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SIERRA LEONE HIGH COMMISSION PRESS RELEASE : Government accepts offer of settlement for chancery building

March 16, 2004 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

SIERRA LEONE HIGH COMMISSION PRESS RELEASE Subj:  33 Portland Place Judgement Date: 3/16/04 3:59:32 AM Dateline Standard Time PRESS RELEASE  It will be recalled that in 2000 the Government of Sierra […]

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Maada Bio never intended to hand over power

March 16, 2004 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  Interesting analysis of the coup situation by the VOA: DATE=1/17/96 TYPE=BACKGROUND REPORT NUMBER=5-32198 TITLE=SIERRA LEONE COUP / REACT BYLINE=WILLIAM EAGLE DATELINE=WASHINGTON CONTENT= VOICED AT: INTRO:  OBSERVERS ARE DEBATING THE […]

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Special Court for Sierra Leone Officially Opens New Courthouse

March 10, 2004 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Special Court for Sierra Leone Press and Public Affairs Office PRESS RELEASE Freetown, Sierra Leone, 10 March 2004 Special Court for Sierra Leone Officially Opens New Courthouse A new era […]

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APC BACK FROM THE DEAD AS A CREDIBLE FORCE

March 3, 2004 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

BY KABS KANU :  They were written off as dead and buried .They were castigated as the one party that no Sierra Leonean will take seriously any more.The opportunistic, thieving […]

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION’S REPORT

February 10, 2004 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

CHAPTER ONE This Executive Summary provides a cursory overview of the Report and its principal areas of analysis, as listed in paragraph 5, below. Substantive detail is contained in the […]

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*Chukuma Johnson heads APC

February 9, 2004 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

The All People’s Congress (APC) in connection with the Supreme Court ruling has in a press release stated that the Hon. Chukuma Johnson is now the party’s chairman and leader. […]

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Chief Hinga Norman and CDF officials indicted

February 4, 2004 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

THE SPECIAL COURT FOR SIERRA LEONE CASE NO. SCSL – 03 – 14 – I THE PROSECUTOR Against SAMUEL HINGA NORMAN MOININA FOFANA ALLIEU KONDEWA INDICTMENT The Prosecutor, Special Court […]

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APC-NA Chairman leaves for Freetown to help sensitize people for 2007 elections

January 9, 2004 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  The Chairman of the All People’s Congress ( APC) North American Chapter, Mr. Alimamy G. Kargbo, leaves the United States next week for Freetown , to join the sensitization program […]

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TRC STANDS BY ITS STATEMENT ON HINGA NORMAN

December 13, 2003 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

PRESS RELEASE BY THE TRC Freetown, Sierra Leone, 03 December 2003 TRC STANDS BY ITS STATEMENT ON HINGA NORMAN The Special Court issued a statement on 3 December 2003 claiming […]

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Front Page Comment : TREATING NATION’S ECONOMIC SABOTEURS WITH KID GLOVES

October 18, 2003 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  PRESIDENT KABBAH Sierra Leone, as a nation recovering from war, can never progress socio-economically and politically if the caveat of financial accountability, especially, is not given it’s desired place […]

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  • *WHAT POWER OUGHT TO KNOW ABOUT ITSELF*
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  • JFK is free : Chief Justice accepts his apology and warns lawyers
  • When the headline outrages more than the allegations
  • All Eyes on the Supreme Court as Constitutional Amendment Case Resumes
  • *The Politics of Revenge: Must Sierra Leone Continue to Play Tit-for-Tat?*
  • Courtroom confrontation between Chief Justice and JFK : My personal reflection
  • *Dear Sierra Leonean-Trained Legal Practitioners: This Is Your Moment*
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  By Alhaji M.B. Jalloh Press Attaché, Saudi Arabia reports in Abu Dhabi, UAE   His name is a household name in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Both his office […]

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News!!! The general public is hereby informed that it has pleased His Excellency the President, Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma to announce the following appointments, subject to the approval of Parliament […]

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A financial scandal of epic proportions is brewing in Sierra Leone where the Chief Minister, Dr. David Francis, has been serenaded with allegations that U.S $ 1. 5  million  was […]

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Letter to the SLBC : Ahmed Ojullah Bangura comments on allegations against President Koroma and Dr. Thorpe

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Published on August 15, 2010 by Cocorioko News   ·   1 Comment By Ahmed Ojullah Bangura : Until now, I was never interested in writing sensitive political articles. I respect people’s views and […]

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STATEMENT DELIVERED BY THE DEPUTY MINISTER, MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS, MR SHEKA TARAWALIE, AT THE 64TH SESSION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING OF UNHCR’S HIGH COMMISSIONER’S PROGRAMME

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