Author: Rural Reporters News Network

By: Peter Kollie| Lofa County Correspondent Zorzor, Lofa County –Saturday, September 6, 2025-Sixty-nine trainees have graduated from the Early Childhood Development (ECD) In-service Teacher Training Program at the Zorzor Rural Teacher Training Institute, marking a milestone in efforts to strengthen foundational learning in Liberia. The program, which brought together teachers from Bong, Lofa, and Nimba counties, was designed as refresher training for volunteer teachers in Liberia’s public schools. According to the Academic Dean of the institution, Mr. Edwin Baysah Ballah, the training began on July 28, 2025, and was conducted simultaneously at the three Rural Teacher Training Institutes across the…

By: Keith Morrison| Contributing Reporter Monrovia, Liberia-Saturday, September 6, 2025-The Environmental Protection Agency of Liberia (EPA), led by Executive Director Dr. Emmanuel K. Urey Yarkpawolo, has joined a high-level delegation of African climate negotiators in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for the Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2). According to EPA press release, the Dr. Urey Yarkpawolo along with colleagues Elijah Whapoe and Christopher Kabah is representing Liberia at this significant continental gathering, which takes place from September 8–10, 2025, with preparatory sessions running from September 5–7. Co-hosted by the African Union Commission (AUC) and the Ethiopian government, the summit is expected to…

By: Keith Morrison| Contributing Writer Paris, France — On Friday, September 5, 2025, His Excellency Dr. Teeko Tozay Yorlay, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Liberia to the French Republic, met with Mr. Erick Choucat, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Box Ozone International (EC-EFRES), to initiate discussions on enhancing infection control and medical waste management within Liberia’s healthcare system. The engagement, held at the Embassy of the Republic of Liberia near Paris, forms part of Ambassador Yorlay’s sustained diplomatic efforts to mobilize advanced health technologies in support of Liberia’s national development priorities. Notably, this marks the second…

By: Emmanuel Koffa| Grand Kru County Correspondent Buah Geeken, Grand Kru County –Friday, September 5, 2025-A local resident identified as Nimene Nyan William, believed to be in his 40s, reportedly found dead after allegedly taking his own life. According to eyes witnesses, the incident reportedly happened Friday, September 5, 2025. Sources noted that the shocking event occurred on Jarbah Blamo farm in Buah Geeken, a serene area of Grand Kru County. According to eyewitness accounts, William was discovered hanging in front of a tent on the farm, prompting immediate concern and grief among residents of the community. The circumstances surrounding…

By D Abraham Cooper The Forestry Development Authority, Grand Gedeh detachment, has arrested forty-eight (48) Burkinabe nationals along with one of their hosts in the Konobo community forest. The arrest made on September 4, 2025. In recent weeks, the FDA announced on various radio stations and online televisions that no one is allowed to carry on deforestation on any farming activity in the community forests/concessions and national reserved areas. Speaking to the head of FDA in Grand Gedeh County, Madam Yei Neagor, she said those 48 Burkinabe nationals along with one of their hosts, were arrested while clearing the Konobo…

Keith Morrison |Contributing Reporter Paris, France –September 4, 2025-His Excellency Dr. Teeko T. Yorlay, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Liberia to the French Republic, held a high-level strategic meeting with Mr. Gabriel Normand, Advisor to the Minister at the French Ministry for Ecological Transition, Biodiversity, Forestry, the Sea, and Fisheries. Ambassador Yorlay conveyed the Government of Liberia’s steadfast commitment to strengthening the longstanding and cordial bilateral relations between Liberia and France. He emphasized Liberia’s interest in establishing a structured framework for collaboration in three critical sectors: Fisheries, Forestry, and Environmental Protection. Fisheries Cooperation Ambassador Yorlay drew attention…

Ben TC Brooks River Gee County – [Sept. 4, 2025] – A group of women from the Tuobo Administrative district, on 4th September 2025 marched into the River Gee County Administrative Building with placards, demanding a resolution in the ongoing land demarcation between Tuobo and Webbo Administrative Districts. Tuobo and Webbo are sub-tribes of the Grebo ethnic group, sharing boundary and history of intermarriages. The two districts have been faced with a longstanding land dispute which has further been complicated by the encroachment of Burkinabe migrants on forest lands in the area. The women’s spokesperson, Madam Annie J. Wollor, recounted…

By Ernest Kpehe Moibah| Correspondent, Bomi County Tubmanburg, Bomi County, September 4, 2025-The Ministry of Internal Affairs, through its Deputy Minister for Operations, Selena Mappy, has cautioned newly appointed chiefs in Bomi County to remain apolitical and focus solely on serving their communities. Speaking during an induction ceremony in Tubmanburg on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, Minister Mappy reminded the chiefs that their role is rooted in traditional service, conflict resolution, and community development not Partisan Politics. The induction ceremony drew together over 50 chiefs across Bomi County, alongside commissioners of the five administrative districts, county authorities, women groups, and youth…

By: Ben TC Brooks | River Gee County Contributing Reporter River Gee County – Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025 – The Liberia Football Association (LFA) has appointed Roland Jarka Doe as the new Chairperson of the River Gee Sub Association following the resignation of former Chairman Matthew Wesseh on August 15, 2025, citing personal commitments. In a statement issued by the LFA, they expressed their gratitude for Mr. Wesseh’s dedication and service during his tenure as Chairman and welcomed Mr. Doe as the new appointee to lead the River Gee Sub Association. Doe, with a solid background in grassroots football administration,…

By Rocheford T. Gardiner Without any spec of a doubt, we live in a world of total chaos, misunderstanding, unprecedented anomalies, absurd beliefs and the invention of weird new cultural and traditional practices. With the inception of high-end technological and scientific exploration of “ultimate” methods for the simplest little details of life, one would not be wrong to assume that mankind has by far surpassed the then fictional “Star Trek” era to a large extent (save teleportation). Westernization has also had its toll on most of the world’s inhabitants, with the periodic but gradual enforcement of democracy – which…