Author: Rural Reporters News Network
By: D. Abraham Cooper| Grand Gedeh County Correspondent Zwedru City, Grand Gedeh –Tuesday, October 1, 2025- The Liberia National Police (LNP) in Grand Gedeh County is planning a major move to restrict children’s movements at night. The goal, according to the Regional Commander of the Women and Children Department, Samuel Paye is to foster a safer environment by preventing minors from being exposed to illegal drug use and sexual abuse as well as harassments. Commander Paye a resident of Zwedru disclosed the new initiative while appearing on SMILE FM 98.6 MHz’s Sunrise News Magazine. He stated that the plan is…
By: Ben TC Brooks |River Gee County Contributing Reporter River Gee County – Sept. 30, 2025 – The Karford Multi-Purpose Farmers’ Cooperative Society in River Gee County is spearheading efforts to expand palm and cocoa production, advancing the ARREST Agenda of the Rescue Mission Government with support from Agro Green Development, a local agricultural organization based in Maryland County. Located in upper Tienpo Statutory District, the Karford Administrative District is home to nine major communities that have joined forces under the cooperative. Their shared vision is to transform agriculture into a sustainable engine of growth, improve livelihoods, and reduce over-dependence…
By Jangar Boimah Johnson Bong-Youth Action Lead Liberia, a non-governmental youth organization based in Bong County has conducted a one-day awareness training in climate change and safety mining practices for over 40 persons in Electoral District #2, Bong County. The training was held on Saturday, September 27, 2025 in Electoral District #2, Bong County. The training which targeted community leaders, environmental advocates, and community dwellers from Foloblah and Tormue towns, fostered a deep understanding on climate issues and empowering affected community with the rightful knowledge to take action against bad environmental practices. Executive Director of the youth group, Edwin…
By Rocheford T. Gardiner Harper, Maryland County–The Ministry of Public Works has announced that funding has been secured to pave a crucial 40-kilometer stretch of road connecting Tapeta, Nimba County, to Toe Town in Grand Gedeh County. The project is set to bring additional relief to residents and travelers in Liberia’s southeastern region. According to a ministry statement, a key biodiversity study for the road project was submitted to the World Bank and has been approved with a “No Objection.” Officials are now working on the technical details to ensure construction begins during the upcoming dry season. This development is…
By Jangar Boimah Johnson The ongoing construction of a public latrine in Salayea Town in Lofa County is likely to cause health hazards to residents when completed due to its closeness to the community’s well and handpump. Standard sanitation practice demands that public latrine should be located 15-30 meters (50-100 feet) away from community well or vital sources. But the current legislative latrine project in Salayea, Lofa County Electoral District #5, appears to be in total violation of such standardized sanitation protocol which calls for caution when building latrines in the communities. The latrine project is being constructed near the…
By: Ernest Kpehe Moibah| Bomi County Correspondent Klay Checkpoint, Bomi County-October 1,2025-The Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) Bomi Detachment has recorded a major breakthrough in the fight against illicit substances with the arrest of 492 scripts of Tramadol at the Klay Checkpoint. The operation carried out on the morning of September 29, 2025, around 9:45 AM, involved a Liberian national identified as 55- year- old Emmon Gboyah, a Mande by tribe. Authorities have placed the street value of the seized Tramadol at LD$984,000 (USD$5,788 equivalent) a staggering amount that underscores the deadly impact such substances could have had if they…
By: Geeplay Ezekiel Geeplay| Contributing Writer Monrovia, September 29, 2025 – The U.S. Embassy in Monrovia recently hosted a meeting between Sara L. Horner, the U.S. Political and Economic Counselor, and Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) Commissioners Ben Fofana and Patrick R. Honnah. The discussion centered on promoting U.S. telecom investment in Liberia, building on the country’s growing telecom sector. According to the LTA, the meeting highlighted the potential for further collaboration between the U.S. and Liberia in the telecom sector. The LTA has granted Starlink a provisional one-year license to operate in Liberia, and recent regulatory steps now permit the…
By: J. Mason Kollie| Lofa County Correspondent Kailahun Town, Lukambeh District- September 29, 2025-A huge Elephant killed a man, aged 40 on Saturday evening while he was returning from his farm. According to the information, the man identified as Saah Tamba came from Foya to visit his wife and decided to do some farm work. He still there for a while and decided to return to town when he unfortunately encounter the elephant which was being accompanied by its offspring, a young baby elephant. It was there and then, the altercation occurred with elephant. Meanwhile, the 15-men jury stated that…
By: D Abraham Cooper, Sr. |Grand Gedeh County Correspondent Zwedru City, Grand Gedeh County-Monday, September 29, 2025-Tensions are running high in Zwedru after a group of marketers at the Zwedru Central Market raised serious allegations against the Zwedru City Corporation (ZCC) for the destruction of their market tables. The incident reportedly occurred on Sunday, September 28, 2025, within the market area. Allegations against Mayor and City Police The aggrieved marketers alleged that the destruction was carried out by the Zwedru City Police, acting on the direct orders of City Mayor Madam Retha Kai. Speaking to reporters, the group strongly condemned…
(September 29, 2025): The Press Union of Liberia (PUL) invites all journalists and media institutions to a press conference marking the release of the investigative report of the Specialized Committee of Enquiry on the September 13, 2025, incident involving journalist Franklin Doloquee of OK FM and FrontPage Africa and the Minister of Information, Cultural Affairs and Tourism, Jerolinmek Piah. The press conference takes place today, Monday, 29 September 2025, at the Head Office of the PUL on Warner Avenue, 9th Street, Sinkor. Journalists and media institutions are to be seated by 1:45 PM for the press conference which will be…
