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Month: May 2017

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Bondo Soweys Vow to uphold Gov’t Policy on Protecting Girls*

May 24, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Salaam Deen Bundu Hundreds of female leaders (Soweys) of the sacred and highly respected secret all-female Bondo Society, converged in Waterloo on Friday 19th May 2017 to perform traditional […]

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Sierra Leone’s Goodwill Ambassador and Honorary Consul

May 24, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

MEET Mrs. Isatu  Isha Timbo-Nwokedi, Sierra Leone’s Goodwill Ambassador to the U.S and the Honorary Consul in California. This photo was taken before she left home  to attend a function […]

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Hon. Nanette Thomas delivers an outstanding performance at the 3rd PAN-AFRICAN FORUM ON MIGRATION (PAFoM III) in Uganda.*

May 23, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  *_By Bockarie Kukuku Musa_* _*The Minister of Political and Public Affairs, Hon. Nanette Thomas*_and *_the Head of Mission, International Organization for Migration (IOM), Mr. Sanusi Savage_* delivers an outstanding […]

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Anti- Corruption staff engages EDSA staff on the Pay-No-Bribe Campaign

May 23, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

In its quest to heighten public awareness on the Pay No Bribe campaign (PNB), the Northern Regional Office of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday 18th May 2017 engaged the […]

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Samuel Sanu , former Freetown United and Leone Stars’ midfielder, dies in Geogia

May 23, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

One of Sierra Leone’s best ever midfield players , Mr. Samuel Sanu, passed away suddenly in Atlanta , Georgia, yesterday, after suffering a massive heart attack. Sanu played soccer in […]

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7-storey APC/ CPC building and the hue and cry by detractors : The points being missed by the rabble-rousers

May 22, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

       

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Partnership Built On Mutual Trust and Respect

May 22, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Partnership Built On Mutual Trust and Respect John Baimba Sesay- CHINA By July, 1971, Sierra Leone and China had established diplomatic relations on the foundation of mutual trust and respect. […]

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Gender Director Speaks on Protecting Girls from Circumcision

May 22, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Sultan Kargbo The Ministry of Social Welfare, Gender and Children’s Affairs has completely dissociated Government from the headline of New Citizen newspaper of Thursday 18th May 2017 entitled as […]

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*Youth Group caught using Operation Clean Freetown tricycle for passenger transport has been disqualified from the scheme*

May 21, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

*MEDIA ADVISORY The waste management youth group spotted on Wednesday 17th May, using an Operation Clean Freetown (OCF) tricycle to transport passengers, has been disqualified from the scheme and the […]

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President Koroma maintained tough stand at Malabo C-10 Heads of State Summit and received high marks for “Strong leadership”

May 21, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By KABS KANU : Determined that the historic injustice to Africa is urgently addressed and the continent given the full representation it deserves at both categories ( Permanent and Non-Permanent […]

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  • Karamoh Kabba reports : Government and Koidu Holdings in stalemate and workers dismissed
  • 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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  • Catherine Higgins: Remarkable how journalists can write about APC and what not... but you never seem to have the spine to demand…
  • Amadu M. Kamara: Comment no. 2 above continues thusly: if the firebrand do seriously intend indeed to show their numerical strength versus the…

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Karamoh Kabba reports : Government and Koidu Holdings in stalemate and workers dismissed

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*GOVERNMENT OF SIERRA LEONE, KOIDU LIMITED, KOIDU LIMITED WORKERS, ACTIVISTS AND THE COMUNITY IN A STALEMATE OVER BETTER WAGES AND GOOD WORKING  CONDITIONS IN KONO*   By Karamoh Kabba A […]

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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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New Sierra Leone leader declares new era dawning on war-wracked nation

October 6, 2007 0

FREETOWN (AFP) — Sierra Leone’s new leader, President Ernest Bai Koroma, on Friday declared that the war-scarred country has turned a page on its bloody past and is headed for […]

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Ebola nurse feared he would die

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by Press Association 2014 British Ebola survivor William Pooley told today how he feared for his life after catching the deadly virus. The volunteer nurse, 29, has been given the […]

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Distribution of food items to vulnerable communities.

March 30, 2015 0

Press Release Distribution of food items to vulnerable communities. To further lessen the burden on, especially vulnerable groups, the Government of Sierra Leone, being particularly concerned about the welfare of […]

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Ebola Audit shows that President Koroma’s Government is transparent and accountable to the Sierra Leonean people

February 16, 2015 0

By KABS KANU : PEOPLE are talking as if Mrs. Lara Taylor – Pearce is working at cross-purposes with President Ernest Bai Koroma . They fail to realize that Mrs. […]

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International Ebola Recovery Conference, 9-10 July 2015

July 6, 2015 0

The road towards recovery Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone have undertaken a remarkable effort to defeat the devastating Ebola outbreak. Thanks to those efforts and the support of the international […]

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