Author: Rural Reporters News Network
By: Ben TC Brooks |River Gee County Correspondent River Gee County–Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025–The President of the River Gee Student Union at the William V. S. Tubman University, Isaiah Tee Sneh, is calling on River Gee County’s leadership, community groups, and citizens to officially honor the 31 students from the county who graduated from the institution during the 2024–2025 academic year. Sneh says the achievement of these graduates who completed programs across six colleges deserves formal recognition from the county. Such acknowledgment, he believes, would not only affirm the students’ dedication and resilience but also ignite greater enthusiasm for higher…
By: Emmanuel Koffa I Grand Kru County Correspondent Grand Kru County —Thursday, Nov. 27,2025—One person is feared drowned at the Nyankupo crossing point between Sasstown and Dorbor District after a floater carrying seven passengers capsized on Tuesday November 24, 2025, according to eyewitness accounts from the area. Sakagepo Weah, a resident of the District, reported that information coming from Lower Dorbor’s district headquarters in Nyankupo indicates that “one person was left in the water after the floater overturned.” According to Weah, several travelers from Pleebo and surrounding communities had gathered at the crossing point earlier in the day. “They first…
Gbarpolu County—November 27, 2025—In Henry Town, the silence is loud. With no community radio station to depend on, residents say they are cut off from vital information – and now they’re calling for a voice powerful enough to reach every home, every village, and every mind across the Koninga Chiefdom. Leading the appeal is Mr. Varney Johnson, District Clerk in the Office of the Commissioner, who believes a community radio station is not just desirable; it is urgently necessary. Speaking to Rural Reporters News Network, Johnson said the lack of a radio platform continues to leave people uninformed about government…
Tubmanburg, Liberia- Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025- A wave of public anxiety over Liberia’s HIV statistics may not reflect the true picture – at least not yet. The Ministry of Health is urging calm after clarifying that the alarming rise in HIV cases recently highlighted by the National AIDS Commission is a projection by UNAIDS, not a current count. Program Manager of the National AIDS & STI Control Program, Dr. Jonathan Flomo, says while figures shared by Commission Chairperson Dr. Cecelia Nuta estimated that HIV cases could increase from 34,000 in 2024 to 36,000 by 2025, the present confirmed number of…
By: Peter Kollie I Lofa County Correspondent Zorzor, Lofa County – Thursday,November 27, 2025–The Zorzor Magisterial Court in Lofa County on Tuesday held a contempt hearing involving officers of the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) assigned in Zorzor District, after the officers failed to appear before the court to account for items seized during a recent drug raid. The case, presided over by Associate Magistrate F. Joseph S. Mamolu, centers on a November 2, 2025 search-and-seizure operation authorized by the court, during which LDEA officers arrested three suspects and confiscated narcotics, cash, and other items. According to the court records,…
By: Ben T.C. Brooks |River Gee County Correspondent Maryland County | Nov. 26, 2025 | Police in Maryland County are investigating a tragic early-morning accident in which a taxi ran off the Philadelphia Bridge along the Pleebo–Harper highway, killing two passengers and leaving three others critically injured. The crash occurred just one day after the 12th commencement convocation at William V.S. Tubman University. Authorities say the incident happened around 2:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 25, as the victims all residents of Harper were returning from Pleebo in a silver station-wagon taxi. Preliminary findings indicate the driver lost control, causing the…
By: Geeplay Ezekiel Geeplay I Contributing Writer Monrovia, Liberia -November 26, 2025- The Universal Access Fund (UAF) has made a significant stride in enhancing connectivity in rural Liberia with the installation of a new communications tower in Vahun, Lofa County. This latest development update according to the Liberia Telecommunications Authority is expected to improve mobile coverage for the local community, fostering economic growth and social development. Project Coordinator Lynch Momo announced that more towers are slated for RiverCess and Sinoe counties, as part of a broader plan to construct 15 additional towers nationwide. The initiative aims to reduce Liberia’s digital…
By: D Abraham Cooper Sr. I Grand Gedeh County Correspondent Zwedru City, Grand Gedeh County- Nov. 26, 2025-A significant, unified effort by a conglomeration of local, national, and international Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) successfully launched the global 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) campaign in Grand Gedeh County today. The initiative, spanning from November 25th to December 10th, 2025, marks the start of a concentrated effort to educate the public and curb violence against women and girls. Focus on the Digital Frontline The 2025 campaign is anchored by the urgent global theme: “Unite! To end digital violence against…
By: Ernest Kpehe Moibah | Bomi County Correspondent Henry’s Town, Gbarpolu County– November 26, 2025–During a recent visit to Henry’s Town, one of the chiefdom’s largest and most vibrant mining communities, youth representative Alahaji Konneh spoke with a tone filled with frustration and disappointment. He said the absence of a high school is not a new challenge but an “age-old problem” that the people of Koninga Chiefdom have endured for decades. Konneh explained that the lack of a secondary school has forced many children to abandon their education prematurely, especially those whose parents cannot afford to send them to faraway…
By: J. Mason Kollie I Lofa County Correspondent About 200 volunteer teachers in Lofa County, say they will not go back to classrooms effective December 8, 2025 if the Government of Liberia failed to place them on its payroll. The volunteer teachers at a mass meeting on, Monday, November 24, 1025 at the Kolahun Central High School, said they are no longer waiting for “sweet talk” from Government but instead they want to be employ. According to most of the participants’ volunteer teachers in the meeting, they been in the classroom for more than 10 years and some of them…
