President Bio Launches Free Education, Calls on Parents and Teachers to Support the Initiative
State House, Freetown, Monday 20 August 2018 – His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio has officially launched the free quality pre-primary, primary and secondary education for government and government assisted schools starting 17 September 2018. President Bio, in his keynote statement on the theme ‘Education for Development’ at the Miatta Conference…
Read MoreNew Head of Sierra Leone’s Permanent Mission to the UN Bids Farewell to President Bio
State House, Freetown, Friday 17 August 2018 – Head of Sierra Leone’s Permanent Mission to the UN, has called on His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio at State House to bid farewell as he takes up his new office in New York, United States. Ambassador Dr Francis Kaikai thanked the…
Read MorePresident Bio Launches Month-long National Tree Planting Campaign
State House, Freetown, Thursday 16 August 2018 – His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio has launched the National Tree Planting Campaign that runs from August through to September to increase public awareness around deforestation and benefits of increased community involvement in establishing forests. President Bio, in his keynote address at…
Read MorePresident Bio Reiterates Commitment to Transparency and Accountability
State House, Freetown, Wednesday 15 August 2018 – His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio has said his government is committed to transparency and accountability while addressing a delegation from the Open Government Partnership (OGP) at State House. He said his administration was doing the best they could to be…
Read MoreSierra Leone’s Chief Innovator David Sengeh meets Bill Gates to Discuss Reducing Extreme Poverty Through Innovation
State House, Freetown, Wednesday 15 August 2018 – Sierra Leone’s Chief Innovation Officer, Dr David Moinina Sengeh Tuesday engaged Bill Gates, the American business magnate and principal founder of Microsoft Corporation, as part of preparations for the second Annual Goalkeepers event in September 2018. At Goalkeepers, Dr. Sengeh will host…
Read MorePresident Bio Honours Mudslide Victims, Declares Mortomeh a Memorial Site
State House, Freetown, Tuesday 14 August 2018 – His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio has joined fellow Sierra Leoneans to observe the one-year commemoration ceremony for victims of the August 14 2017 mudslide and flooding at Mortomeh in the Regent Community, near Freetown. The interfaith service, which took place…
Read MorePresident Bio Meets Canadian Minister for International Development
State House, Freetown, Tuesday 14 August 2018 – His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio has met with a high-level delegation from Canada, headed by the Canadian Minister for International Development, Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, who was visiting the country for the first time. Honourable Bibeau, who was accompanied to State…
Read MorePresident Bio Bids Farewell to Hajj Pilgrimage Participants
State House, Freetown Monday 13 August 2018 – His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio has met, addressed and bidden farewell to 828 intending pilgrims and 12 members of the Hajj Committee and medical team at the Siaka Stevens Stadium. The 840 Sierra Leoneans join two million Muslims from across…
Read MorePresident Bio visits hometown since elections victory in April
Matru Jong, Bonthe District, Saturday, 11 August 13, 2018 – Residents of Bonthe District have gathered at the weekend to welcome His Excellency Julius Maada Bio to his hometown, for the first time since his election in April as President of the Republic of Sierra Leone. The event which took…
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