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Political Parties Registration Commission condemns SLPP supporters

May 31, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

POLITICAL PARTIES REGISTRATION COMMISSION OAU Drive, Tower Hill, Freetown, Sierra Leone Email: info@pprcsierraleone.org      Website: www.pprcsierraleone.org   PPRC PRESS RELEASE 30th May 2016   The Political Parties Registration Commission (PPRC) wishes […]

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Dr. Monty Jones maps out clear vision for Agriculture , Forestry and Food Security

May 31, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

MAFFS Communications Unit Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security, Prof. Patrick Monty Jones on Saturday 28th May 2016 set out what has been widely acclaimed as a clear path […]

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ACC Commissioner visits Kono as part of first leg of maiden regional tour

May 31, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  In a bid to reassure the country that the fight against corruption is on course, regardless of the leadership change; and to demonstrate commitment to the fight against corruption, […]

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Rapid Response Team Guidelines Launched against Future Epidemic Outbreak

May 31, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Freetown, May, 30, 016 (MOHS) – Deputy Minister of Health and Sanitation, Madam Madina Rahman has officially launched Guidelines on Active Surveillance for Disease Surveillance Officers and Health Facility Surveillance […]

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Mass Communications , the declining influence of print Journalism and the joys of working in the new media world

May 31, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

MASS COMMUNICATIONS, THE DECLINING INFLUENCE OF PRINT JOURNALISM AND THE JOYS OF WORKING IN THE NEW MEDIA WORLD : AN ANALYTICAL PERSPECTIVE By KABS KANU : As a professional and […]

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Violence begets violence : SLPP chickens are coming home to roost

May 30, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

    By KANTHE KNANA : The formation of SLPP was a major national blunder in the history of Sierra Leone. This party became a breeding ground for violence, thuggery […]

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Benjamin’s team give own version of incidents leading to murder of their man by Bio’s supporter

May 30, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

PRESS BRIEFING BY TEAM JOB COMMUNICATIONS CENTRE ON THE COLD-BLODED MURDER OF MOHAMED KARIM aka DADDY IN KENEMA ON MAY 27TH 2016. On Wednesday May 25th 2016, a high powered […]

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Enough is Enough, Maada Bio

May 30, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Patrick Sandi : The difficulties that majority of Sierra Leoneans, particularly the Sierra Leone People’s party (SLPP) members are facing in terms of violence and other abuses is too […]

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2 fought and killed themselves over a Woman in Lokomasama

May 30, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Hassan Bruz Northern Bureau Chief The perception that there are more women than men in Sierra Leone or the adage that ‘the beautiful ones are not yet born’ needs […]

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We Can’t Afford to Derail Our Gains!

May 30, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  John Baimba Sesay-CHINA We all should have the moral duty to speak out and condemn the apparent desire on the part of a selected few to seek political power […]

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Warning to Victor Sylver, Editor of the Sierra Herald  15 April 2008 at 01:42 |  1309 views From Cocorioko newspaper, October 2006. By Rev. Wilfred Leeroy Kabs-Kanu. My attention has been drawn to […]

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