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Ambassador Adikalie Foday Sumah arrives in New York today to take up his assignment

September 5, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

BY KABS KANU : His Excellency Ambassador  Adikalie Foday  Sumah, the new Permanent Representative of Sierra Leone to the United Nations, will be arriving in New York today to take […]

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Finance Minister Meets Top Executives in Saudi Arabia

September 5, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

M.B. Jalloh, Press Attaché, Saudi Arabia Sierra Leone’s Minister of Finance and Economic Development has said in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia that Sierra Leone is working closely with the […]

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Political Parties Registration Commission ( PPRC ) Press Statement

September 5, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

PPRC Press Release: 2nd September, 2016  (Kailahun & Kenema District) Pusuant to Section 6 of the Political Parties Act of 2002,  the membership of the Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP) […]

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THE FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION: A REFLECTION

September 5, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Glennis Kaitibi   Corruption is one of the most contentious words to define.  Transparency International (TI) provides a definition which is generally acceptable: ‘the abuse of public office for […]

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ACC INDICTS SIX (6) PERSONS ON VARIOUS CORRUPTION OFFENCES

September 5, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

   ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION CATHEDRAL HOUSE 3 GLOUCESTER STREET FREETOWN Date: 2nd September, 2016 PRESS RELEASE ACC INDICTS SIX (6) PERSONS ON VARIOUS CORRUPTION OFFENCES The Anti-Corruption Commission has charged to […]

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Sierra Leone, a victim of broad daylight robbery in Cote D’Ivore

September 5, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Sierra Leoneans all over the world are appalled by the shameful and biased refereeing in Bouake yesterday that denied us a place in the 2017 African Nations Cup to be […]

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Information Minister assures New SLAJ Executive of fullest cooperation

September 5, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  By Ahmed Sahid Nasralla (De Monk)   L-R seated Deputy Info Minister Cornelius Deveaux, Minister Mohamed Bangura, SLAJ President Kelvin Lewis (Standing L-R) SLAJ Vice President Sammy Haffner, Public […]

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Eddie Turay warns ‘APC is not a ‘Sara pot’

September 5, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  Sierra Leone’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom has expressed his disappointment over those clamouring to lead the ruling All People’s Congress (APC) instead of focusing of maintaining the […]

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President Koroma, Governance and Service Delivery

September 5, 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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Hailing Information Minister Mohamed Bangura for engaging Sierra Leone’s media practitioners

September 2, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By KABS KANU : The Minister of Information and Communications, Hon. Mohamed Bangura, in pursuing Government’s commitment to work with the media as part of its program to engender transparent […]

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