By Dr Modupe Taylor- Pearce
On 28 June 2020, a man called Lazarus came back from the dead.
Rutile: Fighting Covid-19 with limited resources amidst abundant wealth
By Kemo Cham
On one Friday evening in June, a young boy, aided by a relative, limped into the Imperi Community Health Center, southern Sierra Leone. The patient had high fever and was coughing. He complained of abdominal pain, all of which are among the most common signs and symptoms of Covid-19.
Unfortunately for him, it was too late. He died moments after his arrival, right at the entrance of the hospital.
Improving human rights and our legal environment: A move towards attracting foreign direct investment
Dr Ishmail Pamsm-Conteh.
Sierra Leone’s economy is largely reliant on foreign aid, rather than on national investment or Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). Suffice it to say that in other to attract investments certain things must change. They include an improved human rights record and an attractive legal environment. This is because there is a direct correlation between all of these issues.
Sierra Leone's new media legislation leaves lawmakers with more work to do
By Abdulai Khanja Jalloh
The reason Sierra Leoneans are clamoring for 23 July to be recognized as Media Freedom Day is that on this day in 2020, the Parliament of Sierra Leone repealed the criminal and seditious libel provisions of the Public Order Act of 1965, extensively debated and unanimously passed into law the Independent Media Commission (IMC) Amendment Act 2020.
Meet a hero police officer in Sierra Leone
By Kemo Cham
A lot of heroic actions take place out there in society but most of them go unnoticed, partly because the heroes and heroines are not lucky to get the public attention.
Last week one happened right in front of me. In fact I was involved, except that I wasn't the hero, far from it. Female OSD officer Constable Isatu Lamrana Jalloh was, and this write-up is about her and how she helped take two "bad" people off the streets of Freetown.
Unraveling the engagement to repeal Sierra Leone's criminal libel law
By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay
Repealing a law is not easy, no matter how obnoxious the law is. Our quest as journalists to repeal Part 5 of the 1965 Public Order Act which deals with Criminal Libel, has taught everyone how hard it can be. Fifty-five years is how long it has taken for journalists to be called to the table and negotiate the repeal.
