Lungi, Port Loko District, Tuesday 3 March 2020 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has visited the Lungi International Airport, the Government Hospital in the area in the north-western district town and called on Sierra Leoneans to take precautionary measures in tackling any possible Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Addressing…

Wilberforce, Freetown, Tuesday 3 March 2020 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has visited the Infectious Disease Prevention Centre at 34 Military Hospital on Wilberforce Barracks in Freetown to assess the country’s level of preparedness to face any Coronavirus outbreak. Commander, Medical Service at the Republic of Sierra…

State House, Freetown, Monday 2 March 2020 – The First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, Ivica Dačić, has met His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio at State House to discuss ways of strengthening bilateral cooperation between the two countries. Presenting her…

Kenema City, Eastern Province, Friday 28 February 2020 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has officially turned sod for the construction of a Diamond Blade artificial turf in Kenema District, eastern Sierra Leone. With a lifespan of twenty years, the $960,000 artificial turf donated by World’s football governing…

Kenema, Eastern Province, Thursday 27 February 2020 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has launched the first phase of Sierra Leone’s Social Safety Net Project to strengthen livelihood systems through job creation schemes for the poorest, skills development initiatives and micro-enterprise schemes. Addressing the ceremony, with ordinary citizens,…

Bintumani Conference, Freetown, Tuesday 25 February 2020 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has today opened the first-ever Presidential Seminar for all 83 heads of commissions, parastatals, agencies and state-owned enterprises at the Bintumani Conference Centre, Aberdeen in Freetown. With the theme: “Consolidating the Foundation for Service Delivery”,…

Presidential Lodge, Freetown, Monday 24 February 2020 – The National Mandingo Union has called at the Presidential Lodge, Hill Station, to present its new President, Alhaji Kanja Sesay, to His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio. Before presenting the team, Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Tamba Lamina, said…

National Stadium, Freetown, Saturday 22 February 2020 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio, acting as Chancellor of the University of Sierra Leone USL, has urged thousands of young graduands, before conferring their degrees, diplomas, and certificates, to become entrepreneurs with innovative local solutions.   “We can roast locally grown…