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Sierra Leone is not alone in Trying Times Like these

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

Hundreds of Sierra Leoneans and other foreign Nationals have thronged the Sierra Leone Embassy at Washington DC to sign the book of Condolence for the victims of the double tragedy […]

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Sylvia Blyden Saves Her Name and Integrity from Government’s Hajj Failure

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

Sylvia Blyden Saves Her Name and Integrity from Government’s Hajj Failure Hon. Dr. Sylvia Olayinka Blyden, Minister of Social Welfare, Gender and Children’s Affairs.    Saturday 19th August,2017. Mr. Daramy, […]

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PRESIDENTIAL SPOKESMAN PROVIDES COUNSELING TO CHILDREN❗*

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

*By Septimus KANU.* Following the twin flashflood and mudslide that occurred in Freetown and its immediate surroundings last Monday, August 14, 2017, Presidential Spokesman, *Mr. Abdulai Bayraytay* has on Saturday, […]

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World Bank Country Manager appalled by mudslide destruction

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

  By Moses A. Kargbo     World Bank country boss, Parminder Brar, watches with disbelief at the wanton destruction caused by the dreaded mudslide   The World Bank Country […]

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Three local companies to construct 52 dwelling houses for flood victims*

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

By State House Communication Unit Three indigenous road construction companies, including Pavi Fort, Gento Group and Secon Sierra Leone Limited have today, Monday 21 August 2017, presented a proposal to […]

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Sierra Leone Embassy in Germany discusses response strategy for flood victims

August 20, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Umaru S. Jah, Information Attaché — Germany The Embassy of Sierra Leone in the Federal Republic of Germany, accredited to Austria and Italy, has assembled its compatriots and friends […]

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Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission signs Book of Condolence

August 20, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

The Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission, His Excellency Ambassador Thomas Kwesi Quartey on Friday August 18, 2017 signed the Book of Condolence in honour of the Sierra Leone […]

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Addis Ababa Mission Announcement to the Sierra Leonean Community

August 20, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Dear Brothers and Sisters! The Embassy of the Republic of Sierra Leone in Addis Ababa presents its compliments to its Sierra Leonean compatriots in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and the Eastern […]

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A Nation in Tears!

August 20, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  John Baimba Sesay Our resolve as a nation has been tested again. It has often been tested; a decade long civil war that led to the death of thousands […]

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Bishop Oyedepo prays for Sierra Leone’s turn around

August 20, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By State House Communication Unit Following the devastations caused by flooding and mudslides on the outskirts of Freetown at the beginning of this week, President Ernest Bai Koroma continues to […]

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  • *WHAT POWER OUGHT TO KNOW ABOUT ITSELF*
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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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