Author: Rural Reporters News Network

By Emmanuel Koffa GRAND KRU – A major bridge, the Chehgbatee Bridge, linking Grand Kru and Sinoe Counties in Liberia’s southeastern region, is badly damaged and nearing collapse, according to our reporter in Grand Kru. Residents and local leaders are expressing concerns over the condition of the damaged bridge, which according to them is a vital transportation link between Buah Geeken, in Grand Kru County and Sinoe County. If nothing is urgently done to repair the bridge, residents and local leaders in those areas, have expressed fear that people in those parts of the country could be cut off sooner…

By Ben TC Brooks RIVER GEE – The Government of Liberia (GoL) through its Central Bank, is poised to inaugurate a regional cash hub currently close to completion in the country’s southern River Gee County, the projects contracting supervisor, Daniel Forya, has disclosed. Services of the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) will be enhanced and more inclusive, following the dedication of the regional cash hub, in Fish Town, River Gee County. The hub, the second of a CBL flagship project, when inaugurated will provide cash management services to commercial bank branches in the country’s southeastern region including River Gee, Grand…

By Korto D. Snowe Hunters in Bedayeabei, a community within the proposed Wologizi Reserve Forest, have expressed frustration over the impact of wildlife conservation efforts on their livelihoods. Many regret their actions in hunting wildlife, acknowledging the importance of these animals for future generations. However, they emphasize the lack of alternative sources of income, which forces them to continue hunting despite their desire to stop. Hunting bushmeat was banned in Liberia in 2016 under the National Wildlife Conservation and Protected Area Management Law. Speaking with this writer, in Bedayeabei, James Gayflor, a health worker who also hunts to complements support…

By Emmanuel Koffa GRAND KRU – Two persons narrowly escaped death, while two others are feared dead, while recently making a voyage across Grand Kru County’s Dorbor River, Rural Reporters News Network (RRNN) has learned. The incident occurred Sunday, 27 October 2024, when the four individuals, a 19-year-old pregnant lady, Precious Kantan, and a 16-year-old, Joanna Targbe, both who are presumed to have drowned, were along with two others (names undisclosed) crossing the deadly Dorbor River from Putu Town to Nyankunpo, Grand Kru County. An eyewitness revealed that the four individuals were using a floater to cross the dangerous river…

River Gee County’s First-ever Public Library to be Inaugurated Early Next Year By Ben TC Brooks RIVER GEE – A modern library valued at US$45,000 is expected to be inaugurated in the southeastern capital city of Fish Town, River Gee County, early next year, Rural Reporters News Network (RRNN) has reliably learned. In a move to buttress efforts of the Ministry of Education, the River Gee Association based in the Americas (RIGCAA), the financier of the modern library project, is poised to dedicate and turn over to the River Gee County School System the facility currently nearing completion. When dedicated…

By Samule Borlay Kolahun, Gbandi Chiefdom, Lofa County—In a significant development for local law enforcement, Madam Christina Taylor has been reinstated as Police Commander of Kolahun District. Officer Taylor was suspended in September 2020 following reports of manhandling of a murder suspect in Ndawealahun town. The reinstatement ceremony took place today, October 28, 2024 at the Kolahun Council Hall. Chief of Operations of the Lofa County’s police detachment, Harris Monger, performed the reinstatement. He praised Mada Taylor for her commitment to duty prior to her suspension in September 2020. Commander Monger emphasized that the decision to reinstate Taylor was based…

RURAL MONTSERRADO – At least ten people are dead as a result of a fatal car crash on the Kakata-Monrovia highway; Rural Reporters News Network (RRNN) has been reliably informed. The incident occurred during the early evening hours of Sunday, 28 October 2024, when a 16-seater passenger bus accidentally ran under a truck parked along the road between Division #8 and Kingsville Township, Rural Montserrado County, according to an eyewitness account. Medical sources told RRNN that seven of the accident victims died upon arrival at the John F Kennedy Memorial Medical Center, in Monrovia, while two died at the Kesselley…

By Elijah M. Boimah GRAND CAPE MOUNT – The leadership saga in Gold Camp, a densely populated mineral-rich town in Laar Clan of Gola Konneh District, in Grand Cape Mount County remains far from being over, as efforts to quell the feud has for the second time, ended in deadlock. An initiative to broker peace spearheaded by Gola Konneh District Commissioner, Alfred Gbellay Varney, and Paramount Chief Momo Thomason, failed to meet its desired goal over the weekend, according to our reporter in Grand Cape Mount County. It’s almost a month, and the dust is yet to settle over who…

By Emmanuel Koffa GRAND KRU – A newly constructed office facility for fishermen in Grandcess, Grand Kru County has been jointly dedicated by the Environment Justice Foundation (EJF) and the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority of Liberia (NaFFA). The modern office facility which valued was put at US$50,000, was constructed for the southeastern fishermen in Grandcess, by the Environment Justice Foundation, in conjunction with NaFFA, with funding from the European Union. The dedicatory ceremony which was held Thursday, 24 October 2024, at the Grandcess City Hall, Grand Kru County, was attended by local fishermen of the Collaborative Management Association of…

By Samuel Borlay LOFA – Over one thousand inhabitants of Taninahun Town, Kolahun District, Lofa County, are grappling with a severe shortage of safe-drinking water, causing health concerns, particularly among children, according to our reporter in the area. The community’s only hand pump has been dysfunctional since the beginning of this year, leaving over 1,500 residents to rely on unsafe sources of water for drinking and preparation of meals. The Elder Council leader of Taninahun Town, Thomas Kawala, told our reporter in a recent interview that the community has spent over 20,000 Liberian dollars in attempts to repair the damaged…