Author: Rural Reporters News Network

UPPER NIMBA – A fistfight between two officers of the Liberia National Police (LNP) in Nimba County, has left one of the officers, Patrolman Elton Bahn critically wounded, leading to him being hospitalized, Rural Reporters News Network (RRNN) has reliably gathered.Patrolman Bahn and an LNP officer of the Police Support Unit (PSU), Jeremiah Takpor, had a clash over a food-related disagreement, resulting in a brawl that sent Officer Bahn to the hospital, with reports of him suffering a spinal cord injury.The brawl between both men started in a local eatery where they had gone early last weekend to have breakfast…

By Emmanuel Koffa GRAND KRU – As part of efforts aimed at enhancing educational infrastructure nationwide, the Government of Liberia (GoL) through its Ministry of Education, has handed over construction works for the construction of three High School buildings in faraway Grand Kru County.Out of eight educational districts in Grand Kru, the Gbanken Public School of Wedabo Education District; Fanitoe Public School of Doeswen Education District; and Nifu Public School of Jloh Education District; are the three schools and districts benefitting from this project which commenced in 2023, but was abandoned by the previous construction firm whose identity authorities failed…

By Charles GbayorMARYLAND – Citizens and residents of Harper City, in the far southeastern county of Maryland, are faced with daily constraints as a result of a surge in the price of gasoline, which is now sold at LRD1,400 per gallon, further compounding the challenges of daily life in that part of the country, Rural Reporters News Network (RRNN) has independently gathered.The steep price hike for a gallon of gasoline comes at a time when the scarcity of Liberian dollars continues to make it increasingly difficult for citizens to access cash and meet basic needs in Maryland County.Last year, Power…

By Ben TC BrooksRIVER GEE – The River Gee Vocational and Technical Training Institute (RIVTTI) on its inaugural academic journey, has commenced classes for its first-ever semester works for the 2024-25 academic year.The RIVTTI officially opened its doors for academic work on Monday, October 21, 2024, at its twin campuses in River Gee County.During the ceremony marking the official commencement of academic exercises, Deputy Director for Academic Affairs, Mr. Nyantee Dweh, called on heads of departments to ensure that instructors are present, on time, with syllabi, and are fully prepared to teach.He urged instructors to work diligently as the institution…

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…