Author: Rural Reporters News Network

GRAND KRU – Police investigation into the drowning death of a 39-year-old man, Moses Williams, in Liberia’s southeastern Grand Kru County, has revealed that the tragedy was caused by negligence.The circumstances surrounding the incident, according to eyewitness accounts and the Liberia National Police (LNP) suggest that the victim failed to thread more cautiously, leading to the fatal outcome.Moses Williams alias ZB, met his demise on 16 October, while using the Dorbor River to cross over from Maryland County into Klaydepper Town, Dorbor Statutory District, Grand Kru County.Williams, a resident of Maryland County, on the fateful day of his death, was…

GRAND BASSA – Grand Bassa County’s first recorded case of mpox, a 20-year-old male, who was over the weekend announced missing from his temporary isolation center, has been turned in to health authorities by family members, Rural Reporters News Network (RRNN) has reliably gathered.The RRNN reported Monday, that the 20-year-old had escaped his isolation center in Zondo Community, electoral District #4, according to health authorities in Grand Bassa.But latest reports from Buchanan the capital of Grand Bassa, indicate that the escaped mpox patient, whose whereabouts were apparently known by members of his family when he escaped his temporary isolation, was…

GRAND BASSA – Citizens and residents of Grand Bassa County are reportedly panic-stricken, following news that an individual recently confirmed positive for being a carrier of the mpox virus, has escaped the center where he was isolated for observatory and treatment purposes.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that people with mpox remain in isolation for the duration of the illness, which typically lasts two to four weeks.However, the CDC further recommends that if a person with mpox is unable to remain fully isolated throughout the illness, one should be mindful of several preventive measures including avoiding close…

TODEE DISTRICT – At long last, calm has returned to Rural Montserrado County’s Manquah Clan, in Todee District, as a nearly five-month-old squabble that ensued over the alleged extraction of parts, especially the removal of the internal organs [“Alligator gut”] from a dead gator, has been resolved in that part of the country.A team of traditional authorities from the Traditional Council of Montserrado County mediated the settlement of the dead alligator hullabaloo over the weekend, with the team’s leader, Paramount Chief Stephen Goba, who is also the current Chairman and Speaker of the Liberia National Traditional Council, announcing the quelling…

RIVER CESS – People of the southeastern region of Liberia comprising Grand Gedeh, River Gee, Sinoe, River Cess, Grand Kru, and Maryland Counties, like other counties across Liberia, struggled with the unclear boundaries and rights surrounding their ancestral lands prior to the passage of the 2018 Land Rights Act (LRA).Before the LRA, Liberia’s land tenure system was heavily influenced by ancient and colonial practices. This created a division between the land rights of indigenous Liberians and settlers.Land ownership was divided between statutory [government-registered] and customary [community-recognized] rights.Many indigenous communities relied on customary land tenure systems, which often went unrecognized by…

RIVER GEE – The Liberia Drugs Enforcement Agency (LDEA) River Gee County detachment has busted two women, Menery Konton and Olivia Zayzay, for being in possession of 108 grams of the infamous narcotic substance Kush in that part of the country.The drug bust by agents of the LDEA took place in Gbeapo Joquiken, River Gee County on 16 October, when Konton, aged 39 and her 37-year-old accomplice Zayzay, were nabbed being in possession of Kush valued at over 500,000 Liberian dollars, following a search and seizure operation by the LDEA.The LDEA detachment in River Gee confiscated the drug from the…

UPPER NIMBA – Police in Nimba have arrested a 24-year-old man, Prince Williams, for illegal possession of a firearm and several live rounds of bullets.Williams was nabbed on 16 October with a black Glock 9milimeter (G9mm) pistol, in Nimba’s commercial City, Gompa, popularly known as Ganta.Police picked up Williams in City View Community, in the bustling city of Ganta during the early evening hours, carrying the G9 pistol along with 66 live rounds of the highly sophisticated weapon.The Glock 9mm pistol is a popular and widely used semi-automatic handgun chambered in 9x19mm Parabellum.A breakdown of the key features and models…

ZWEDRU – A resident of Zwedu, Grand Gedeh County, Hezekiah Quayee, whose lifeless body was discovered in Boleyville Community, Kudah Bye Pass, in Zwedru during the early morning hours of 15 October, has been linked to criminal activities.Police in Grand Gedeh told reporters upon the discovery of Quayee’s battered corpse that prior to his death, the adult male was involved in multiple criminal activities.Liberia National Police (LNP) Officer Harry Duwaye divulged that before his demise, Quayee was involved in crimes such as phone-snatching, burglary, and theft of property, among others.Officer Duwaye added that the deceased was on numerous occasions arrested…

Vatican City, Italy— His Excellency President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., was today received in audience by His Holiness Pope Francis at the Vatican Apostolic Palace.The meeting reflects the strong and enduring relationship between Liberia and the Holy See, and follows Liberia’s tradition of engagement with global partners for peace, development, and social progress.During the discussions, President Boakai and Pope Francis focused on the ongoing collaboration between Liberia and the Catholic Church, particularly in the crucial areas of education and healthcare.The President expressed deep gratitude for the Church’s contributions to the betterment of the Liberian people through its educational institutions and…

TAPPITA – A 42-year-old man, Jerry Zlogon, believed to be a marijuana cultivator, has been arrested in Tappita, Nimba County, by agents of the Liberia Drugs Enforcement Agency (LDEA).The alleged marijuana cultivator was nabbed on 12 October, reportedly in possession of over 500,000 seeds of marijuana, following a tipoff from some residents in Tappita.Zlogon blamed his decision to venture into the cultivation and sale of cannabis on “hardship”, according to sources.Our sources quote Zlogon as telling police investigators that he cultivates the substance on his farm around Gbonipea, few kilometers away from Tappita.Meanwhile, the 42-year-old alleged marijuana cultivator has been…