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Did Sierra Leone use customers’ $138 million to pay for government’s expenses , imitating Liberia’s use of $$260 million in 2016?

June 11, 2020 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  By Yanqui Zaza   Has the Government of Sierra Leone embraced the idea to use customers’ cash deposited with commercial banks to finance government expenses? Businesses and governments around […]

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NEWS RELEASE : UNFPA distributes mama-baby packs to encourage use of health services by pregnant women  

June 11, 2020 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Freetown, Sierra Leone, 5 June 2020- The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Sierra Leone has commenced the distribution of Mama-baby bags to mothers in the maternity wards of selected […]

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UNDP Press Release : Young people express commitment towards environmental protection

June 11, 2020 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Accra, 9 June 2020 – Young people have resolved to be more zealous and committed towards the protection of the environment to avert the current climate crisis, especially in this […]

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THE APC NEEDS THE DRAWING BOARD OR MAADA BIO MIGHT CONFINE US TO POLITICAL USELESSNESS.

June 11, 2020 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

THE APC NEEDS THE DRAWING BOARD OR MAADA BIO MIGHT CONFINE US TO POLITICAL USELESSNESS. BY SANTIGIE KANU We are still listening to lies from our forerunners and believe 2023 […]

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Decolonising the Mind from The Paradox of Edifices of Slavery.

June 11, 2020 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  George Floyd has been laid to rest and may he rest in peace. But his memories are sure to linger on forever, and not just be another hashtag #. […]

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CHANGE STORIES: How the ‘Gender Model Family’ is changing communities in remote Sierra Leone

June 7, 2020 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

    We are escorted into the bush of mainly palm trees about half a mile or more from the dwellings of Kamasu village, Tunkia Chiefdom, Kenema District, Eastern Sierra […]

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World Bank Group Launches New Country Partnership Framework for Sierra Leone

June 7, 2020 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  FREETOWN, June 5, 2020 — The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors discussed a new Country Partnership Framework for Sierra Leone for 2021-2026, which prioritizes investments in human […]

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Two edges of the same sword : White racism and tribalism in Africa

June 7, 2020 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

TWO EDGES OF THE SAME SWORD: WHITE RACISM AND TRIBALISM IN AFRICA I will mark down 2020 as the glorious year that thrust humanity into the abyss of moral awakening, […]

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Dr. Sheik Umarr Kamarah and Sylvia Blyden suffering unjustly from junta SLPP Government

June 6, 2020 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

DR. SHEIK UMARR KAMARAH AND SLYVIA O. BLYDEN SUFFERING UNJUSTLY FROM THE DUBIOUS ACTIVITIES OF DIS TRIBAL REGIME By John Leigh Rumors are flying worldwide that Prof. Sheik Umarr Kamarah […]

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What is SLAJ doing about the violation of the rights of colleague journalist, Dr. Sylvia Blyden ?

June 5, 2020 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

The Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ } should buck up and exert more pressure on the government to free Dr. Sylvia Blyden and other prisoners of conscience. SLAJ should […]

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  • More drama in Sierra Leone as Chief Justice orders the arrest of former Justice Minister JFK for yesterday’s tense exchanges at the Supreme Court
  • Another big political drama in Sierra Leone as APC and Supreme Court clash over disputed Constitutional Amendment Bill
  • When development finance becomes a leverage
  • The constitution must not be a casualty of political convenience
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