Author: Rural Reporters News Network
Hogkins D.Tokpah/Verity News In a tragic event, a man has been discovered dead in his girlfriend’s room in Wayzohn city, Grand Bassa County. The incident occurred early Saturday August 2,2025 around 3 am According to Finda, the deceased lover, her boyfriend Muhammad Toure, started feeling feverish and expressed a need to attend to nature. However, upon his return to the room, Finda heard a loud falling sound at the door. Rushing to the scene, she found Muhammad lying lifeless on the ground. Finda recounted that she immediately tried to assist Muhammad by accommodating him in the room and seeking help…
By Ben TC Brooks Fish Town, River Gee County – [August 1, 2025] –The Superintendent of River Gee County Mike T. Swengbe says his administration is ready to punish anyone found hosting foreign nationals, mainly Bourkinabes without permits or authorization. He spoke to reporters recently in Fish Town. “I want to clarify that I, Mike T. Swengbe, have no issue with foreign nationals in our county. What we want is for them to obtain the necessary documentation from Liberian authorities. Those without work permits should be barred from engaging in farming activities on our land,” Superintendent Swengbe said during a…
By Ernest Kpehe Moibah Tubmanburg, Bomi County, July 31, 2025-After months of ineffectiveness, the Bomi County Service Center in Tubmanburg has officially resumed full services, marking a significant step toward restoring government functions, improving service delivery, and advancing Liberia’s decentralization agenda. Announcing the reopening during a live appearance on Pumah FM’s Western Region Morning Drive, the head of the center, Rev. Tarweh C. Johnson, emphasized that this move will not only bring essential services closer to citizens but also help generate much needed local revenue to support government initiatives. Restoring Access to Vital Services Rev. Johnson highlighted that the center…
By Danicius Kaihenneh Sengbeh* In 2024, I wrote From Back-Benchers to Front Burners: The Rise of Women in Taxation1— a feature in ATAF Newsletter1 that captured the quiet revolution happening in Africa’s tax landscape. That piece spotlighted women’s growing visibility in tax administration, celebrated the mentorship power of the Liberia Women in Taxation Network (LIWIT), and amplified the cross-continental collaboration through the ATAF Women in Tax Network (AWITN). At the time, women were (and are still) rising, though many still sat in the shadows of male-dominated boardrooms. Fast forward one year. The narrative has somewhat changed — unquestionably dramatically. On…
By Rocheford T. Gardiner PLEEBO, MARYLAND COUNTY, July 31, 2025-The Pleebo City Corporation (PCC) is enhancing its “Tuesday Mission” cleaning tradition, according to Mayor Larry Geekor. In an interview on Tuesday, July 29, at his City Hall office, the mayor explained that the initiative reinforces the daily work of regular street cleaners, ensuring greater efficiency in tackling the significant challenge of garbage collection faced by many cities in Liberia and across Africa. To improve the PCC’s waste management capacity, Mayor Geekor announced the acquisition of a new motorized tricycle (commonly known as a “keke”). He added that the Liberia Marketing…
By Rocheford T. Gardiner July 30, 2025 Liberia, situated on the West Coast of Africa, was founded by freed African slaves, primarily from the Americas. As was common during the era of colonialism, which characterized the zenith of the Transatlantic Slave Trade, colonies that gained a semblance of independence often adopted the physical and psychological traits of their former masters—a product of deep-seated colonial influence. Arguably, Liberia was never officially colonized. Nevertheless, it has undoubtedly encountered a transmuted form of colonialism, both in the past and present—a phenomenon some now describe as “liberalism.” This influence remains apparent today. The country’s…
By D Abraham Cooper Sr Two villages in Grand Gedeh, Juluzon and Jarwondee are said to have engaged in fist fight over land matters. The incident occurred yesterday, July 30, 2025. Nine foreign nationals believed to be Bourkinabes were also arrested when police responded to the conflict scene. Four of those arrested are from Juluzon and five from Jarwondee. One motorcycle and network receiver in Jarwondee were damaged as a result of the conflict. The conflict between the two towns was a result of the alleged encroachment on forest land for cocoa farming, community members told the Liberia Forest…
By Ernest Kpehe Moibah Mannah Clan, Klay District: In a landmark move to strengthen public health services and protect children from life threatening diseases, the Ministry of Health, through the Bomi County Health Team, has officially inaugurated a new Extended Program on Immunization (EPI) department at the A-Z Health Facility in Mannah Clan, Klay District. The new vaccine center, launched on July 29, 2025 in partnership with local health authorities, marks a significant step toward improving access to essential immunization services for thousands of rural residents who have long struggled with limited healthcare access. “A Turning Point for Child Health”…
By Ernest Kpehe Moibah|Bomi County Coleman’s Village, Senjeh District: On the fringes of Bomi County, where red earth kisses the green horizon, one man is turning dreams into reality. His name is Blama Kollie, and through his self-financed agricultural initiative, Dreams Farm Incorporated, he is proving that true national development begins not in boardrooms, but on the backs of local labor and the strength of planted seeds. As early morning mist settles over 25 acres of thriving ground pea crops, Kollie walks the rows, boots pressed deep in the soil, flanked by vibrant mounds of hot pepper ready for market.…
By Ben TC Brooks River Gee County – [July 30, 2025] – The administration of the River Gee Vocational and Technical Training Institute (RGVTTI) has revealed a plan aimed at enhancing vocational education and engaging with the local community. Jerry K. Bleh, the Executive Director of RGVTTI stated that plan is to establish a modern woodshop and restaurant so as to bolster the institute’s financial support and empower future graduates to sustain their careers. Bleh said that once established, the woodshop and restaurant will provide a hands-on work environment for students in both the catering and carpentry programs, offering them…
