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‘Tremendous improvement in Sierra Leone media environment’– Deputy Information Minister

May 4, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  STATEMENT DELIVERED BY THE HONOURABLE DEPUTY MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS ON WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY 2017 Good morning colleagues in the media. I have been here before and […]

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What Presidential Spokesman Abdulai Bayraytay told the people of New Jersey during town hall meeting

May 4, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

KABS KANU REPORTS : It was a very important and informative Town Hall meeting , coming at a time when people had many concerns, apprehensions and misunderstanding about the state […]

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Liberian Ambassador bids farewell

May 4, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By State House Communication Unit The outgoing Liberian Ambassador to Sierra Leone His Excellency Mr Jarjar Kamara Wednesday, 3rd May 2017, bid farewell to President Dr Ernest Bai Koroma and […]

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New Jersey celebrates Independence Anniversary with thrilling ball, flag-raising and picnic

May 3, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

The 56th Independence Anniversary celebration in New Jersey was hectic last weekend with three events  to mark the occasion. Staged by the umbrella organization, The Sierra Leone Community of New […]

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More die as mysterious illness spreads to Liberia capital

May 3, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

May 2, 2017 More people have died following the outbreak of a mysterious illness that began in southeastern Liberia but has spread to the capital, with 12 unexplained deaths so […]

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Sierra Leone political leader dies

May 3, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

   Mr Almami Cyllah ,  the chairman/founder and presidential candidate for a newly formed party- National progressive Democrats (NPD)- died in Freetown on Monday.Mr. Cyllah worked for United Nation for […]

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Good News : The rehabilitation of Fourah Bay College has started

May 3, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By KABS KANU Rehabilitation work on Fourah Bay College has started. The  dilapidated dorms and facilities of the  one-time Athens of West Africa are undergoing complete reconstruction. Additional infrastructural developments […]

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WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY SUPPLEMENT : President Ernest Bai Koroma has laid a solid foundation for press freedom and democracy in Sierra Leone

May 3, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By KABS KANU :   Let us speak the truth and let the devil be ashamed . One of the most solid foundations President Ernest Bai Koroma has laid in […]

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Three new Human Rights Commissioners take oath of office

May 3, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

The 3 newly appointed Commissioners of the Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone (HRCSL) on Tuesday, 2 May 2017, subscribed to the oath of office at a ceremony at State […]

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MY PERSONAL TRIBUTE ON THE LATE AMBASSADOR SIRAY ALPHA TIMBO

May 2, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

BY ALHAJI M.B. JALLOH, PRESS ATTACHE, SAUDI ARABIA AND THE GULF STATES Actually, this is a tribute I had wanted to write immediately after the funeral of my brother, friend, […]

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  • UPDATE!!! Uneasy Calm Returns to Central Freetown After Ojeh-Linked Tensions
  • Guinea expands illegal occupation of Yenga, opens fire on residents and forces everybody to flee
  • True Independence and Freedom can only exist in doing what is right
  • Video : Sierra Leone gains Independence from Britain and the 1961 Royal Visit
  • Reflections on Sierra Leone’s 64th Independence Anniversary : A nation still in waiting
  • There will never be world peace until imperialism is dead : Hands off Ibrahim Traore
  • Sierra Leone’s 64th Independence Anniversary Poem by Nicholas Godwin
  • Sierra Leone at 64 : A nation at the crossroads of reflection and regret
  • 64 years after Sierra Leone’s Independence : Sierra Leone’s ongoing struggles and the road to renewal
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Government and Koidu Holdings in stalemate over workers’ better wages and good working conditions

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UPDATE!!! Uneasy Calm Returns to Central Freetown After Ojeh-Linked Tensions

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Urgent Appeal for Security Intervention We are urgently calling on the Central Police Division to intervene in a violent situation unfolding in the Horton Street and Frederick Street area of […]

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Sierra Leone’s economic crisis deepens amidst Maada Bio SLPP Government ‘s extravagance

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*ECONOMIC CRISIS DEEPENS AMIDST GOVERNMENT EXTRAVAGANCE* *By Civil society Activist J MUS* Freetown, Sierra Leone — As Sierra Leone grapples with an increasingly dire economic situation, concerns are mounting over […]

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President Koroma urges EOC to improve on response time, visits PTC and Gbomsamba

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By State House Communications Unit : President Dr Ernest Bai Koroma on Saturday 13th September urged the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) to improve on the response time for the deployment […]

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Fake PhD Scandal: Sierra Leone’s IG of Police With ‘Fake PhD’ Under Fire

April 4, 2022 0

African Stories  Fake PhD Scandal: Sierra Leone’s IG of Police With ‘Fake PhD’ Under Fire  April 3, 2022  Delvid Stanley-Coker #africa #sierra leone A Facebook user by the name of Dr John Idris […]

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“We don’t make empty promises” – President Koroma

December 29, 2017 0

“We don’t make empty promises” – President Koroma During a stopover at Mile 91, President Ernest Bai Koroma delivered another installment in his “thank you” tour on Saturday 23rd December, […]

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London Police have reportedly intervened after a section of the SLPP “Paopa” rudely interrupted a meeting organized by supporters of Kandeh Yumkelah in London. Details of the fracas are still […]

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