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‘Crimes committed by the Kamajors will make men of civility and reason recoil’ -David Crane

June 5, 2004 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  Tamba Borbor reports from Freetown :  Thursday June 5, 2004 The Chief Prosecutor of the Special Court,  David Crane,  in his opening statement at the start of the trial […]

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U.S. Congressman Frank Pallone help sought to save Journalist Barrow from deportation to Sierra Leone

June 1, 2004 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Alex Mansaray , as a concerned citizen of Sierra Leone , has intervened  in the Immigration matter involving the Sierra Leonean  journalist, Paul Barrow, who is on the verge of […]

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John Benjamin , Septimus Kai-Kai and John Karimu named in dogfight for Kailahun District Council Chairmanship

May 31, 2004 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

JOHN BENJAMIN  Monday May 31, 2004  Kailahun District is turning out to be another battleground for political ascendancy by Sierra Leoneans determined to become President , after the incumbent Head […]

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SLPP Wahala continues in the UK

May 11, 2004 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

STATEMENT From :       THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 2000/ 2004  Sierra Leone People’s Party ( SLPP ) UK & Ireland Branch — To :        All Members Sierra Leone People’s Party ( SLPP ) UK […]

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Special Court – First Trial to Begin on June 3

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

Subj: Special Court – First Trial to Begin on June 3  Date: 5/11/2004 3:30:51 PM Eastern Standard Time From: SCSL-PressOffice@un.org Sent from the Internet (Details) Special Court for Sierra Leone Press […]

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APC SAYS COME BACK INEVITABLE

April 7, 2004 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

APC LEADER ERNEST BAI KOROMA : SEATED LEFT IS VICTOR FOH Friday March 3 , 2006 Supporters of the All People’s Congress told COCORIOKO  yesterday that an APC  come-back to […]

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Liberian human rights activist questions U.S. war on terror while “Chief Terrorist ” lives freely in Nigeria

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

Taylor during his heydays as a rebel leader Sunday April 3, 2004 Liberian human rights activist, Sheikh Sackor, has written U.S. President George W. Bush asking him  to step in […]

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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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Statements by President Tejan Kabbah and 2 others at opening of new Special Court Courthouse

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

STATEMENT By HIS EXCELLENCY ALHAJI DR. AHMAD TEJAN KABBAH PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE At the formal opening of the Courthouse For the Special Court for Sierra Leone […]

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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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  • 65th Independence anniversary : Echoes of a dark and ugly past ; Appeal to President Bio not to drag Sierra Leone into another war
  • 65 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE have been Cruel luck for the people of Sierra Leone
  • Sixty-five years after independence, one painful truth remains: we, as a people, have failed Mama Salone.
  • Independence Anniversary : A reflection on the role of the SLPP in national unity, peace agreements and political responsibility
  • 65 years of Independence : Let us be honest for a second
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COCORIOKO EDITORIAL: Echoes of a Dark Past – An Independence Day Plea for Sierra Leone’s Soul As Sierra Leone marks another Independence Anniversary, the air should ideally be thick with […]

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65 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE have been Cruel luck for the people of Sierra Leone

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By Kabs Kanu The April 27, 1961 Independence ushered in what could be rightly described as cruel luck for the people of  Sierra Leone.  Independence was meant to usher in […]

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It is with deep sorrow that I recently received the news of the passing of the esteemed Honorable Professor Dr. H. M Joko-Smart. A luminary in the field of law, […]

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Director General of Abu Dhabi Fund for Development Assures support to Sierra Leone*

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*_Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday 30 October 2019_* – The Director General of the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development, ADFD, His Excellency Dr Mohamed Saif Al Suwaidi, has in […]

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Sierra Leoneans in Dallas Fort Worth Texas host interfaith prayers and Thanksgiving service

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  By Sanpha Sesay The Texas Chief   As the Sierra Leonean community in Texas consciously comes into their realization that God Almighty has done so much for them, including […]

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By Alie Formeh Kamara Yenga’s occupation by Guinean forces presents a unique problem for Sierra leone that has faced two succeeding governments. The SLPP government led by Ex-Pressident Ahmed Tejan […]

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