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Sierra Leone represented at opening of 72nd Session of UN General Assembly

May 31, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By KABS KANU : SIERRA LEONE  was among many  nations represented at the official opening of the 72nd Session of the UN General Assembly at the UN Headquarters on Wednesday […]

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As the Tourism Sector continues to blossom, the Hospitality Sector maintains international standards

May 31, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Tourism in Sierra Leone is getting better day in and day out with the HOSPITALITY SECTOR which includes, the Hotels, Restaurants, Nightclubs, Pubs, Casinos and Bars are upgrading in their […]

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GOVERNMENT OF SIERRA LEONE IMPROVING LIVES OF FARMERS THROUGH THE SMALLHOLDER COMMERCIALIZATION PROJECT

May 31, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

GOVERNMENT OF SIERRA LEONE IMPROVING LIVES OF FARMERS THROUGH THE SMALL HOLDER COMMERCIALIZATION PROJECT By KABS KANU The Government of President Ernest Bai Koroma is making farming a lucrative enterprise […]

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*Sierra Leone Imams present new president to Hon. Minister responsible for Religious Affairs*

May 30, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  The United Council of Imams who earlier this year lost their erstwhile president Alhaji Yaya Deen Kamara, have chosen a new president in the person of *SHEIK ALHAJI DR. […]

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Sierra Leoneans still shamefully abusing social media to mislead public and tarnish the names of Government and country

May 30, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By KABS KANU : All for  the sake of political capital, Sierra Leoneans are still abusing the social media to mislead the general public at home  and tarnish the names […]

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2 More Sierra Leone female “kingpins” in New York for High – Level Women Leaders forum for Africa’s transformation

May 30, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

 Two more Sierra Leonean female kingpins  have arrived in New York to attend the “High-Level Women Leaders Forum for Africa’s Transformation”, which starts at the United Nations on Wednesday May […]

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“Infrastructural transformation is a catalyst for growth and development” – President Koroma

May 30, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  By State House Communication Unit President Dr Ernest Bai Koroma today, Monday 29th May 2017, officially opened the Sierra Leone Development Finance Forum jointly organised by the World Bank […]

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Minister of Political and Public Affairs hosts the Nigerian National Defence College Course 25 Strategic World Study Team.

May 30, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  By Bockarie Kukuku Musa The Minister of Political and Public Affairs, Hon. Nanette Thomas has today 25th May 2017 hosted a 22 man delegation from the Nigerian National Defence […]

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Strong leaders inspire transformative development – avers Attorney General JFK

May 30, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  By M.A. Kargbo Sierra Leone’s Attorney-General and Minister of Justice believes strong leaders are not those who oppress and violate the fundamental human rights of their citizens but rather […]

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President Koroma Receives Turkish Envoy

May 30, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By State House Communication Unit President Dr Ernest Bai Koroma last Friday 26th May 2017 received a delegation from Turkey led by the Vice President of Maarif Foundation who also […]

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  • Speaker of Parliament lectured on law by citizens: A court of law can overrule a speaker’s decision
  • Opposition APC distances itself from the controversial constitutional amendments by SLPP-controlled Parliament
  • Timothy Kabba is out : Mohamed Rado Swaray is now Foreign Minister as President Bio reshuffles his cabinet
  • *The 2028 Election May Have Already Begun*
  • Sierra Leone cannot afford another democratic collapse and war, but Maada Bio is driving us rapidly back into it
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  • Another sad day for democracy in Sierra Leone, as SLPP passes constitutional amendments without 2/3rd majority parliamentary vote
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A hero’s welcome awaits President Ernest Koroma in the U.S.

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By KABS KANU : President Ernest Bai Koroma will receive a hero’s welcome when he arrives in the U.S. next week to attend the  International Post-Ebola Recovery Summit at the […]

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The country manager of Bollore Transport and Logistics Sierra Leone Capt Fabjanko Kokan has on Thursday 20th January,2022 fade farewell to newspaper editors who had converged at the Freetown Terminal […]

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