Author: Rural Reporters News Network
By: D Abraham Cooper Sr. I Grand Gedeh County Correspondent Zwedru City, Grand Gedeh County-December 1, 2025- The leadership of the Grand Gedeh Youth Development Association (GGYDA) has announced a significant shift in its operational strategy, threatening to lead its first-ever major protest. The target of their action is the return and appointment of E. Wilkins Nah as the County Attorney for Grand Gedeh. In a recent public statement, the President of the GGYDA indicated that while their leadership has historically maintained a “moderate stance in advocacy,” prioritizing “peace and the interests of Grand Gedeh,” this new issue demands direct…
By: J. Mason Kollie I Lofa County Correspondent Voinjama city, Lofa County-December 1, 2025- Chiefs, women and youths are demanding the Rural Renewable Energy Agency to provide proper documentation for land being used for its operations in both Bakuma and Vavama towns respectively. According to the Town Chief of Bakuma, Chief Kolubah Mawolo the RREA family didn’t sign any Memorandum of Understanding with their town before occupying about 40 acres of land for the purpose of solar farm to benefit the County. Chief Kolubah Mawolo is alleging that Voinjama District Commissioner David Mawolo and few others only brought representatives from…
By Paul M. Kanneh & Matthias F. Larbeindee, Liberia Forest Media Watch Unregulated agriculture activities, hunting of endangered species and unsustainable logging have been a normal practice by residents of Salayea (Lofa) and Gba (Nimba) community forests. In the past, Gba and Salayea did not spare the forest from exploitation. They burn charcoal, hunt wildlife and cut trees without thinking about the repercussion on themselves and the future generations. Salayea and Gba communities were given formal permission to own and manage their forests in 2019 and 2011 respectively, and are thenceforth Authorized Forest Communities. Nonetheless, this way of life continued…
By: Ben T.C. Brooks |River Gee County Correspondent River Gee County |Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025 | The River Gee detachment of the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency – LDEA has revealed the arrest of two individuals and the seizure of a quantity of illegal drugs following a coordinated search-and-seizure operation. According to the LDEA County Commander Bill M. Cooper Jr. the operation took place on November 27, 2025, in the Gbeapo Pronoken area, commonly referred to as CLC, approximately seven kilometers from the county’s capital, Fish Town. The raid targeted a residence believed to be actively involved in the sale, distribution,…
Raising hope for Southeastern Farmers Federation (USEFF) By: Rational Joe Ks Fineboy I Sinoe County Contributing Reporter Monrovia, Liberia- Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025- The Executive Mansion has affirmed the President of Liberia, His Excellency Joseph Nyuma Boakai Sr., support to community-driven agriculture development initiatives in Southeastern Liberia. The confirmation was made recently at the Executive Mansion by Hon. Hadja Mamaka Bility, Minister of State without Portfolio, at a meeting with the leadership of the Union of Southeastern Farmers Federation (USEFF) which comprises of farmers delegates from across Southeastern Liberia. The meeting which took place at the directive of the…
By: J. Mason Kollie I Lofa County Correspondent Voinjama City, Lofa County–Saturday, November 29, 2025–Veteran Bureau Association In collaboration with the Akoi’s Loyal Academy School System has conducted a Career Day Program in Voinjama city, Lofa County. The Career Day Program brought together students from the Voinjama Multilateral High School, Kormah Shepherd Mission School System, Voinjama Free Pentecostal School, Voinjama Public High School and other High Schools in Voinjama and its environs. Speakers, from different disciplines in society also partook in the event by speaking to the assembled students based on their respective professional perspectives. The Career Day Program was…
By: Emmanuel Koffa I Grand Kru County Correspondent Barclayville, Grand Kru County –Friday, November 28, 2025–Residents of Gbalakpo Clan have strongly rejected what they describe as unlawful mining activities taking place within their communities, warning individuals or companies involved to immediately desist or risk unspecified action from the community. Their statement followed the secret entry of excavators into Filorken in recent days, which sparked widespread alarm among citizens of the clan. Gbalakpo Clan comprises nine communities: Joeploken, Wutuken, Setor, Otiken, Filorken, Tutuken, Druator, Garwin, and Kanwieken. Speaking on a local radio talk show, several residents expressed outrage over the unauthorized…
By: Ben TC Brooks | River Gee Correspondent River Gee County-Friday, Nov. 28, 2025-Preparations for the 2025/26 National County Sports Meet are intensifying as River Gee and neighboring Grand Gedeh County brace for a highly anticipated return leg on November 29, 2025, at the Fish-Town Sports Stadium. The upcoming match marks the second encounter between the two sides in their ongoing pre-tournament assessment series. Sports officials say the rematch aims to evaluate team cohesion, scrutinize tactical weaknesses, and improve overall performance before Liberia’s premier inter-county tournament officially begins. Local sports authorities in River Gee are optimistic that playing on home…
By: Emmanuel Koffa I Grand Kru County Correspondent Sawken Town, Grand Kru County–Friday, Nov. 28, 2025–The Ministry of Education, through the Grand Kru County School System, has officially begun the construction of three new classrooms and two administrative offices at the Sawken Elementary School in Electoral District #1, Grand Kru County. The long-awaited project comes after years of appeals from the school’s administration and community members, who repeatedly decried the dilapidated and unsafe condition of the existing structures. For several academic years, the Sawken public school operated under harsh conditions, with leaking roofs, and a lack of proper office facilities…
By: Emmanuel Koffa I Grand Kru County Correspondent Barclayville, Grand Kru County–Friday,Nov. 28, 2025 (Grand Kru TV) – Authorities of the Liberia Immigration Service (LIS) in Grand Kru County have confirmed the arrest, investigation, and subsequent deportation of twenty Burkinabè nationals who were intercepted Thursday morning at the Big Suehn-Topoh Checkpoint. According to LIS officials in the county, the foreign nationals entered Grand Kru through the Behwan Checkpoint at approximately 11:45 p.m. on Wednesday before being stopped at the Topoh Checkpoint in Barclayville. Their interception followed intelligence received from the Behwan checkpoint, prompting early morning action by immigration officers. LIS…
