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Poachers afloat : Why Sierra Leone is running out of fish

December 16, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  Foreign trawlers are plundering unguarded West African waters  Print edition | Middle East and Africa Dec 14th 2017| TOMBO ONE evening in Tombo, as fish buyers throng the seafront, an […]

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PRESIDENT KOROMA LEAVES FOR ECOWAS SUMMIT IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

December 16, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

MEDIA ADVISORY Freetown: Friday, December 15, 2017 PRESIDENT KOROMA LEAVES FOR ECOWAS SUMMIT IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA The general public is hereby informed that His Excellency the President […]

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Ambassador Munu accepts a graceful taking over by Dr Richard Moigbe

December 16, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Titus Boye-Thompson, Communications Consultant The Sierra Leone Police has never ever had a graceful transition of power from an Inspector General to his successor as witnessed this past Friday morning […]

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Minkailu Mansaray Markets Samura Kamara

December 15, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  As part of his responsibilities, Deputy, Leader and Chairman of the indomitable All Peoples Congress (A.P.C), political institution, Hon. Alhaji, Minkailu Mansaray who also doubles as the Minister of […]

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Freetown beautification suffers setback

December 15, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  By Ranger What has been the usual beautification carried out in strategic parts in the city during festive seasons by mobile companies is notably absent this Christmas. This has […]

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THE DANIEL NBOMPA TURAY COLUMN : President Koroma is an energy giant

December 15, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  Since switching-on the Kingtom Thermal Plant in his first 100 days in office, to the turning-on of the Bakasoka mini-hydro and the commissioning of the Newton Solar Panel project […]

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President Koroma presents APC Presidential Candidate Running Mate to the people of Port Loko

December 15, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

State House pictorial President Koroma presents APC Presidential Candidate Dr Samura Kamara and Running Mate Chernoh Bah to the people of Port Loko.

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President Koroma kickstarts nationwide thank you tour

December 15, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  By State House Communication Unit President Dr Ernest Bai Koroma kickstarted the first leg of his nationwide thank you tour on Tuesday 12 December, 2017. The president started this […]

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President Koroma switches on Bankasoka mini hydro electricity

December 14, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  By State House Communication Unit President Dr Ernest Bai Koroma on Tuesday 12 December officially commissioned and handed over the Port Loko Hydro Power Station (Bankasoka Dam) and the […]

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  • Mediocre flagbearer will not unsit a ruling government
  • As sand becomes more valuable, Sierra Leone’s Mahera Coast grows more vulnerable
  • THE FAILURE OF PRINCIPLES: WHY PRESIDENT JULIUS MAADA BIO’S LEADERSHIP DESERVES SERIOUS JUDGMENT
  • BREAKING NEWS: Supreme Court Strikes Out AG’s Motion
  • Lenses Behind Bars: A Prosecutor Becomes an Inmate
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  • British Guardian newspaper story : How Europe’s most wanted cocaine trafficker turned Sierra Leone into the world’s first true narco state
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TIME TO PUT OUR NATION ABOVE POLITICAL AND PERSONAL INTERESTS

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By KABS KANU : I have been lately on the international media fighting to help urge the international community to speed up their response and support to my country and […]

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MASS COMMUNICATIONS, THE DECLINING INFLUENCE OF PRINT JOURNALISM AND THE JOYS OF WORKING IN THE NEW MEDIA WORLD : AN ANALYTICAL PERSPECTIVE By KABS KANU : As a professional and […]

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As envoys present credentials, U.S. pledges more support to Sierra Leone

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  By State House Communications UnitPresident Ernest Bai Koroma received the Ambassador Designate of the United States of America Mr. John F. Hoover and Ambassador Extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the […]

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