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By Ibrahim Jalloh aka Jallomy

Sierra Leoneans cannot be said to be ill-prepared for the Coronavirus on account of the history and experience with the Ebola. Arguably, in terms of logistics, we may need to do more and more but from a psychological point of view, we should be in a mental state of preparedness as the symptoms, signs and effects of the Coronavirus are mostly similar with the Ebola.

By Asmaa James

Too many of our boys are invisible and forgotten. Each boy is important and in this race of life, nobody should be left behind. It is within this context that the first observance of “International Day of the Boy Child”, henceforth known as “International Boys’ Day”, will be observed on 16 May 2018.

In Sierra Leone today we see young men grouped together in “Attaya Bases”, while others are being condemned for their seeming lack of interest in securing livelihoods that better their communities.

By  Major (Rtd)  Ishmail Pamsm-Conteh

Victory in Europe (VE) Day is celebrated  either on 8 or 9  May, every year, by different European countries, the United States, Canada and  other countries that made  up the Allied forces.

 This is in recognition of the day in 1945, when the Allied forces marked the end of the Second World War against Nazi Germany.  

This  past   weekend  marked the 75^th anniversary of that celebration.  The celebrations were  shown all over the world, on TV and commentated upon on radio.

By Dr Ishmail Pamsm-Conteh

The statement issued by the Sierra Leone Bar Association (SLBA) https://www.politicosl.com/articles/sierra-leone-bar-association-prison-riots is amongst many that have been released by other organisations and the Government of Sierra Leone on the incidents at the Pademba Road prisons on 29 April 2020.

By Anne Mawathe- Health Editor, BBC Africa

The spread of the coronavirus in Africa has exposed the precarious nature of many of its healthcare systems. I am writing this at a fraught time in the history of public healthcare on the continent.

A pre-Codiv-19 survey by Afrobarometer, an online data analysis tool, found that one in five

Africans faced a frequent lack of much-needed healthcare services.

By U.S. Ambassador Maria E. Brewer

If ever the world needed a reminder of the critical importance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is it.  The coronavirus knows nothing of national boundaries, race, religion, nationality, or politics.  We are at risk simply because we are human.  But we can – and we will – defeat this virus using the strengths that respect for human rights give us.  

By U.S. Ambassador Maria E. Brewer

If ever the world needed a reminder of the critical importance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is it.  The coronavirus knows nothing of national boundaries, race, religion, nationality, or politics.  We are at risk simply because we are human.  But we can – and we will – defeat this virus using the strengths that respect for human rights give us.