Bonthe Island, Southern Province, Thursday 26 December 2019 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has reiterated his government’s commitment to the fight against rape, teenage pregnancy and all forms of sexual violence against women and girls in the country. Delivering his keynote address at the official launch of…

Bonthe Municipality, Southern Province, Wednesday 25 December 2019 –His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has officially commissioned the new clock tower on Bonthe Island and presented medical equipment and assorted medicines to the Bonthe Municipal Hospital. Mayor of Bonthe Municipal Council, Lasyemin Joe Sandi, said that the commissioning of…

Moyamba Town, Southern Province, Tuesday 24 December 2019 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has officially commissioned the new National Telecommunications, NATCOM, office in Moyamba Town, Southern Sierra Leone. During the ceremony, Minister of Information and Communications, Mohamed Rahman Swaray, said that the new establishment was a manifestation…

Moyamba Town, Southern Province, Monday 23 December 2019 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio, who is on a “Thank You Tour” in Moyamba District, has said that his government remains committed to the fight against corruption in the country. In a welcome address, Paramount Chief Foday Momoh Gulama…

State House, Freetown, Sunday 22 December 2019 – A high-level delegation from the United Arab Emirates, UAE, led by its Minister of State, His Excellency Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, has met His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio to sign five agreements and Memoranda of Understanding. As part of…

Abuja, Nigeria, Saturday 21 December 2019 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has highlighted the successes and challenges of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, at the end-of-year Summit in Abuja, Nigeria. During his intervention at the 56th Ordinary Summit, President Bio commended the President of…

State Lodge, Freetown, Friday 20 December 2019 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has issued the British Hollywood actor and musician, Idris Elba, with a Sierra Leonean Diplomatic Passport and pronounced him a Brand Ambassador for the small resource-rich West African nation. During a meeting at the State…

Pujehun Town, Southern Province, Thursday 19 December 2019 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has continued his “thank you tour” to Pujehun District, where he called on Sierra Leoneans to embark on farming as a way of attaining food security. Chairman Pujehun District Council, Sheikh Suaibu Siddy Sowa,…

Port Loko City, Northern Province, Wednesday 18 December 2019 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio and Her Excellency the First Lady Madam Fatima Maada Bio, have donated 100 modern chairs-with-desk to the Women in Action Development Project, a vocational centre in Port Loko City, Northern Sierra Leone. Head…

Kambia Town, Northern Province, Wednesday 18 December 2019 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has officially commissioned the Government Technical Institute in Kambia Town, Northern Sierra Leone with part funding from the Islamic Development Bank.  During the ceremony, Paramount Chief Bai Shebora Yek II of Samu Chiefdom said…