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President Ernest Koroma in Brussels

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

  MEDIA ADVISORY Freetown: Sunday, October 29, 2017 PRESIDENT KOROMA LEAVES FOR BRUSSELS TO ENGAGE THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN PACIFIC (ACP) AND THE COMMITTEE OF AMBASSADORS OF THE […]

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Dr. Samura Kamara and APC’S 2018 victory

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

  John Baimba Sesay-CHINA Ahead of the Presidential and Parliamentary elections slated for 2018, the governing All People’s Congress has selected Dr. Samura Kamara as flag-bearer. I wrote, prior to […]

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Sierra Leone, China Sign Fisheries Cooperation MoU

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

  Beijing, 2017/10/30: Sierra Leone’s Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Hon. Elesabeth N. Mans on Monday, 30th October, 2017 signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Vice Minister of […]

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Why is the SLPP complaining ?

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

Culled from Whatsapp SLPP is the only political party in Sierra Leone that has a legalise masquerade debul that is assembled in its party’s headquarters in Freetown. Arie Wuteteh or […]

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APC crowd makes diaspora supporters glad : Numerical power of party clear signs that elections victory imminent, says stalwarts

October 28, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  By KABS KANU The Chinese crowd pulled by the APC today in the East End Paddle parade left no doubt that the party’s momentum, going into the 2018 elections, […]

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Ambassador Momoh and staff pay courtesy calls on President Koroma, Foreign Minister

October 28, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  Chargé d’Affaires, Sierra Leone Embassy in the People’s Republic of China, Madam Kumba Momoh, together with a cross section of staff of the Embassy on Monday, 23rd October, 2017, […]

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Samura Kamara re-energises the APC support base in the Western Rural Area

October 27, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  Sheriff Mahmud Ismail Freetown – 26th October, 2017 They lined up the streets from Regent, all the way up to Waterloo and onto Newton; waving, singing and dancing in […]

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SAMURA KAMARA IS A DECENT MAN, A FINE MASON AND A SIERRA LEONEAN

October 27, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  Titus Boye-Thompson, Communications Expert   There is only one qualification one must possess to become President of the Republic of Sierra Leone and that qualification is that the person […]

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‘Skills development and quality education are key to Sierra Leone’s economic development: – Parminder Brar

October 27, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

    By Amadu Lamrana Bah   World Bank Sierra Leone Country Manager, Parminder Bra, at the Annual Meetings   World Bank Country Manager for Sierra Leone, Parminder Brar, believes […]

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National Commission for Democracy seeks peaceful elections in Sierra Leone in 2018

October 27, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

In a bid to enhance a peaceful 2018 electoral cycle, the National Commission for Democracy (NCD) has concluded a day’s validation workshop to verify messages of peace and national unity […]

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