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Another SLPP Executive Member Resigns... Tayyib Bah Calls it Quits
Mr. Tayyib Bah, the elected National Publicity Secretary of the Sierra Leone People's Party has resigned from office today August 26th 2010 citing a number of reasons. More details in tomorrow's edition.
Aug 26, 2010, 22:47

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Sierra Leone's John Karefa-Smart Passes Away
Sierra Leone's Dr. John Karefa-Smart has passed away peacefully this evening at the Bintumani Hotel in Freetown. He died at 20:25GMT with all the members of his immediate family gathered around him shortly after his dear wife conducted episcopal prayers. May his soul rest in perfect peace. Full details in tomorrow's edition.
Aug 26, 2010, 22:40

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Solomon Berewa is Alive but Alfred Sallia Fawundu has passed away in Sierra Leone
The Late Alfred Sallia Fawundu (RIP)
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Aug 15, 2010, 11:11

NEWS : Breaking News
Sierra Leone's Ruling APC Mourns Death of Deputy Women's Leader, Makalay Koroma
43 years old Mrs. Makalay Koroma, the eldest daughter of the late Police Inspector General James Bambay Kamara has passed away suddenly at her house yesterday Wednesday June 16th 2010 following a strange medical attack that left her bleeding from her ears, nose and mouth. Until her death, she was the Deputy Women’s Leader of the ruling All People’s Congress (APC). She is survived by her husband, Mr. Dura Koroma, Assistant Director of Finance at the National Revenue Authority and four children namely Kelvin, Mariam, Zainab and Alimamy and numerous relatives.
Jun 17, 2010, 00:00

NEWS : Breaking News
Abdul Tejan Cole Resigns from Anti Corruption Commission of Sierra Leone
As we went to press last night, numerous credible sources have indicated that both the Commissioner of the Anti Corruption Commission(ACC), Abdul Tejan-Cole and his lead prosecutor, the Zimbabwean Calvin Mantsebo have written their Letters of Resignation from the ACC. Various reasons were given for why the two gentlemen might be resigning but without any doubt, the malicious mal-handling of the Haja Afsatu Kabba issue by ACC is the primary reason...
May 7, 2010, 17:05

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Anti Corruption Commission Files 17 Count Charge Against Hon. Afsatu Kabba
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) of Sierra Leone has, in an unexpected move, this morning filed a seventeen count charge against Fisheries Minister Hon. Haja Afsatu Kabba alleging that she solicited cash from a Chinese company named CNFC through Lilian Lisk of Okeky Agencies as well as alleging that she abused her office by employing her son and her other associates as Marine Protection Officers. None of the counts involve corruption of Government money. They are all alleging abuse of office and soliciting from Lilian Lisk. Hon. Afsatu Kabba has just been taken to court and should appear in front of Justice Nicholas Browne-Marke. An interesting aspect of the indictment is that it states that Afsatu Kabba did not sign to receive the alleged amounts but that Lilian Lisk signed on her behalf from the Chinese. Meanwhile, it has now emerged that Mr. Bashiru Konneh, one of the ACC's lead investigators of Afsatu Kabba has close ties to the country's shady FISH MAFIA. We will bring you more details soon.
Mar 15, 2010, 12:18

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Awareness Times Exposes the Fish Mafia in Sierra Leone - Part One
Awareness Times has repeatedly stated that Hon. Haja Afsatu Olayinka Kabba is a heroine at our Fisheries and Marine Resources and we intend to prove it. The Full Details of today's Amazing Coverage and Discovery by the Awareness Times Team will be out tomorrow. We are merely bringing you the photo news this afternoon. This is just Part One of a Multiple Parts Series on the SIERRA LEONE FISH MAFIA that this newspaper has been investigating over the last few weeks. The other Parts will be out in the coming days and weeks...
Mar 14, 2010, 18:57

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SLPP Sweeps the Lugbu Elections: APC takes Second and PMDC a distant third position
Preliminary results for the Lugbu Local Council Bye Elections indicate that the opposition Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) has won the elections for the Ward with almost 1,900 votes. They were seconded by the ruling All Peoples’ Congress (APC) who scored just over 800 votes. The PMDC took a distant third position with only 115 votes.
Feb 26, 2010, 09:38

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Minister Afsatu Kabba’s Husband & Sons Allowed to go Home
Mr. Nfaji Kabba (snr), husband of Sierra Leone’s Fisheries Minister and his sons who were invited to the Anti Corruption Commission under Section 53(1) of the Anti Corruption Act of 2008 in the early hours of this morning, have returned home. Unlike the female Minister, they inform Awareness Times that they were not served Section 63(1) Notices which calls for them to produce sureties and hand over their passports. Meanwhile, the hounding of Hon. Afsatu Kabba has brought back bitter memories of how the late Gloria Newman Smart was treated by the Anti Corruption Commission which led to her death in 2005. It has been learnt that the Anti Corruption investigators were banging on the gates of the Minister’s house very loudly shouting out, “Anti Corruption! Open Up the Gate!! Anti Corruption!! Open Up the Gates!!” During this time, the armed policemen were stationed all over the neighbourhood where the Minister resides.
Feb 23, 2010, 18:18

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Truckload of Armed Police Officers Pick Up Afsatu Kabba's Husband & Sons in Sierra Leone
...The convoy was very obvious and so Afsatu's husband, after a few miles at Spur Road, stopped his vehicle and the Police Truck and ACC Van also stopped. He got out and went to the Officials and pointed out that if he was not under arrest as they claimed, why were they publicly tailing him? They sheepishly responded, "nothing Sir" but refused to move off. It is important to note that as ACC swooped in as soon as the Minister took off for her meeting to take the visiting World Bank team on tour of Tombo and other Fishing areas. Naturally, the devastated woman had to cut the tour and head back to town.
Feb 23, 2010, 11:00

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Awareness Times To Reopen A Brand New Anonymous Forum
Awareness Times Newspaper has finished designing a brand new anonymous discussion forum which is now being tested and which will be opened to the public sometime before the end of this month. In the meantime, readers can visit the FREETOWNIAN FORUM to read the latest Awareness Times report on the Tongo Elections Wahala.
Feb 14, 2010, 14:47


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