONLY NOW

February 6, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Contributors and correspondents are advised that our AOL account is no longer active and is closed.  All articles must now be sent to KABBIEKANU@YAHOO.COM and KANULEEROY@GMAIL.COM. Please take note of […]

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Throng of Sierra Leonean students in Beijing for Annual Convention

February 5, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  Dozens of Sierra Leonean students pursuing different fields of academia in various Universities across China will from February 7th to 11th converge in Beijing, China’s capital for their convention, […]

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Great Leone Stars of the past

February 5, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

    GREAT CAST.STANDING FROM LEFT,TM ISAAC WILLIAMS,COACH N MY UNCLE LATE STEVEN BIO,AMADU RAPPEL,LATE DIAMOND TOES,REMETEY,TOBY,MAZOLA,LATE COACH MANNEH PETERS,N LATE COACH AMADU OKRO. FRONT FROM LEFT,:TM SIR OPONJO WURIE,LATE […]

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President Koroma Signs Book of Condolence for Vincent Kanu

February 4, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  By State House Communication Unit His Excellency the President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma accompanied by his wife Mrs. Sia Koroma on Wednesday and Thursday 3 and 4 February respectively, […]

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The Government Buses are a Blessing!!

February 4, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Jacob Conteh The new government buses are a blessing to Sierra Leoneans from all walks of life and all over the country. Since I arrived here a few weeks […]

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The Lebanese in Sierra Leone

February 4, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

BY DR ABDUL KAI-SAMBA The Lebanese started arriving in the colony of Sierra Leone toward the end of the 19th century, initially from neighbouring Guinea and also Dakar in Senegal. […]

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