Sierra Leone Activates Emergency Response System following Confirmed Cases of Ebola in the Republic Guinea

PRESS RELEASE: Freetown – 14 February 2021: Following a Press Release from the Government of the Republic of Guinea on Sunday, February 14, 2021, confirming seven reported cases of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) including three deaths, HE Retired Brig. Julius Maada Bio, instructed the Ministry of Health and Sanitation to…

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Magbass Gets First Senior Secondary School, Names It Julius Maada Bio School of Excellence in Northern Sierra Leone

Magbass, Northern Province, Friday 12 February 2021 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has commissioned the first senior secondary school at Magbass, named after him in the Mamuntha and Mayossoh Sections in Kholifa Rowalla Chiefdom, northern Sierra Leone. The school was constructed by the country’s Minister of Youth…

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Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio Unveils National Micro-Finance Programme, Explains Benefits of the Munafa Fund to Small Businesses

Magburaka, Northern Province, Friday 12 February 2021 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has unveiled the Munafa Fund in Magburaka, northern Sierra Leone, after directing Minister of Finance, Jacob Jusu Saffa, to pronounce Le100 Billion for the National Microcredit Scheme for 2021 to 2023 to support small and…

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Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio Calls for More Rural Banking, Praises Union Trust Bank’s Customer-focused Products

Makeni City, Northern Province, Friday 12 February 2021 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has told the opening of the Union Trust Bank, UTB, branch in Makeni that he is proud of the only indigenous private bank in Sierra Leone promoting more access to services in the rural…

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Sierra Leone’s New Minister of Health Subscribes to Oath of Office, Says He is Bringing A Wealth of Experience to the Job

State House, Freetown, Wednesday 10 February 2021 – Dr Austin Hinga Demby has today subscribed to the oath of office as Minister of Health and Sanitation before His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio, and assured that he is bringing a wealth of experience to the job. Before his recent…

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Inter-Religious Council Presents New Executive, Discusses Religious Interventions in Society with Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio

State House, Freetown, Monday 8 February 2021 – The Inter-Religious Council of Sierra Leone has engaged His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio on their interventions in society, before presenting their new leadership during a short ceremony at the presidency.   Minister of Social Welfare, who supervises religious affairs, Baindu Dassama…

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