Author: Rural Reporters News Network
By: Ben TC Brooks| River Gee County Contributing Reporter River Gee County – Sept. 11, 2025 – In a major enhancement to local healthcare services, the River Gee County Health Team has been gifted a generous donation of 67 hospital beds and 32 mattresses, valued at $25,000. The donation aims to improve patient care facilities and provide more comfortable accommodations for those needing medical attention. The presentation ceremony, held at the River Gee County Health Team compound, brought together county local officials, healthcare workers, and community members who gathered to witness the valuable contribution to the county’s health infrastructure. During…
By: Ernest Kpehe Moibah |Bomi County Correspondent Gbarma District, Gbarpolu County: (September 10, 2025)In a growing health crisis in Western Liberia, women of Dewai Clan in Gbarma District are urgently appealing to the Ministry of Health and the Gbarpolu County Health Team to construct a mini health center in their community. The women say such a facility is desperately needed to curb the alarming rate of roadside deliveries that continue to endanger the lives of pregnant women and their babies. Speaking in an interview with Rural Reporters News Network, the women’s spokesperson, Madam Annie Joseph, described the situation as heartbreaking,…
By: Ernest Kpehe Moibah | Correspondent Bomi County Beh Town, Dewien District, Bomi County Wednesday, September 10, 2025Health services at Beh Town Clinic are facing serious setbacks due to a shortage of nurses and the absence of a maternal waiting home, issues local health officials and community leaders describe as major barriers to effective healthcare delivery. The concerns were raised during a recent stakeholder gathering that brought together health workers, community leaders, and local residents. The meeting was led by Madam Decontee Williams, Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of the clinic, who painted a troubling picture of the clinic’s current realities. Eight Years…
(September 10, 2025): The Press Union of Liberia (PUL) strongly condemns the wrongful sentencing of Liberian journalist Eric Opa Doue to 30 days in prison on a baseless charge of criminal coercion by the Cestos City Magisterial Court in Rivercess County. On Monday, September 8, 2025, Magistrate Dixon Yeahgar ordered journalist Doue jailed, in what the PUL describes as a calculated scheme by certain judicial and state actors to intimidate, harass, and silence independent journalists. The Union is deeply concerned that Magistrate Yeahgar, acting in concert with the newly appointed County Attorney of Rivercess, Martin Tumoe, and police officer Ojuku…
Rural Reporters News Network (RRNN) is appalled by the targeted imprisonment of one of its network members, journalist Eric Opa Doue to 30 days in prison, and called for his immediate release. The jailing of journalist Eric by the Cestos City Magisterial Court in Rivercess County is nothing, but a deliberate act to even score with him for his history of critical reporting in the county. Journalist Eric was jailed on Monday, September 8, 2025, on the order of Magistrate Dixon Yeahgar, in what RRNN terms as attempt to harass. intimidate and silence him. RRNN is aware of earlier…
By: Ernest Kpehe Moibah | Bomi County Correspondent Suehn Mecca District: Against the backdrop of growing concern over access to education in rural Liberia, the Town Chief of Alasala, Mr. Jessy Dorley, has issued a passionate appeal to humanitarian organizations, educational stakeholders, and lawmakers to provide financial assistance and scholarship programs for less privileged children. Speaking in an exclusive interview with Rural Reporters News Network (RRNN), Chief Dorley described the situation as urgent and heartbreaking, stressing that many school-age children in rural communities are being denied their right to education due to economic hardship. Education Out of Reach for Many…
By: Keith Morrison| Contributing Reporter Tappita, Nimba County –Tuesday, September 9, 2025: Through a joint intergovernmental partnership, the Ministry of Mines and Energy has begun conducting a risk assessment survey across the Country, centered on illicit financial flows, money laundering, terrorist financing, and proliferation financing in the Artisanal and Small-scale Mining sub-sector. The exercise kicked off on Tuesday, September 9, 2025, in Tappita mining district, Nimba County, and will later move over to small-scale mining communities in Grand Gedeh County. In separate remarks at a brief introductory ceremony held at the Tappita City Palaver Hut, representatives from the Mines and…
By: Ben TC Brooks| River Gee County Contributing Reporter Jarkaken, River Gee County – Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025 – The Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) has arrested drugs suspect Esther Nyenpan for having in illegal possession of more than 66 wraps of Marijuana and 21 cartridges. The arrest took place over the weekend in Jarkaken, Chedepo Administrative District of River Gee County, located approximately 60 kilometers away from the county capital, Fish-Town. The 35-year-old suspect was captured as her accomplice fiancé, Otis Quaye, flee the scene upon hearing a tip-off during LDEA River Gee detachment’s routine patrol in the area.…
By: Ben TC Brooks |River Gee County Contributing Reporter River Gee County – Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025 – His Excellency President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has appointed Cllr. Daniel T-Kay Dweh as the new County Attorney for River Gee. Cllr. Daniel T-Kay Dweh is a distinguished legal professional in Liberia, with previous experience serving as a state prosecutor at the Ministry of Justice and as the County Attorney for Grand Kru County and Sinoe and other counties. He is known for his efforts to combat illegal activities, such as addressing illegal mining operations in the Sapo National Park and advocating for…
By: D Abraham Cooper, Sr.| Grand Gedeh County Correspondent Zwedru City, Grand- Tuesday, Sept 9,2025-Gedeh County-Residents of New Georgia community in Zwedru City Grand Gedeh County on Monday, September 8,2025 morning woke up to the news of two teenagers being allegedly raped by six men. According to the victims Alicia Senyon, age 16 and Lulu Nimely, age 15 they both left their New Georgia community residence at 11:pm and proceeded to the Main street to get some fruits, especially apples. But upon their arrival at one of the famous entertainment spots in the city of Zwedru, commonly known as “B2”;…
