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Month: March 2016

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Mohamed Bangura’s appointment as Minister of Information might bode well for nation

March 17, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Sorie Fofana On Sunday 13th March, 2016 President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma nominated Mohamed Bangura for the post of Minister of Information and Communications. The announcement has been greeted […]

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Head of Civil Service advocates for more support from health development partners to boost the health sector

March 17, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Head of Civil Service advocates for more support from health development partners to boost the health sector Freetown, Mar. 17, 016 (MOHS) – The Secretary to Cabinet and Head of […]

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End of second Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone : Health Minister gives statement to mark day

March 17, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

STATEMENT BY THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND SANITATION, DR. ABU BAKARR FOFANAH TO MARK THE END OF THE SECOND OUTBREAK OF EBOLA VIRUS DISEASE IN SIERRA LEONE Dear Listeners and […]

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Sa. Leone’s new Envoy to UN promises to make country’s international voice even more compelling to help create a just and better world

March 16, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By KABS KANU : The newly-appointed Permanent Representative of Sierra Leone to the United Nations, Ambassador Adikali Foday Sumah, has thanked President Ernest Bai Koroma for his appointment and  has […]

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CSW 60 Session at the UN : Gender equality recognized as critical component of economic development

March 16, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  By KABS KANU : United Nations member states , civil society and business leaders attending the 60th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women ( CSW ) […]

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Students and Administration Must Remain Engaged – President Koroma

March 16, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  By State House Communication Unit On Wednesday 16 March, student representatives from Fourah Bay College (FBC), National Union of Sierra Leone Students (NUSS) and senior members of the college […]

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Sierra Leone Embassy in Germany strengthens consular diplomacy; opens new consulate in Hamburg

March 16, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  By Umaru S. Jah, Information Attaché, Germany The Embassy of the Republic of Sierra Leone in the Federal Republic of Germany has established a new Consulate in the Federal […]

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Deputy High Commissioner at Chatham House

March 16, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Sierra Leone’s Deputy High Commissioner to the United Kingdom His Excellency Tamba Mansa Ngegba, will this week be among participants for a research event taking place at the Chatham House […]

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MPs Ratify $12M FBC Rehabilitation Loan Agreement

March 16, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Melvin Tejan-Mansaray Members of Parliament (MPs) have ratified a loan agreement on the rehabilitation and expansion of Fourah Bay College (FBC) at University of Sierra Leone (USL) project between […]

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Minister Madina Rahman Heads for China ahead of Ministerial Strategic Dialogue on South-South Cooperation for Population and Development

March 16, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  Sierra Leone’s Deputy Minister of Health and Sanitation 1, Madam Madina Rahman will on Thursday 17th March, 2016, arrive in Beijing, China’s capital, for the Ministerial Strategic Dialogue on […]

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  • Crisis in Parliament : Neutrality undermined or opposition rebrand ?
  • Sierra Leoneans thumb down creation of new districts and dividing of Freetown
  • WHY FORGIVENESS MUST BE PART OF SIERRA LEONE’S POLITICAL FUTURE
  • Freetown Doesn’t Need a New “City” – It Needs Accountability and Inclusion
  • Karpowership says it is willing to work with government to stave off looming big electricity blackout crisis
  • Sierra Leone about to be plunged into total darkness as Karpowership decides to cut off electricity because of SLPP Government’s failure to pay debt
  • Fugitive Bank Governor Kelfala Kallon to be arrested if he insists on being paid in dollars : Trapped by his own regulation
  • Opposition APC MPs Suspend Participation from all activities and Committees in Sierra Leone Parliament_*
  • The silence of Bio-led SLPP Government on U.S visa ban is very dangerous—MP says
  • In A War Of Egos, The Loser Always Wins.
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  • Phebean Samura: Watch and see what will happen soon. Sierra Leone will be a Democratic country very soon. FORGET ABOUT 2028. WE…
  • Catherine Higgins: Remarkable how journalists can write about APC and what not... but you never seem to have the spine to demand…
  • Amadu M. Kamara: Comment no. 2 above continues thusly: if the firebrand do seriously intend indeed to show their numerical strength versus the…

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