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President Koroma expresses thanks as Pilgrims Receive Major Boost to Travel to Mecca

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

  By State House Communication Unit As this year’s pilgrimage to the Holy land of Mecca sets in motion, the Africa Muslim Agency (AMA) and the Manazat Aldawa Al-Islamia Organization […]

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Raising the curtain on the Free Health Care Implementation! War against saboteurs

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

  By Jonathan Abass Kamara The Free Health Care was officially launched by the President, Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma in 2010 to reduce maternal child and newborn deaths. Until the […]

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Call on youths in Kabala fracas to come out of hiding to assist Police in their investigations

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

NS COORD MAKES HIS STAND Titus Boye-Thompson, Communications Expert National Security Coordinator, Mr Ishmael Tarasid Tarawalli has made a firm request, standing by the Police and the wider Security sector […]

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SIERRA LEONE: Education ministry makes information more available to the public

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

  By Ahmed Sahid Nasralla (De Monk)     Staff of MEST ICT Unit doing some editorial work and uploading material to website     Dr. Minkailu Bah, Minister of […]

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Amb. Stevens Commissions Isatu Neneh Timbo Nwokedi California Honorary Consul

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

On Friday August 26th, 2016 Ambassador Bockari Kortu Stevens commissioned Mrs. Isatu Neneh Timbo Nwokedi the newly approved Honorary Consul of Sierra Leone to Los Angeles, California and encouraged her […]

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WE MUST STAY ENGAGED WITH OUR PEOPLE – PRESIDENT KOROMA AVERS

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

  By State House Communication Unit FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, August 31, 2016/ – As a way of enhancing participatory governance and citizen engagement, President Dr Ernest Bai Koroma has told […]

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KABALA YOUTHS SHOW REMORSE

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

  Titus Boye-Thompson, Communications Expert Young people in Kabala have shown remorse, regretting the unseemly incident in the last weeks when they went on rampage in the District Headquarter Town, […]

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Addressing Graft Should Be A Bottom Top Approach

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

  By Anthony M. Bangura It was three years after independence, during the regime of Albert Margai, when corruption reared its ugly face in some areas in the public and […]

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APC Government is transparent : Social Welfare Minister Sylvia Blyden

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

HONOURABLE DR. SYLVIA OLAYINKA BLYDEN, OFFICER OF THE ORDER OF THE ROKEL AND CABINET MINISTER, ANSWERS ENQUIRIES FROM PASTOR MOHAMED SESAY, EDITOR OF THE COMMENT NEWSPAPER AND RELEASES FOUR GOVERNMENT […]

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The case of FGM in Sierra Leone: TO BAN or NOT TO BAN?

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

  By Mariama Dumbuya   Perusing through various fora/social media I note the hot debate regarding the banning of FGM in Sierra Leone. The unending “put under the carpet” issue […]

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SEGBWEMA, Sierra Leone, Aug 30 (Reuters) – Rival supporters in Sierra Leone fought with sticks and stones on Thursday, adding to fears that the build-up to next week’s presidential run-off […]

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By Jacob Sax Conteh Virginia, US Jacobconteh@yahoo.com   How can justice that has been delayed for so many years be real justice?  How can those of us who lost loved […]

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