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A clarion call for unity of purpose and national support for government’s development initiatives

February 19, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By KABS KANU : The Bible asks a rhetorical question in Amos 3 : 3 : “Can two walk together except they be agreed ? ” Two people definitely cannot […]

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IMF heavy hand hurts small countries in Africa : The Case of the Mamamah Airport Project in Sa. Leone

February 18, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

    IMF HEAVY HAND HURTS SMALL COUNTRIES IN AFRICA: The Case of the Mamamah Project in Sierra Leone By Melvin P. Foote President Constituency for Africa (CFA) The […]

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President attends Armed Forces Day Celebrations

February 18, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  Update – State House Communication Unit His Excellency, Dr Ernest Bai Koroma (GCRSL), President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Commander-in-Chief of the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces […]

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Sierra Leone’s First Lady Sia Nyama Koroma sparkles at 7th Africa Conference on Sexual and Health Rights in Accra

February 18, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Sierra Leone’s First Lady, Mrs. Sia Nyama Koroma, responded to the invitation of her Ghanaian counterpart, Dr. Nana Dramani Mahawa, who is the current President of the Organisation of African […]

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One out 16 World Bank funded projects fails: President Koroma strengthens confidence of development partners

February 18, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  John Baimba Sesay & Sheriff Mahmud Ishmail   A news release last week by State House Communication Unit disclosed that President Koroma on Friday 12th February was presented at […]

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Japan commits US$ 18.5 million to support immunisation in Ebola-affected region

February 18, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Ngozi-Senior Vice Minister Seiji Kihara State Minister for Foreign Affairs Seiji Kihara meets with Gavi Board Chair Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.Credit:Gavi/2016/R. Kelly The Government of Japan has committed US$ 18.5 million […]

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Saving lives saves dollars

February 18, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

by Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Who is responsible for child health in government? The answer is everyone. The buck shouldn’t stop with health ministers; protection of child health needs to be a […]

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High Commissioner Kamara attends Meeting of Committee of Permanent Representatives accredited to UNEP

February 18, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  Sierra Leone’s High Commissioner to the Republic of Kenya with residence in Ethiopia, His Excellency Osman Keh Kamara is attending the Second Open-ended Meeting of the Committee of Permanent […]

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Motor vehicle fatalities rise in Sierra Leone and even in the United States

February 18, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Recently, there was an outcry among Sierra Leoneans in the social media about the spate of vehicular fatalities in the country. During the festive season and the months of January […]

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Envoy Kumba Momoh Woos Chinese Investors

February 18, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

With Sierra Leone frantically working towards meeting her growth pillars as contained in her development trajectory, the ‘Agenda for Prosperity’, the country’s envoy to China, has said, her Government has […]

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  • Crisis in Parliament : Neutrality undermined or opposition rebrand ?
  • Sierra Leoneans thumb down creation of new districts and dividing of Freetown
  • WHY FORGIVENESS MUST BE PART OF SIERRA LEONE’S POLITICAL FUTURE
  • Freetown Doesn’t Need a New “City” – It Needs Accountability and Inclusion
  • Karpowership says it is willing to work with government to stave off looming big electricity blackout crisis
  • Sierra Leone about to be plunged into total darkness as Karpowership decides to cut off electricity because of SLPP Government’s failure to pay debt
  • Fugitive Bank Governor Kelfala Kallon to be arrested if he insists on being paid in dollars : Trapped by his own regulation
  • Opposition APC MPs Suspend Participation from all activities and Committees in Sierra Leone Parliament_*
  • The silence of Bio-led SLPP Government on U.S visa ban is very dangerous—MP says
  • In A War Of Egos, The Loser Always Wins.
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  • Phebean Samura: Watch and see what will happen soon. Sierra Leone will be a Democratic country very soon. FORGET ABOUT 2028. WE…
  • Catherine Higgins: Remarkable how journalists can write about APC and what not... but you never seem to have the spine to demand…
  • Amadu M. Kamara: Comment no. 2 above continues thusly: if the firebrand do seriously intend indeed to show their numerical strength versus the…

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Sierra Leoneans thumb down creation of new districts and dividing of Freetown

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The government’s decision to create new districts—without clear legal backing, public consultation, or economic justification—appears politically driven and constitutionally questionable. It threatens: • Domestic democratic stability, • Economic sustainability, and […]

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Eyeball to Eyeball: Will the SLPP or the APC Blink First?

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Written by Alie Formeh Kamara : The 2012 elections in Sierra Leone is full of drama. Just when it is thought to be all over with the Electoral Commissioner announcing […]

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Female opposition members arrested by SLPP government for accompanying Diana Konomanyi to the CID are out on bail

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10 Female Political Detainees and Karamoh Kabba Held for Opposing Census Bailed Yesterday By Abu Shaw Ten political female detainees and Mr Karamoh Kabba held in Freetown prison for questioning […]

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U.S gives Sierra Leone President Maada Bio insurmountable mountains to climb

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U.S GIVES MAADA BIO INSURMOUNTABLE MOUNTAINS TO CLIMB By Kabs Kanu Final Millennium Challenge Corporation ( MCC) Compact  will not be approved by the United States , until substantial democratic […]

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Sierra Leoneans caught in corona-virus outbreak in China : Our hearts and prayers go out to them

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By John Baimba Sesay When I was in China as a junior diplomat, I know we used to have bulk of our students studying in China, residing in Wuhan and […]

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IT WAS DR. SAMURA KAMARA WHO BROUGHT CHANGE FOR THE BETTER

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Titus Boye-Thompson, Communications Consultant The All Peoples Congress does not like to talk about change when what many mean by change is either unworkable or are fixtures of their imaginations, […]

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