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Month: April 2017

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Sierra Leone’s 56th Independence Anniversary : Let us look up to the future with hope

April 26, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By KABS KANU : There would have been  plenty to celebrate as Sierra Leone marks 56 years of Independence and nationhood tomorrow if calamity had not befallen our nation two […]

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Mysterious deaths in Liberia’s Sinoe County spread fear in subregion

April 26, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By KABS KANU : Fear is spreading in the Mano River Union countries of Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea and Ivory Coast as authorities in the four countries monitor what has […]

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Ambassador Osman Keh Kamara addresses AU PSC Ministerial meeting in Addis Ababa

April 26, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

STATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR OSMAN KEH KAMARA PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF SIERRA LEONE TO THE AFRICAN UNION DURING THE MINISTERIAL MEETING OF THE PEACE AND SECURITY COUNCIL OF THE AFRICAN UNION, ON […]

COMMENTARY

THE STAKES ARE HIGH

April 26, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

I know folks who have been in politics for a long time now, have seen administrations come and go — but this time around it has got me feeling a […]

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2018 Elections will be intriguing and unpredictable

April 26, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Yankuba Kai-Samba It is going to be an intriguing and unpredictable election in modern time come the 2018 general election in Sierra Leone. I think there is a strong […]

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New Ombudsman Takes Oath of Office*

April 26, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By State House Communication Unit The newly appointed Ombudsman of the republic of Sierra Leone Lawyer Melron Nicol-Wilson Tuesday 25 April 2017 subscribed to the oath of office at a […]

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PRESS RELEASE : TWO-DAY 56TH INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS IN NEW JERSEY

April 26, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

PRESS RELEASE Organization: Salone Community of New Jersey (SLCNJ) Date: February 20, 2017 For Immediate Release The Salone Community of New Jersey will be hosting a two day celebration of […]

COMMENTARY

John Baimba Sesay very devastated for untimely deaths of his cousins and wants Chief Kebbie’s driver to act like a real human being and come out of hiding

April 26, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By KABS KANU : The recent spate of over two dozen painful  deaths in Sierra Leone, 15 of them from   road accidents alone , left one man very devastated […]

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Gambia’s new President Adama Barrow to join Sierra Leoneans celebrate 56th Independence Anniversary in Freetown

April 25, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

The newly elected president of the Gambia , Mr. Adama Barrow,  will visit Sierra Leone on Wednesday 26th and Thursday 27th April 2017. His visit is to thank President Ernest […]

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Report: Trump plans to cut foreign aid, merge State and USAID

April 25, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  President Trump reportedly plans to merge the State Department and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), according to a Monday Foreign Policy report. The White House budget […]

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