Author: Rural Reporters News Network
By Ben TC Brooks Buutuo Town, Nimba County-[August 12, 2025] – General Police Commander ACP Larmie Menden of Nimba County police detachment has confirmed the arrest of two local Journalists found with a single-barrel gun in District 5, Nimba County. In a statement to reporters at the Buutuo Police Detail, Menden revealed that the journalists, Chris Sehkar, a chaser at Radio BKS, and Tarkpor Sehwah, also from the same station, were detained by citizens who had been observing their suspicious behavior since the early hours of the election. The Nimba County Police Commander further explained that a standoff occurred between…
Ben TC Brooks & Abraham Cooper Grand Gedeh County -[August 12, 2025] – two group of Broukinabe, allegedly headed by Noufou’s and Ali Kabore, have reportedly engaged in a fist fight over forest and land in Southeast Liberia. Both Noufou and Ali Kabore are investors from Bourkina Faso who are engaged in land cultivation in Grand Gedeh for cocoa farming. Noufou, along with 15 of his workers were arrested by law enforcement officers in the Goryeazon forest, and taken to Zwedru for thorough investigation. The arrest of Noufou follows his prior imprisonment for illegal occupation of agriculture land in the…
Emmanuel Koffa| Grand Kru County Correspondent Barclayville City, Grand Kru County-Tuesday, August 12, 2025-Grand Kru County Senator, Albert Tugbe Chie has made cash donation of $4.1 Million Liberian dollars to the four fishmonger associations within the County. The Senator gesture is aimed at enhancing the economic viability of local fish businesses within the county. According to a release from Senator Chie Office, the $4.1 Million Liberian dollars to the four fishmonger institutions will serve as an interest-free loan to support growth and development within the community. The release detailed that each Association’s in the following fishing communities, including Garraway, Sass-Town,…
By: Ben TC Brooks| Contributing Reporter River Gee County –Monday, August 11, 2025 – A 35-year-old woman, Beatrice Quayee, also known as “Finish Fine,” has died after drowning in a creek in Gbeapo Kanweaken, River Gee County. According to friends and relatives, Quayee had epilepsy and was living with her boyfriend, “Opa,” who reportedly has mental health challenges. The pair lived together in Gbeapo Kanweaken, where she often earned money by washing clothes for others. Over the weekend, while doing her own laundry near the creek, Quayee reportedly suffered an epileptic seizure, causing her to fall into the water. With…
By: Ben TC Brooks| Contributing Reporter River Gee County –Monday, August 11, 2025 – The Chedepo Jakarken Clinic is grappling with serious challenges that threaten its ability to provide essential healthcare services to the local communities. Currently, the clinic is struggling with a shortage of medical personnel and a lack of electricity, both of which pose risks to patient care and safety. Intended to serve the health needs of approximately 9 communities in the remote part of River Gee, the clinic severely lacks medical staff, power access, security, and cleaning personnel. The combination of understaffing and frequent electricity outages not…
By: Emmanuel Koffa| Grand Kru County Correspondent Grand Kru, Liberia – Monday, August 11, 2025-The residents of Small Suehn Gbuken have embarked on a lowland farming initiative focused primarily on rice production and cassava cultivation. Operating under the collective banner of “Mother Club Members,” these community-driven farmers are leveraging vital support from the Liberia National Red Cross and several partner organizations to enhance agricultural activities in the county. The initiative aims to bolster food security and improve the livelihoods of the participating families. With the combination of suitable lowland areas for rice and hard land farming for cassava, the project…
By: Emmanuel Koffa |Grand Kru County Correspondent Grand Kru, Liberia – Monday, August 11, 2025-The Liberia Drugs Enforcement Agency Grand Kru Detachment Commander, Michael Jipply has stressed the pressing need for a united front among all Liberians against illicit drug abuse and trafficking in Liberia. His remark comes as thousands of women and other stakeholders were seen in the streets of Monrovia during the country highly anticipated “Say No to Drugs” peaceful awareness rally on Thursday August 7, 2025, which aims to promote mental health awareness and combat the growing drug crisis in the nation. The Thursday August 7, 2025…
Voinjama City, Lofa County- August 11, 2025 -Voinjama Multilateral high school Kickball team qualifies as the Champion for Lofa County in 2025 High schools competition. The Voinjama Multilateral high school Kickball team won as champion after defeating the Bolahun Public School at the Voinjama sports pitch. Voinjama Multilateral high school Kickball team is expected to face the winners from the Regional level stage of the 2025 High schools competition in both soccer and Kickball. After the County stage of the Competition, winners will meet at the Regional level and winners from the Regional level will meet in Monrovia for the…
By: D Abraham Cooper Sr. |Grand Gedeh County Correspondent Zwedru City, Grand Gedeh County-Saturday, August 9, 2025-The County Health Team of Grand Gedeh County on Friday, August 8, 2025 inducted into office a new County Health Officer in person of Dr. Matthew Manneh. The program was hugely attended by the county local authority, heads of the midwifery school, health practitioners and other stakeholders in the county. During the program, the newly inducted CHO, Dr. Manneh in his speech appreciated the outgoing CHO Dr. Deanue Zwuogbae and the entire working force at the county health team. Dr. Matthew Manneh expressed his…
By Ernest Kpehe Moibah Tubmanburg, Bomi County-Standing at the heart of Tubmanburg is a crumbling monument to what could have been a turning point for financial inclusion in Western Liberia. The former Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) regional office; once a beacon for economic access for Bomi, Gbarpolu, and Grand Cape Mount Counties, now lies abandoned, swallowed by tall grass, its windows clouded with dust, and its doors at the mercy of looters. The building, established to decentralize banking services for the region, was meant to save residents from costly and exhausting trips to Monrovia for basic financial transactions. For…
