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Month: December 2018

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More trouble for SLPP , as Njala academic staff go on indefinite strike

December 16, 2018 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

*The Academic Staff Association of Njala began an indefinite strike today over non-implementation for Late/non-payment of due and overdue allowances agreement reached with the association by the SLPP government, but […]

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SLPP in trouble : ITUC-Africa Protests Against Arrest of Sierra Leone Trade Unionists and Government Interference in Union Affairs*

December 16, 2018 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  😠🌏😡🌍😠🌎 ITUC – Africa/CSI – Afrique AFRICAN REGIONAL ORGANISATION Mody GUIRO President Kwasi ADU-AMANKWAH General Secretary Mr. Julius Maad Bio President The Republic of Sierra Leone Freetown Sierra Leone […]

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JFK condemns SLPP for spate of unlawful arrests and detention of citizens

December 16, 2018 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

JFK CONDEMNS SLPP Since April 2018, our country has been awakened to vengeful governance using state apparatus to suppress objective dissent and opposition to the current government of President Maada […]

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A LETTER FROM SIERRA LEONE

December 16, 2018 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

A LETTER FROM SIERRA LEONE Dear Sierra Leoneans and International Opinion Leaders: Strikes here, strikes there, strikes everywhere and everyday in Sierra Leone — what a shame! The moral and […]

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Hundreds march in Freetown against sexual violence

December 16, 2018 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  Sierra Leone wants to crack down on violence against women, particularly sexual aggression and rape. Hundreds of people demonstrated in Freetown on Saturday 15 December 2018 against sexual violence […]

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300 WOMEN TO BE ENLISTED INTO RSLAF

December 16, 2018 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

MEDIA ADVISORY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 12, 2018 300 WOMEN TO BE ENLISTED INTO RSLAF WHAT: For the FIRST time in almost 40 years, the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed […]

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APC visits detained Labour Leaders*

December 16, 2018 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  Saturday December 15, 2018 Representatives from the All Peoples Congress, led by the National Secretary General Ambassador Osman Foday Yansaneh, today Saturday December 15, 2018 visited detained labour leaders […]

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With doctors strike still unresolved, SLPP Government opens another war front with Sierra Leone Labour Congress

December 14, 2018 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

The government of President Maada Bio is going off its tangents. Faced with a serious strike by doctors and medical personnel throughout the nation which the government is seeking to […]

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Ferry disaster in Sierra Leone

December 14, 2018 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

The Acting Regional Police Commander of the Southern Region, Chief Superintendent Kapr S. Kamara, acting upon information received from the Local Unit Commander of Moyamba Division, intimated the police leadership, […]

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PICTURE STORY : Climate change and unusual heavy rain in Freetown festive season

December 14, 2018 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

December is a romantic month in Sierra Leone. The month is special because it is the festive season, when Sierra Leoneans celebrate Christmas. December is often characterized by beautiful sunny […]

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