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By Francis Ben Kaifala Esq

It is often said that the choices we make determine our destiny. In the Bible, we hear of our right to choice as the "divine free will", while in Economics we are told of "choice" as a means of allocating scarce resources. In legal parlance, one key function of the law is to limit the framework within which people make choices – law limits God-given free will.

By Ezekiel Nabieu

Ebola is a damning blot on our escutcheon. Even with feeble feet and tattered boots it should be kicked out of our territory in the shortest possible time. Every kick contributes to the total elimination of Ebola.

 Mustapha Kamara

 “…The white man is very clever. He came quietly and peaceably ……. peacefully… We were amused at his foolishness… he has put a knife on the things that held us together and now we have fallen apart”

By Lans Gberie

The impulse to regard infectious diseases that cause sudden deaths as forbidding mysteries that befall only the despised ‘other’ is an ancient one. The Hebrew authors of the Old Testament did not evoke mystery when they happily narrated how, responding to the wish of their necromantic leader Moses, God inflicted 10 plagues on the ancient Egyptians who were holding their ancestors captive. But they were less certain about a latter plague which befell their mortal (and far superior) enemies, the Philistines.

By Chris Randall

The Ebola crisis in Sierra Leone is having a far and much wider impact than just the lives that are being lost to it. Following is an article by Chris Randall, a law student from Berkley University, who volunteered with AdvocAid in their office in the eastern district of Kono on how women and girls are struggling to have access to justice made worse by the Ebola outbreak.

By Ezekiel Nabieu

The fight against the riddance of Ebola can only be described as overwhelming. Make no mistake, it cannot be won on sentimental, regional or tribal basis as it seems. It has the potential to unseat any government. It can be God-sent to remove some deification of our leaders and bad governance at many levels. The flood tide is over for now and we are now in an awkward and ebbing time.

By Joseph Lamin Kamara

It is palpably clear that many changes have occurred in the teaching profession in 21^st Century Sierra Leone. Long before now, say from the ‘60s right up to the turn of the  millennium, teaching was like any other profession – law, medicine, etc. Being a teacher then required a considerable amount of experience, maturity in age, and technical training.