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By Ezekiel Nabieu

For three days the freedom of movement of the majority of citizens was curtailed - a new experience which most adults had not been through unless if they had come into conflict with the law. When you come to think of it no man living in an ordered society is wholly free. During that period there were no questions such as “Usai yu dae go”? or “Usai yu comot?” This is because there was a full house everywhere. While housewives were especially delighted, bars and restaurants were saddened.

By Ezekiel Nabieu

Giving is the circumbendibus route to prosperity. The two religions - Christianity and Islam - which we mainly practice in this country support that assertion. I crave the indulgence of readers with regard to my religious inclination because I am also a priest by profession. The Bible states inter-alia “Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have for such sacrifices are pleasing to God" Hebrews 13:16.

By Dr. Kandeh Kolleh Yumkella

Kandeh K. Yumkella, United Nations Under-Secretary-General, shares his thoughts on the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), reminds us of our shared responsibilities, lessons to be learnt going forward and prays for a speedy return to normalcy.

By Sallieu T. Kamara

By Ezekiel Nabieu

Question: Where are we? Answer: In a State of Emergency and not necessarily in a state of dictatorship. Our 1991 Constitution makes provision for the declaration of Emergency which suspends and not usurps the rights of citizens. The Constitution has not been suspended. What happens during these Emergencies depends on the manner in which they are operated by the wielders in order to achieve set goals. In other words it is not what is being done but it is how it is done that matters.

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By Sallieu T. Kamara

By Ezekiel Nabieu

As institutions of learning continue to remain closed indefinitely pupils and students continue to frolic or laze at home, engage in some useful pursuits or some mischief. Meanwhile teachers and lecturers bide their time, missing summer schools now prohibited and wishing that their institutions could be re-opened any time now. Time is available but it can only be meaningful to us variously according to what we use it for. An hour in a cell may be experienced like 24 hours in freedom. Therefore time depends on the imagination.