Author: Rural Reporters News Network
By Ben TC Brooks In River Gee County, Nyenebo Administrative District sits ideal, but isolated with poor road network, lack of communication network, limited health care and unsafe drinking water. On 29 January 2026, an associate reporter of the Rural Reporter News Network (RRNN), Ben Brooks visited Nyenebo and found disturbing scenes of human sufferings triggered by the lack of basic social services that humans need for survival. Compounding the existing problems is the unsafe and unregulated mining activities taking place right in some of the towns, behind residential homes/buildings in an apparent endeavor to raise funds for survival.…
By: J. Mason Kollie |Lofa Correspondent Lofa County | January 30, 2026 | Lofa County is amongst several counties in Liberia involved in the production of Palm oil (Toborgee) and Water oil to serve the consuming public. Generally, the process entails the involvement of both men and women during this time of the Dry season each year. According to Kpana Jusu of Lower Lofa, they either pay contractors to cut palm nut for them or if the husbands are present and capable to harvest the Palm, they will continue to cut as much as they can for the family. In…
By: Peter Kollie |Lofa Correspondent Salayea District, Lofa County| January 30, 2026 | The NENIKPOMAH Empowerment Initiative has officially commenced recruitment for a district-wide skills training project scheduled to begin on Monday, February 2, 2026, drawing an overwhelming response from residents of Salayea District. On the first day of registration alone, more than 201 people enrolled, underscoring the strong desire cum demand for practical, income-generating skills within the community. The high turnout reflects widespread enthusiasm for opportunities that promote self-reliance and economic empowerment. The upcoming training will focus on hands-on vocational skills, including liquid soap production, chloral making, kennel fresh,…
By: Ben TC Brooks |River Gee Correspondent Maryland County | January 30, 2026 | The Kun Care Foundation has extended the distribution of safety jackets to more than 300 tricycle and motorcycle riders in Harper and Pleebo, Maryland County. The activity is part of the foundation’s effort to promote road safety and protect riders. The distribution exercise was carried out in Harper, the capital of Maryland County, and Pleebo, one of the county’s most populated commercial cities. Riders received reflective safety jackets to help reduce accidents and improve visibility on the roads. According to the Maryland County Coordinator of the…
By: Ben TC Brooks | River Gee Correspondent River Gee County | Jan. 30, 2026 | The National AIDS and STI Control Program – NACP, in partnership with its technical partner, Evidence Action, has successfully trained and certified four members of the River Gee County Health Team as master trainers on HIV–Syphilis dual testing. The training focuses on improving the testing of pregnant women and their partners for both HIV and syphilis, with the goal of promoting early detection, timely treatment, and prevention of mother-to-child transmission of the two infections. The program is expected to enhance maternal and newborn health…
By: Geeplay Ezekiel Geeplay | Contributing Writer Monrovia, Liberia| Jan. 30, 2026 | The Ministry of National Defense has officially launched its Hospital Management System (HMS) at the 14 Military Hospital in Margibi County. The launching ceremony, held on Thursday, January 29, 2026, brought together officials of the Ministry of National Defense, the High Command of the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL), and development partners, particularly representatives of the United States Embassy near Monrovia. Providing an overview of the initiative, the Comptroller of the Ministry of National Defense, Madam Dannamae Gurley-Sirleaf, said the project began in 2024 and is intended…
By: Henry B. Gboluma, Jr. |Gbarpolu Correspondent Kumgbor Town, Gbarpolu |January 29, 2026 |The Kongba District Commissioner, Lawrence Sherbro, has raised alarm over the deplorable condition of the Kumgbor Magisterial court, the only court in the district, calling on local authorities and the government to construct a modern court building and support the justice system. According to Commissioner Sherbro, the court building is in a poor state, and the owner has given the court six months’ notice to vacate the premises. He said as a result, the district has provided a one-acre land for the construction of a new court…
By: Boima Johnson | Bong Correspondent Borkeza Town, Zorzor District, Lofa County |Jan. 29, 2026 |In a sincere effort to modernize education in rural Liberia, Yarkpawolo Zaza Public School in Borkeza Town, has received 15 pieces of white board from Minister Jackson F Wolobah. During the presentation of the 15 white boards to the institution in Borkeza over the weekend, minister Wolobah said this was his own way of identifying with the institution, which according to him, is catering to over 400 students from Borkeza and its environs. The Zorlayea native mentioned that the white board donated to the school…
By: Henry B. Gboluma, Jr. | Gbarpolu Correspondent Capitol Hill, |Jan. 29, 2026 | The Gbarpolu County Legislative Caucus, led by Senator Botoe Kanneh, met with representatives of BAO CHICO and the Gbarpolu County Sports Steering Committee in Senator Kanneh’s office on Capitol Hill in Monrovia on Wednesday, January 28, 2026. The meeting focused on BAO CHICO’s social development obligations, relocation concerns, and support for the 2025/2026 National County Sports Meet (NCSM). During the meeting, BAO CHICO announced that its Educational and Social Development Arrear Funds are now ready for disbursement. Mr. Varney Sirleaf, the company’s consultant and former Minister…
By Liberia Forest Media Watch On 4 December 2025 Forest Hour, the flagship radio broadcast from Liberia Forest Media Watch (LFMW) had the pleasure of an in-depth interview with Charlie Hammans, a forests investigator at the renowned international anti-corruption and environmental campaign group, Global Witness (GW). The interview focused on the recent GW report on how Europe’s hunger for chocolate is fueling deforestation in Liberia. For those that may have missed the broadcast, here we provide a transcript of that interview. It has been lightly edited for brevity and clarity. LFMW: Thank you for this detailed article. I’ve been going…
