State House, Freetown, Tuesday 8 October 2019 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has turned the sod to start the construction of SONOCO Assembly Plant Facility for baking equipment and training centre for food technology and related electrical and mechanical maintenance technicians, at Wellington, east of Freetown. Minister…

State House, Freetown, Monday 7 October 2019 – Outgoing Canadian High Commissioner to Ghana and Sierra Leone, Dr Heather Cameron, who is based in Accra, has today bid farewell to His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio. She thanked the President for receiving her, saying that it was a great…

State House, Freetown, Friday 4 October 2019 – Sierra Leone’s new High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and Ireland, Dr Morie Komba Manyeh, has called at State House to bid farewell to His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio. He thanked the President for the opportunity to serve the Government…

New York City, US, 30 September 2019 – The Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) and Sherbro Alliance Partners are pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on a strategic partnership for the development of a new charter city, Sherbro Island City, located on Sherbro Island on the…

New York City, US, Wednesday 25 September 2019 – Lady Fatima Bio has hosted a successful “Hands Off Our Girls” campaign event on the margins of the 74th United Nations General Assembly to raise global awareness on reducing early marriage and rape in Africa. Speaking on her motivation to embark…

New York City, US, Thursday 26 September 2019 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has said that to ensure sustainable financing and achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs, we need to invest more in ensuring a conducive environment in the Least Developed Countries, LDCs. The interactive dialogue…

New York City, US, Thursday 26 September 2019 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has told the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly that eradicating poverty can only be achieved by developing and improving on a nations’ greatest resource – the people. “Skilled, healthy, and productive…

New York City, US, Tuesday 24 September 2019 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has reminded colleague Heads of State at the high-level political forum on sustainable development summit in New York that they must intensify efforts at achieving the SDGs. He disclosed that facts from the voluntary…

New Haven City, Connecticut, US, Tuesday 24 September 2019 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has commemorated 180 years of Amistad Slave revolt, during slavery, in the New Haven City, Connecticut, where he was also decorated with the Mayor’s Key award for outstanding leadership. The said revolution of…