Author: Rural Reporters News Network

Kolahun District, Lofa County March 22, 2025 – As the Dry Season in Liberia goes mid-way this year, residents of Ndawelahun Town are raising their voices about the lack of access to safe drinking water in their area. Lack of access to safe drinking water has persisted since the establishment of the town. Located about an hour and a half from Kolba City along the Foya highway, Ndawelahun Town has a population of approximately 1,325 people, according to Liberia’s 2022 Census. Speaking in an interview with Rural Reporter Network, Ndawelahun Town Chief, Alfred Kahalee highlighted the ongoing struggle for safe drinking water. “Since the inception of this town,…

By: Emmanuel Koffa |Grand Kru County Correspondent Grand Kru County,Barclayville City-March 21,2025-The Commander of the Grand Kru County Police Detachment, Clament Barllat, has expressed serious concerns over an alarming surge in criminal activities within the county, including murder, aggravated assaults, and attempts to commit murder. In a recent stakeholders meeting held at the Grand Kru Administration Building in Barclayville, Commander Barllat during his report, outlined the increasing threat to public safety and the challenges faced by law enforcement in responding to these incidents. The Grand Kru County Police Commander put the number of crimes committed to forty-seven (47), from January to March,…

By: Keith Morrison| Staff Writer Monrovia,Liberia- March 20, 2025 – The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MGCSP) is deeply concerned about the distressing situation of Jamesetta Kugmeh. It has been gathered that Jamesetta’s cesarean section at ELWA Hospital allegedly resulted in severe medical complications that have profoundly impacted her health and well-being. In strong worded press release issued by the Gender,Children,Social Protection agency of national government,it was established that contrary to what Ms. Kugmeh had anticipated and requested,the ELWA Hospital authorities allegedly induced her thus leading to an emergency C-section on the 25th of February. The release further noted that “What…

By: Ezekiel Geeplay Ezekiel | Correspondent ezekielgeeplay.105.5@gmail.com Maryland County,Harper- March 20, 2025 – In an effort to enhance food security and agricultural sustainability in Maryland County and its surrounding counties, the Dean of the College of Agriculture and Food Sciences at the William V. S.Tubman University Dr. Larry C. Hwang, has called on the Government of Liberia, local and international partners to assist the university in raising US$55,000.00. Dr. Larry C. Hwang said the proposed funding is targeted towards expanding the production of rice, a staple food in Liberia to support the local market. As part of the Ministry of Agriculture’s pilot project,…

By: Ezekiel Geeplay Ezekiel |Montserrado County Correspondent ezekielgeeplay.105.5@gmail.com Monrovia- March 20, 2025 – Liberia’s Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Gbeme Horace-Kollie, has underscored the need for continued support from the global community in advancing the Beijing +30 Goals and achieving the Sustainable Development Goal (STG-5), gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls. Minister Kollie made the call Friday, March 14, 2025, during the 69th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69) in New York, where she delivered Liberia’s status report since the 1995 Beijing Platform for Action. In her address, the Minister stated that “now…

By Paul M. Kanneh & Rational Joe Ks Fineboy with the Liberia Forest Media Watch Several factors have been considered as threats to sustainable environmental practice in Liberia. Each of these factors are heightened by market interests at a given time. Logging, which was seen as one of the major factors over the years, has seen a little decline in the last two years due to sustained media and CSO advocacy and other market-driven challenges. Some companies have fled or abandoned their contract areas while others have gone financially broke. And of course, some have defaulted on their agreements with…

By: Ben TC Brooks |RiverGee County Correspondent River Gee County ,Fish Town -Wednesday, March 19, 2025 – The Government of Liberia through the Ministry of Justice has abandoned the Jarkaken Magisterial Court in Chedepo Administrative District, River Gee County. According to a local journalist in the area, the court has been closed for about eight months now due to lack of assigned Associate Magistrate there. Jarkaken Magisterial clerk of court, Ambrose Swen Dees, confirmed the closure of the court for a prolong period now due to the absence of an assigned associate magistrate. “The last magistrate assigned here was magistrate “Franklin Smith”, but since he left…

By J. Mason Kollie |Lofa County Correspondent Lofa County [March 19, 2025] – Fresh report from Lofa County speaks of the confiscation of huge quantity of illicit drugs in Foya by the joint security in the area. Substances arrested by the joint security are 772 plates of high-grade Marijuana and eight boxes of Tramadol. Lofa County’s LDEA commander put the estimated street value of the Marijuana at US$77,200 or L$14,668,000 LRD) fourteen million, six hundred sixty-eight thousand Liberian Dollars. The eight boxes of Tramadol have an estimated street value to be eight hundred forty-two United States Dollars (US$842). According to a local journalist in…

By: Peter Kollie| Lofa County Correspondent Lofa County, Salayea District,–Wednesday, March 19,2025- The youth of Talemai Town, Salayea Administrative District, have officially broken ground for the construction of a modern youth center, an initiative driven by young people both in the town and those residing in Monrovia and beyond. Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony, Madam Lorpu Fermayan, a youth leader, provided an overview of the project, stating that the estimated cost is $800,000. “This event is more than just a gathering—it marks a significant step in our collective journey towards youth empowerment and community development,” she said. Madam Fermayan emphasized…

By: Geeplay Ezekiel Geeplay |Montserrado County Correspondent Grand Gedeh County, Zwedru, March 19, 2025- The Wild Chimpanzee Foundation (WCF) has officially launched the Sustainable Forest Conservation project in Southeastern Liberia. Wild Chimpanzee Foundation, a conservation non – government organization is the lead implementer of the project, along with other partners including Society for the Conservation of Nature Liberia (SCNL) and Universal Outreach Foundation (UOF) in collaboration with the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) and local communities. The project is funded by the European Union (EU) and implemented in the SARPO National Park, Grebo-Krahn National Park and later at the proposed Kwa…