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Month: May 2017

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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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  • JFK is free : Chief Justice accepts his apology and warns lawyers
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  • All Eyes on the Supreme Court as Constitutional Amendment Case Resumes
  • *The Politics of Revenge: Must Sierra Leone Continue to Play Tit-for-Tat?*
  • Courtroom confrontation between Chief Justice and JFK : My personal reflection
  • *Dear Sierra Leonean-Trained Legal Practitioners: This Is Your Moment*
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Why do they continue to dress this president in borrowed robes ?

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MAADA BIO’S MEDIA HANDLERS CONTINUE DRESSING HIM IN BORROWED ROBES By KABS KANU Maada Bio now looks comical. His appearance is distorted and disfigured because his robes hang loose about […]

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What any reasonable person would perceive as a  dangerous spectre of tribalism in Sierra Leone has been laid nakedly bare before everybody’s eyes through a circulation in the social media […]

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Kandeh Yumkella poised to abandon the sinking SLPP ship

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Dr. Kandeh K. Yumkella, presidential flag-bearer aspirant, is poised to exit from the opposition Sierra Leone’s People Party (SLPP). The announcement which is reportedly scheduled for this week will see […]

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*Ya Umarr* When all else in Sierra Leone is footloose and fancy-free, the one institution that professes standards is the Sierra Leone Law School. Established in 1989 to provide legal […]

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  By Yanqui Zaza   Has the Government of Sierra Leone embraced the idea to use customers’ cash deposited with commercial banks to finance government expenses? Businesses and governments around […]

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