Author: Rural Reporters News Network
By: D. Abraham Cooper Sr., Grand Gedeh County Correspondent Zwedru City, Grand Gedeh County –Thursday, August 21, 2025-The Liberia Immigration Service (LIS) Grand Gedeh detachment has officially concluded the enrollment of Burkinabé nationals residing in the county. The closing ceremony, held in Zwedru, brought together members of the joint security, Burkinabé nationals, forest owners, and other stakeholders. Speaking at the program, LIS Grand Gedeh Commander Alex Kpakolo disclosed that the enrollment exercise began on May 20, 2025, and ended on August 20, 2025, with a total of 48,000 Burkinabés registered. Commander Kpakolo further emphasized that with the conclusion of the…
By: Ben TC Brooks| River Gee County Contributing Reporter Tuobo Gbaweliken, River Gee County – Thursday, August 21, 2025 – A farming cooperative Bâituogkhã has successfully harvested its first lowland rice in Tuobo Gbaweliken, Electoral District 3, with help from the Smallholder Agriculture Transformation and Agribusiness Revitalization Project (STAR-P) supported by the Ministry of Agriculture. Bâituogkhã, which translates to “Let’s Put Strong” in the Grebo dialect, was formed to enhance collaboration among farmers and increase food production in the area. Cooperative members regard this harvest as a major milestone, symbolizing their collective effort and aiding in the advancement of food…
By Nukanah Kollie KAMPALA, UGANDA – Susan Nanduddu, Executive Director of the African Centre for Trade and Development (ACTADE), is urging African governments and development partners to prioritize adaptation and ensure climate finance reaches vulnerable communities. Speaking from Kampala on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, on Super Bongese Radio in Bong County, Liberia, Nanduddu stressed that the worsening impacts of climate change are undoing decades of development progress across the continent. “We know that climate change is here with us and it is undoing the development gains we have made,” Nanduddu explained. “For a farmer who depends on their garden to…
Monrovia, 15 August 2025 – The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MGCSP) and the Law Reform Commission (LRC), with support from UN Women Liberia, on 14 August 2025, convened a two-day national stakeholders’ validation workshop to review and endorse the findings and recommendations of Liberia’s comprehensive legal assessment of gender discriminatory provisions. The Liberia’s comprehensive legal assessment examined constitutional, statutory, and customary laws through a gender lens, identifying provisions that directly or indirectly discriminate against women and girls. It also measured these laws against Liberia’s commitments under international and regional frameworks, including the Convention on the Elimination of…
By: Henry B. Gboluma, Jr | Gbarpolu County Correspondent Gokala Town, Bopolu District —Thursday, August 21, 2025-The Gbungbayah Chiefdom says it may sue the Gbarpolu Local Administration if the 2025 county budget is approved without a clear allocation of the Western Cluster’s annual contribution, totaling USD$520,000. Edwin Darjue, the chiefdom’s spokesperson at the meeting, said the community seeks clarity on whether the funds should go directly to the affected community or be allocated as a specified percentage for the chiefdom. A meeting held on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, in Gokala Town drew no lawmakers despite invitations, prompting the chiefdom to…
By: Geeplay Ezekiel Geeplay |Contributing Reporter Monrovia, Liberia-Thursday, August 21, 2025 – A high-level delegation from the Union of the Comoros Islands has expressed strong interest in forging joint fisheries cooperation with the Government of Liberia, through the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA). The expression was made when the Comoros Delegation paid a courtesy to NaFAA headquarters in Monrovia, a statement from NaFAA issued on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, stated. According to the statement, the discussion centered on three major areas of potential collaboration which include: Training and Capacity Building, Trade and Policy Development, and Licensing Regime Replication. The…
By: Peter Kollie| Lofa County Correspondent Lofa County –Thursday, August 21, 2025-The NENIKPOMAH Initiative, a women’s empowerment organization established in Bong County in 2020, has extended its programs into Lofa County, targeting communities in Salayea and Zorzor Districts. Speaking to Alternative Youth Radio on August 20, 2025, Co-founder Garmai Barco Barclay said the initiative offers training in soap production, agriculture, and small loan programs aimed at boosting women’s economic independence. Since its launch in Bong County, the program has helped participants establish small businesses and support their families. In its new expansion, the organization has also donated motorbikes to youth…
The Press Union of Liberia (PUL) has deployed distinguished journalist and Attorney-at-Law Bruce Boweh to represent two Liberian journalists, Eric Opa Doue and Methuselah Gaye, who are currently facing criminal charges in Rivercess County. The charges of “criminal contempt of court” and “criminal coercion” stem from publications by the journalists that allege corruption within the Yarpah Town Magisterial Court, specifically claims of bribery and the controversial release of a police officer allegedly apprehended with narcotics. In addressing the situation, PUL President Julius Kanubah emphasized the Union’s strong commitment to ensuring the journalists’ freedom from the criminal charges, expressing gratitude to…
By: Mark Rogers| Grand Cape Mount County Contributing Reporter Grand Cape Mount County-Thursday, August 21, 2025-Citizens in Kawelahun Town, Porkpa District, have expressed serious disappointment in BRAC who is implementing the livelihood program around the Gola Forest Affected Communities. According to them, all that is posted on the organization’s signpost is not real as they have been totally delinquent in everything since the project commenced. They alleged that they were promised goats, pigs, among others but none has been fulfilled to date. Those who are engaged with the swamp rice project, no rice coats for them and since November last…
By: Ben TC Brooks| Contributing Reporter River Gee County River Gee County –Thursday, August 21, 2025-Districts 1 and 2 have welcomed series of projects focused on improving community infrastructure. The projects were dedicated by Senator Jonathan Boycharles Sogbie of River Gee County. The Senator did the inauguration of a new town hall and youth centers, alongside the groundbreaking for a commissioner compound designed to better serve local residents. During the ceremonies, Sen. Sogbie officially opened a youth center in Keilipo Kanweaken and a modern town hall, as well as another youth center in Gbeapo Sweaken, situated in the Nyaniwilken administrative…
