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*President Koroma leaves for the United Nations*

September 19, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

GOVERNMENT OF SIERRA LEONE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENTIAL SPOKESMAN MEDIA ADVISORY PS/MA/07 *President Koroma leaves for the United Nations* *Freetown*- Monday, September 19, 2016 The general public is hereby informed […]

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Hon. Sylvia Blyden Thanks Soweis in front of UN Committee

September 19, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Abdul Malik Bangura// Geneva, Switzerland Sierra Leone Honourable Minister of Social Welfare, Gender and Childrenโ€™s Affairs has in front of the United Nations Committee of the Rights of the […]

EDITORIAL

UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY : Thank you, Jesus

September 19, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

I thank God that I am once again one of the official delegates representing my country at ย another United Nations General Assembly. I thank God first of all for his […]

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Speaker of Parliament sworn as Acting President

September 19, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By State House communication unit As President Koroma leaves for the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, the Speaker of the Sierra Leone Parliament Hon. […]

COMMENTARY

Ambassador Adikalie Foday Sumah makes his debut at 71st UN General Assembly

September 15, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By KABS KANU : The newly-arrived Permanent Representative of Sierra Leone to the United Nations, Ambassador Adikalie Foday Sumah, on Tuesday September 13, 2016 ย made his debut at the 71st […]

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As UN General Assembly starts, government officials start arriving in New York

September 15, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By KABS KANU : The 71st Regular Session of the UN General Assembly started at the UN Headquarters in New York on Tuesday September 13, 2016. The General Debate by […]

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Sylvia Blyden’s opening statement on UN Convention on the Rights of The Child

September 15, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

HON. DR. SYLVIA BLYDEN’S OPENING STATEMENT ON THE PRESENTATION OF THE COMBINED THIRD TO FIFTH PERIODIC REPORT OF SIERRA LEONE IN FULFILLMENT OF ARTICLE 44 OF THE U.N. CONVENTION ON […]

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When shocking death news delivers a knockout blow… Junior John will be missed

September 15, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By KABS KANU : JUNIOR JOHN’S DEATH NEWS gave me a knock-out blow last night and I slept like sleep was going out of style. Just woke up to do […]

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Hon. Sylvia Blyden and eight others in Geneva to defend Sierra Leone’s Commitment to Child Rights

September 15, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

*Hon. Dr. Sylvia Olayinka Blyden Together with 8 others Arrive in Geneva, Switzerland to Defend Sierra Leone’s Commitment to Child Rights at the UN Committee on the Rights of the […]

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Maada Bio remains a polarising and divisive force in the SLPP, says Yanguba Kai-Samba

September 15, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

How can SLPP win an election when it has been divided and weakened even at family level ? The party is supposed to be a family party, and kombra party. […]

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  • Sixty-five years after independence, one painful truth remains: we, as a people, have failed Mama Salone.
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