Author: Rural Reporters News Network

By: Ben TC Brooks |River Gee County CorrespondentRiver Gee County – Tuesday, June 17, 2025 – Approximately 300 senior students from six high schools in River Gee County have successfully completed their West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) as of June 10, 2025.Data from the River Gee County school system revealed that 284 students, comprising 112 females and 172 males, represented from Gbeappo Multilateral High and Kevin Sorem Christian Foundation High School of electoral district 1 in Kanweaken. While the Tweh Jaiklay High School, United Methodist High School, Rev. Henry T. Keah Assembly of God High School, and Webbo High…

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By Geeplay Ezekiel Geeplay| Contributing ReporterMonrovia, June 17, 2025 – The Trump administration has placed Liberia on a list of 36 countries whose citizens may be banned from traveling to the U.S., according to a draft memo obtained by The Washington Post. The memo, signed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, gave Liberia and other listed countries 60 days to meet new immigration and security requirements.Countries were expected to submit an action plan by a set deadline. The decision was based on factors like weak government institutions, unreliable identity documents, widespread fraud, and high visa overstay rates Liberia being one…

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By: Emmanuel Koffa| Grand Kru County CorrespondentBarclayville, Grand Kru County-Tuesday, June 17, 2025-The Organization for Women and Children (ORWOCH) has joined forces with the African Women Leaders Network (AWLN), as a means of pioneering effort to amplify the voices of women and girls in politics.According to the team, the project is supported by Women and Youth Democratic Engagement (WYDE) through UN Women and the European Union.Organization for Women and Children (ORWOCH) and the African Women Leaders Network (AWLN) ended a joint inception meetings with several women including students, market women, school administrators, Local county officials to align on responsibilities, activities,…

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By: D Abraham Cooper |Grand Gedeh County CorrespondentPalmlow, Grand Gedeh-Tuesday, June 17, 2025-Representative Marie Johnson of Grand Gedeh Electoral District 2 and Senator Thomas Yaya Nimely have donated 40 bundles of high-quality zinc to victims of the recent storm disaster in Palmlow, Putu Administrative District.It can be recalled in March of this year, a heavy storm destroyed many homes in Putu District which led to a lot of people being homeless since the occurrence of the incident.During the zinc presentation, the Home Coordinator in the office of Representative Marie Johnson, Mr. Nathaniel Tarley Jr. said, Representative Marie G. Johnson had…

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By: Ben TC Brooks| River Gee County Correspondent & Emmanuel Koffa| Grand Kru County CorrespondentBong County – Tuesday, June 17, 2025 – Following the tragic loss of seven lives to waterborne diseases, a wave of hope has swept through Sarwolor Town as the Liberia National Red Cross Society (LNRCS), with support from the Swedish Red Cross, officially handed over two newly constructed hand pumps and rehabilitated a third—restoring safe drinking water to a community once desperate and forgotten.Over the weekend, which filled with gratitude and emotion, the Saworlor community came together to officially inaugurate two newly installed hand pumps, a…

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J. Mason KollieA major campaign to combat open defecation in Lofa County has been launched by a local nongovernment organization, Community Safety Initiative (CSI). The campaign was launched over the week in Voinjama City, where the sanitation project was unveiled at a press briefing.The management of CSI says the effort is aimed at improving public health and sanitation in Lofa County. The sale of SATO (Sanitation for All) products, beginning Monday, June 16, 2025 is part of the campaign, CSI has disclosed. CSI’s Executive Director, Samuka B. Sannoh said the initiative is intended to make Lofa an open defecation-free community,…

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By: Ben TC Brooks| River Gee County CorrespondentCape Mount and Nimba Counties – Sunday, June 15, 2025-The Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) has reported the arrests of a 74-year-old Ghanaian woman and three Liberians over the weekend for drug-related offenses.The total value of the confiscated narcotics amounts to approximately LD$266,300 and US$1,397.80.As stated on the LDEA’s official Facebook page, Grace Kuasi, the Ghanaian national, was apprehended for unlawful possession of narcotics on June 11, 2025, around 2:00 PM in the Fanti Town Community of Robertsport City.The arrest followed a raid carried out under a search warrant issued by the Robertsport…

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By: Emmanuel Koffa| Grand Kru County CorrespondentBarclayville, Grand Kru – Sunday, June 15, 2025 – A 33-year-old Abraham S. G. David, a commercial motorcycle operator and former ambulance driver of the Grand Kru County Health Team amazed locals when he returned a large sum of money he stumbled, while traveling to Maryland County for a sports event.The incident took place during the week on the Barclayville – Pleebo highway, where David found an unaccompanied bag filled with cash.Upon his discovery, the 33-year-old Abraham S. G. David promptly notified his friends and local authorities, who later confirmed that the substantial amount…

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By: Geeplay Ezekiel Geeplay |Contributing ReporterMonrovia, Liberia-Sunday, June 15, 2025 – Senate Chairperson on Autonomous Agencies and Sinoe County Senator Crayton Oldman Duncan has issued a strong warning to several concession companies operating in Liberia, announcing his intention to pursue legal action if his legislative efforts to protect Liberians’ rights do not produce meaningful results.The Senator’s concerns center on alleged illegal land acquisitions, exploitative labor practices, and misleading corporate name changes by some foreign companies.In a series of recent radio interviews, Senator Duncan expressed deep frustration over the manner in which certain concession companies are conducting business, particularly in relations…

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By D Abraham Cooper |Grand Gedeh county correspondentZwedru, Grand Gedeh-Sunday, June 15, 2025- In a commendable act of kindness, members of the Liberia Fula Intellectual Students Union have donated 50 sacks of mineral water to the Martha Tubman Memorial Hospital.The initiative emerged from a pressing need identified by the students, who observed that patients at the hospital often lack access to basic necessities.Habibu Barry, the executive director of the Liberia Fula Intellectual Students Union, shared the motivation behind this donation. He said the organization was established in 2020 to unify Fula students in Grand Gedeh.He emphasized the importance of supporting one…

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