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The Special Court for Sierra Leone today opened its ultra-modern Courthouse at the Special Court's Complex at New England Ville in Freetown. His Excellency the President, Alhaji Dr Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, declared the Courthouse open and unveiled the plaque commemorating the solemn occasion.

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(10th March 2004)

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President Alhaji Dr. Ahmad Tejan Kabbah has joined thousands of Sierra Leonean women in the Northern Regional Headquarter town of Makeni Monday 8th March 2004 in observance of the International Women's Day as well as launching the report on Building a Women's Law Reform Agenda. The agenda, put together by the Ministry of Social Welfare in collaboration with the International Rescue Committee and the National law Reform Commission, includes the reform of local laws adversely affecting women and girl-children in Sierra Leone
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(8th March 2004)

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..The "Made-In-Ghana Goods Exhibition" currently underway at the Atlantic Hall of the National Stadium in Freetown was part of a series of activities marking Ghana's 47th Independence Anniversary in Sierra Leone. President Kabbah who gave the keynote address to mark Ghana's Independence Anniversary, also performed the cutting of the tape at the exhibition's opening ceremony last Saturday, 6 March 2004. He made reference to the Economic Community of West African State's (ECOWAS) objective for an open sub-regional market and the free movement of peoples of all ECOWAS countries within the sub-region.

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(6th March 2004)

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A significant milestone in Sierra Leonean entrepreneurship was achieved last Saturday, following President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah's official opening of one of Freetown's most prestigious and luxurious hotels, the Kimbima Hotel, located at Aberdeen on the Atlantic seashore in the western part of Freetown.

(6th March 2004)

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..President Alhaji Dr. Ahmad Tejan Kabbah has commended the highly positive demonstration of cordiality between members of the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF) and their civilian counterparts.
Speaking shortly after he declared the RSLAF's annual athletics competition open at the National Stadium in Freetown on Thursday, 4 March 2004, the Commander-in-Chief, who was also grand chief patron at the event, underlined the significance of having both the military and the civilian population co-existing amicably.

(4th March 2004)

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Residents of Koinadugu District were manifestly thrilled by President Alhaji Dr. Ahmad Tejan Kabbah's arrival in Kabala over the weekend, Sunday 15th February, to celebrate his first birthday ever outside Freetown since he became President in 1996. Thousands of locals from every part of the district, including Parliamentarians, Paramount Chiefs, section chiefs, school children, cultural dancers, women's groups, members of the SLPP young generation, and groups of banner waving well-wishers braved the midday sun in their colourful array of ashoebe, singing as the President touched down at the Kabala Secondary School football field.

(16th February 2004)

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Freetown Big Market Re-opened By President Kabbah

The one hundred and forty three-year old Wallace Johnson Street Market, commonly referred to as "Freetown Big Market", was among the most notable historic edifices in the Freetown capital that was gutted by fire after rebel arsonists stormed the city centre on Thursday January 7th 1999.

(10th February 2004)

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The President, Alhaji Dr. Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, and Vice President Solomon Berewa returned to Freetown Monday 9 February, concluding a four-day extensive visit to Kono and Kailahun Districts in Sierra Leone's eastern region. Prominent among the important towns covered by the visit were Yengema and Koidu in the Kono District, Koindu, Kailahun Town, Pendembu (the President's birthplace), Siama, Manowa, Bunumbu, Segbwema, Baiwallah, Daru, Jojoima, Bomaru, which experienced the first gunshots that heralded the start of the civil conflict on 23 March 1991, and the President's maternal birthplace of Mobai.

(9th February 2004)

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Five girl children and one boy child drawn from various secondary schools across the country have been awarded scholarships at the fifth annual presentation ceremony of the Lady Patricia Kabbah Trust Fund Awards for deserving children. The Lady Patricia Kabbah Trust Fund Award established in memory of the late First Lady targets especially girl children with the highest scores at the National Primary School Examination (NPSE) every year at regional level.

(3rd February 2004)

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Sierra Leone's Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration Programme Ends

The President, Alhaji Dr. Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, in his capacity as chairman of the National Committee for Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (NCDDR), has declared the official end of the Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration exercise, as well as the closure of the NCDDR Executive Secretariat to be effective from 31 March 2004 on completion of final wrap up activities.

(3rd February 2004)

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President Kabbah Rescues Stranded Pilgrims

Following their failed attempt to perform this year's pilgrimage to the Holy Land of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, a total of one hundred and three intending Sierra Leonean pilgrims have finally been flown back home, along with the remains of one pilgrim Madam Khadijah Jalloh, who passed away while stranded in transit in Abuja, Federal Republic of Nigeria.

(30th January 2004)

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Rutile And Kimberlite Mining Groups Call On President Kabbah

Representatives of the Koidu Holdings Company (Branch Energy) have briefed President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah about progress made so far in the implementation of their USD 60 million Kimberlite mining project in Kono District, eastern Sierra Leone.

(30th January 2004)

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New British Military Adviser calls on President Kabbah

Erstwhile Commander of the International Military Advisory and Training Team (IMATT), Brigadier Adrian Freer, who was also the British Military Adviser to the Government of Sierra Leone, has been replaced after a twelve-month stint in the country.

(29th January 2004)

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President Alhaji Dr. Ahmad Tejan Kabbah left Freetown on Monday 19th January 2004 to witness the inauguration ceremony of President Lansana Conte of Guinea in Conakry following the latter's recent re-election as President.


(28th January 2004)

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Sierra Leone-UK Ties Strengthened By Vice President Berewa's Visit

Vice President Solomon E. Berewa led a high-level delegation to the United Kingdom to further cement relations between Sierra Leone and the United Kingdom.

20th January 2004)

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President Alhaji Dr. Ahmad Tejan Kabbah on Saturday 17 January 2004, opened Sierra Leone Commercial Bank's new branch in Makeni, headquarters of the Northern Province. But before the official opening of the bank's branch the President was crowned by the chiefs and elders as Honorary Paramount Chief of the Bombali District and received the title "Paramount Chief Bai Bureh N'kolo I"
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(17th January 2004)

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President Kabbah Meets Temne Tribal Headman

President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah has issued a stern warning to Tribal Heads appointed in the Western Area to desist from the "illicit practice of holding courts, imposing fines, arresting and locking up of so-called offenders".

12th January 2004)

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President Kabbah Receives King Masco

Popular Sierra Leonean "King of African Dance Music" Emmanuel Oluwole Palmer, otherwise known as "King Masco" today presented a copy of his latest musical album to President Kabbah during a brief meeting at the Hill Station Presidential Lodge.

(5th January 2004)

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President Kabbah In Moyamba

Continuing his periodic inspection of "Operation PEBU" sites across the country, President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah has acclaimed the efforts of soldiers of the 6th battalion of the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF) in Moyamba, during his two-legged visit to the southern district yesterday.

(4th January 2004)

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