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Sierra Leone Will Rise Again
As the tide of the Ebola virus is beginning to recede with Pujehun and Bonthe confirming Zero cases in 42 days, many Sierra Leoneans are now breathing a sigh of [Read more]
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Sierra Leone’s Greatest Enemy: Complacency
You could feel the sigh of relief and if you try a bit harder, you could palpate it as well. Imagine the number of “thank God”, “praise the lord”, “praise [Read more]
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Je Suis Charlie Hebdo + Respect + Tolerance + Free Speech + Diversity = Democracy
This is the kind of moral and ethical ingredients one would wish to see in society’s book of recipes to cook a very tasty dish of democracy. You would need [Read more]
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RANDOM MUSING: 2015, Where Do We Go From Here?
Happy new year to every Sierra Leonean, directly and by proxy. The beginning of a New Year is usually a period that most people let go of the unfulfilled [Read more]
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Daily Ebola Updates, Let the “Missing Sample” Be Traced For Heaven’s Sake.
The Ebola virus has and still is claiming thousands of innocent Africans, mostly women and children. Sadly enough, all information leading to its true origin remain fairy-tales. We have to [Read more]
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RANDOM MUSING, 2015: The Womb of a New Future?
It was Chinese philosopher, Confucius who said: “If a man takes no thought about what is distant, he will soon find sorrow near at hand.” As 2015 rolls in, [Read more]
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RANDOM MUSING: Who is Fooling Who in the Opposition Dugout?
Amidst the hurly-burly of economic stagnation, social meltdown and ravaging epidemic, you might be forgiven for taking your eyes off the political micro-pampas and ever decreasing altruism in our democracy. [Read more]
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YAD Wishes Kenema Youths a Peaceful and Ebola Free 2015
Fellow Sierra Leonean youths – especially those in Kenema, Despite the successes we recorded in our development challenges in the year 2014, we regret to refer to the year as [Read more]
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Are Ebola Patients Being Used as Guinea Pigs in Sierra Leone?
Ebola patients at a treatment centre in Sierra Leone have been given a heart drug that is untested against the virus in animals and humans, a move that has been [Read more]
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Ebola Deaths Should Be Isolated, No Matter How Great the Profiles Are.
Dr. WILLOUGHBY has been laid to eternal rest. His soul has been added to the countless precious souls Sierra Leone has lost to Ebola….. may he rest in perfect peace. [Read more]
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RANDOM MUSING: Diet Of Hard Knocks – Part Two.
James Garfield once said, “The truth will set you free, but first it will make you miserable”. My belief is that Sierra Leone is gradually approaching the other side [Read more]
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President Koroma Intensifies State of Emergency in Sierra Leone Ahead of Christmas
ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT DR ERNEST BAI KOROMA RESTRICTION ON MOVEMENT BETWEEN DISTRICTS DURING CHRISTMAS PERIOD Fellow Sierra Leoneans, since our country registered it first case of Ebola [Read more]
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Gambling With Dead Bodies During an Outbreak is Outrageous; Reassignment of Medics Is The Best Solution
Ebola has proved to be the most dreadful virus on our planet and it has swept countless number of good people across the Manor River Union. So far, all researches [Read more]
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I Arrived Back in Germany Ebola Free, But I Now Know How Lucky I’m…
I landed in Berlin barely a week ago after I spent complete two months in Sierra Leone, the land that has been branded with and stigmatized by Ebola. So far, [Read more]
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Is the Liberia Government Making the Ebola Crisis Worse? Al Jazeera Teams Up With Local Journalists to Investigate
The second season of Al Jazeera’s award-winning Africa Investigates kicked off on Wednesday, 12 November 2014, asking whether the Liberian government is making the Ebola crisis worse. “This groundbreaking series gives [Read more]