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45 Years of Independence: Where is Sierra Leone Going from Here?

April 26, 2007 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Joseph S. Sherman, Washington, DC  Thursday April 26 , 2007  Sierra Leone was among the first African nations to break lose from the shackles of colonialism. The peaceful transition from […]

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Traders back on Freetown’s streets and they are naming pioneers of their defiance

April 23, 2007 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

….Is it  all politics, politics , politics ?    Some time last year , the Inspector General of Police , Brima Acha Kamara,  declared  an operation code named “Free Flow ” […]

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I.B.KARGBO AND PHILIP NEVILLE MUST SETTLE THEIR DIFFERENCES IN THE INTEREST OF THE NATION

April 23, 2007 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Rev. Wilfred Leeroy Kabs-Kanu Journalism  is one of the most noble of professions. It is so noble that it requires noble men and women to practice it . Journalists […]

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Nigeria’s shamble elections : Wake up call for Sierra Leone

April 23, 2007 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

    The shambles of an election just completed in Nigeria should serve as a wake-up call for all advocates of democracy in Sierra Leone. With our elections only three […]

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SLPP TOO BUSY CRYING DOWN THE PMDC RUNNING MATE…But Where’s Their Own?

April 23, 2007 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Morie Mussaffa      Charles Margai was THE LAST TO BE ELECTED AS A PRESIEDNTIAL CANDIDATE, BUT THE FIRST AND ONLY ONE SO FAR TO DECIDE ON A RUNNING MATE.  […]

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APC is bigger than M.L. Bangura, says Victor Foh

April 15, 2007 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By EDWARD MARAH  The Secretary General of the main opposition All People’s Congress (APC) party Mr. Victor Bockarie Foh has strongly reacted to Mr. Mohamed Lainkuray Bangura’s statement, saying the […]

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Dual Citizenship Becomes Effective in Sierra Leone

April 11, 2007 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Dr. Michel Sho-Sawyerr Sierra Leone’s President recently signed the Dual Citizenship bill into law. This bill allows Sierra Leoneans who have acquired the citizenship of another country to retain […]

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Solomon Berewa says he is more experienced : What experience ?

February 17, 2007 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By a Forumite Solomon Berewa boasts of experience What experience? The experience that has grounded the economy with – No electricity, no water, poor health and education facilities? – Highest […]

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Britain could hold back £15m for impoverished Sierra Leone, the jewel in Blair’s foreign policy crown : Corruption threatens aid

February 17, 2007 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

PRESIDENT ERNEST KOROMA  Alex Duval Smith, Freetown Sunday June 10, 2007 The Observer Senior sources in Sierra Leone believe Britain is about to freeze a £15m payment to the West […]

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THE DANGERS OF IRRATIONAL POLITICAL FANATICISM

February 17, 2007 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  THE DANGERS OF IRRATIONAL POLITICAL FANATICISM As the all-important General Elections draw closer, emotions are certain to boil over in Sierra Leone and the diaspora, especially  among political fanatics, […]

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Have Kabbah and Co. destroyed the SLPP ?

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  Monday March 20, 2006 News  reaching this well-circulating newspaper  from all works of life is the speed with which people are desrting the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party led by […]

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NATIONAL DISASTER : The day after- International reports, government’s response and messages of condolence

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At least 90 killed in Sierra Leone fuel blast By Maravi Post Reporter   /   Saturday, 06 Nov 2021 01:22PM   /    FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — An oil tanker […]

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Minister Plenipotentiary tells diplomats and U.S. officials : Sierra Leone doing well in post-war reconstruction

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