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Soccer Chiefs nabbed in Sierra Leone for corruption

September 8, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

The President of the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) Isha Johansen and two others have been detained over corruption allegations. The country’s Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) picked the trio up […]

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President Koroma Receives South African Investors

September 7, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

President Koroma Receives South African Investors By State House Communication Unit As government continues to make frantic efforts to revitalize the economy, His Excellency President Dr Ernest Bai Koroma today […]

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CHANGING THE DYNAMICS OF SUPPORT TO FARMERS

September 7, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Titus Boye-Thompson, Communications Expert, MAFFS   Prof. Patrick Monty Jones came to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security just over six months ago with a wealth of experience […]

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President Koroma, Governance and Service Delivery

September 7, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

John Baimba Sesay-China Citizen engagement is crucial to sustaining democratic governance. It allows for openness in decision making process and ensures trust and public confidence. Participatory democracy, according to Aragone`s […]

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Police Officers return from counter terrorism training

September 7, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By State House Communication Unit After two months of intensive training in counter terrorism, four Sierra Leone Police (SLP) officers have returned home from Egypt to the joyous embrace of […]

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Ambassador Sumah receives first-of -its-kind welcome for a UN Permanent Representative

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

By KABS KANU : Ambassador Adikalie Foday Sumah, the new Permanent Representative  to the United Nations, yesterday received the warmest and the most enthusiastic welcome ever accorded the holder of […]

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President bids farewell to pilgrims

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

President bids farewell to pilgrims By State House Communication Unit His Excellency President Dr Ernest Bai Koroma gave a send-off to pilgrims this morning before they depart for the annual […]

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Anti-FGM activists struggle to be heard in Sierra Leone

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

As female genital mutilation increasingly comes under scrutiny in sub-Sahara, practice remains popular in Sierras Leone By Alpha Kamara DAKAR, Senegal (AA) – “I am 47 now and I can […]

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MOHS-CRS Poised to Eliminate Malaria in Sierra Leone

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

  By Jonathan Abass Kamara The Ministry of Health and Sanitation National Malaria Control Programme in collaboration with the Catholic Relief Services (CRS) will be organizing a two day partners […]

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Eliminate the few Bad Apples and maintain professional integrity”- Health Minister tells New Breed Midwives

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

By Jonathan Abass Kamara and Kadrie Koroma Health and Sanitation Minister, Dr. Abu Bakarr Fofanah has encouraged 63 new breed of midwives from the School of Midwifery Masuba, Makeni to […]

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  • Yes, I was part of the Sierra Leone UN delegation when we approved ban on FGM
  • Liberia bow to Sierra Leone in friendly international soccer match
  • Parliament is right; First Lady is wrong : There is no law against FGM in Sierra Leone
  • Rethinking the drug crisis in Sierra Leone : A call for responsible media and objective politics
  • They colonized the land. Now they’ve colonized the mind
  • The First Lady’s dilemma: Protecting her own but preaching to others
  • The people of Sierra Leone are crying out for their democratic rights
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   The Minister Plenipotentiary and Coordinator of C-10 , Leeroy Wilfred Kabs-Kanu, will be 57  on Monday March 7, 2011. His father -in-law and Mother-In-Law, who live at Lawnside, New […]

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