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A Sign of Democracy at last

May 9, 2007 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Jacob Sax Conteh, Senior Editor of COCORIOKO , Virginia, US It is a sign many of us have been waiting for our life time.  Barely two weeks after the […]

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BIG BLOW TO APC : Kingpin Foday Kalokoh , 2 others killed in tragic accident : Nation and diaspora stunned

May 6, 2007 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

 COCORIOKO SCOOP BY JOSEPH KAMANDA : OUR EMBEDDED REPORTER ON THE ERNEST KOROMA CAMPAIGN TEAM :  The Sierra Leone political world is in a state of shock and grief , as one of […]

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SIERRA LEONE AT 46 : A Cultural Assessment by Sekou Dauda Bangura

May 5, 2007 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  April 27 1961 represents a political watershed in the history of Sierra Leone. On that momentous day Sierra Leone regained its independence from Britain. Unlike other countries in Africa […]

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OPERATION FREE-FLOW BECOMES OPERATION FLIP-FLOP

May 5, 2007 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Francis Bangura – Concerned Citizen The vice-president Solomon Berewa once again demonstrated his desperation to garner votes at all costs, even if that translates to chaos on the streets of […]

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IMF Says “We Did Not Predict Elections Outcome”

May 5, 2007 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has dissociated itself from statement attributed to the fund by the Economists Intelligence Unit(EIU) that it predicted victory for the Sierra Leone People’s Party […]

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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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LACK OF MORAL LEADERSHIP SUNK SIERRA LEONE- 46th Independence Anniversary of Sierra Leone : My Reflections.

April 25, 2007 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

First Name:  Alphajoh Last Name:  Cham Email Address:  alphajohcham@yahoo.com Address:  2372 Bankside Circle City:  Decatur State:  GA Zip Code:  30035 Comments:  46th Independence Anniversary of Sierra Leone. My Reflections. Before, and shortly […]

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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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SIERRA LEONE WATCH: A critical look at current political issues: Jan-Apr 2007

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

By Edie Vandy – ediepauljoseph@yahoo.com • President Kabbah Compensate ‘Cronies’ with National Honors? • IMF Predicts Election Victory for the SLPP • Hinga Norman and the Special Court? • PMDC Losing […]

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Death at our Feet…: CHRISTIAN KATTA KEILI

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

  Christo Keili’s untimely death has dealt a crippling blow on my person. Once more, death is at our feet, like my Mende mentors would put it. My whole plan […]

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Office of the president state house freetown FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FREETOWN DECEMBER 20, 2012   Sierra Leone Wins US Government’s MCC Compact Award Sierra Leone has won the coveted Millennium […]

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As a follow up to President Ernest Bai Koroma’s announcement of New government’s austerity measures aimed at reducing current hardship due to economic slowdown and other deterrent factors, Minister of […]

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HINDOLO TRYE CALLS ON 1977 REVOLUTIONARIES TO JOIN APC

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  Hindolo Trye receives his APC  membership card from Hon. Ernest Koroma Sunday June 4, 2006   By Tamba Borbor from Freetown   The former National Provisional Ruling Council (NPRC) […]

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