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By Rancy Clarke, Bong County Correspondent The presiding judge of the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court in Gbarnga, Joe Barkon, has raised alarm over the overcrowding and poor conditions of facilities at the Gbarnga Central Prison. ‎Delivering his charge at the August Term of Court on Monday, Judge Barkon stated that the facility, which was built to accommodate about 130 inmates, is now holding approximately 440 people. ‎According to him, the overcrowding is placing additional pressure on the prison’s already limited facilities and creating specious challenges for the welfare of inmates. Jude Barkon called on the Ministry of Justice and the…

By Mack Rogers, Cape Mount Correspondent The state of the Sinje Health Center in Grand Cape Mount County now worries citizens of of County. The health center continues to deteriorate as patients, including women and children are now said to be sleeping outside of the facility during the rainy season Cape Mountainians are calling on the Ministry of Health move fast and intervene and finish the stalled renovation works at the Sinje Health Center. The appeal follows the departure of contractors hired from Margibi County after receiving about US$17,000 of the US$29,000 project cost. Citizens are calling on Health Minister…

By Mack Rogers, Grand Cape Mount Correspondent A Guinean national identified as Abass Sannoh has been arrested with 31 Kilograms of the deadly substance “KUSH”. Abass was driving a mini-bus in which he was transporting the illegal substance. He was arrested at the Bo Waterside at the Liberian and Sierra Leonean board entry by officers of the Liberia Drugs Enforcement Agency Grand Cape Mount County detachment. The LDEA Grand Cape Mount County detachment Commander, Agent Sandouno Fayah, said, the monetary value of the confiscated substance is put at US$620,000 (a LD$117, 800,000). Agent Fayah said, suspect Sannoh was apprehended based…

By Rancy Clarke, Bong County Correspondent The head of the Open Government Partnership Secretariat, Mr. Ralph Jimmeh, says, Liberian journalists should work harder to increase public understanding about the national budget of the Republic of Liberia. Mr. Jimmeh urged media practitioners to use their various platforms to intensify awareness on the budget and ensure it aligns with government’s development goals. Jimmeh said educating citizens of the country about how the budget is expended will enable them to hold government accountable for any missteps. He added that the PFM laws require that the budget should originate from the people to reflect…

–Grass Engulfs the Unfinished Structure By Rancy Clarke, Bong County Correspondent An unfinished school project initiated by former President George Weah in Malonkai Town in District#1, Bong County, lies in ruins as the structure is said to be engulfed by grass. The former government embarked on the construction of the school in 2018, following an appeal from citizens of the town for an educational facility. It appears the Weah administration lost the political will to complete what they started. The contractors hired for the job abandoned the project and fled the town several months after they erected the structure almost…

PRESS RELEASE The President of the Republic of Liberia, His Excellency Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has made additional nominations in government affecting several line ministries and agencies. These nominations where applicable are subject to confirmation by the Liberian Senate.  The nominees are: 1. Atty. F. Augustine C. Tamba, Deputy Director General for Technical Services Liberia Civil Aviation Authority (LCAA) 2. Madam Lorpu G. Kandakai, Registra General, Cooperative Development Services (CDA) 3. Madam Edwina J. Boima, Deputy Registrar for Cooperative Development Services, Cooperative Development Agency (CDA) 4. Madam Augusta M. Watson, Deputy Registrar for Gender, Youth Promotion and Program Development, Cooperative…

By Benson Matic Mokko, Margibi County Correspondent Officers of the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) Margibi detachment have arrested two persons who are said to be dealers of the deadly “Kush” substance. The two individuals, Moses Sackie, aged 33, and David George, aged 27, were apprehended by LDEA officers for allegedly involvement in dealing drugs, specifically sixteen parcels of the Kush illegal substance, dispensed in plastic containers. The street value of the seized drugs is estimated to be US$320.00, equivalent to LD$62,400.00. The LDEA team based in Kakata carried out the arrests on Saturday, March 16, 2024, along the Bong…

By Oliver Zleh Jr., Grand Gedeh Correspondent In anticipation of a serene environment in the aftermath of a grueling elections that divided the country into two halves, the Center for Conflict Prevention and Peace Building (CECPAP) over the weekend held a two-day stakeholders’ “Post-elections and Reconciliation Dialogue” in Grand Gedeh. The dialogue was held at the Zwedru Multilateral High School auditorium, and it brought together scores of participants to discuss the protection of peace and Reconciliation, and building peaceful and reconciliatory alliances. Mr. Charles Crawford, Executive Director of CECPAP, intoned his audience stressing the importance of peace and reconciliation. He…

By Benson Matic Mokko, Margibi County Correspondent A media advocacy group, under the banner of Margibi Young Journalists Association (MaYJA), has launched a passionate call to the administration of President Joseph Nyuma Boakai to expedite the construction of the C. H. Rennie Hospital in Margibi County. In 2021, C. H. Rennie Hospital, the only Government referral hospital in the County. was gutted by fire, which disrupted normal activities at the hospital. The fire incident created troubling healthcare environment residents who receive treatment from the hospital. Due to importance of the hospital, the media group says there is a dire need…

By Rancy Clarke, Bong County Correspondent The focus person for mental health in Bong County, Mr. Dakamue Kollie, says female drugs addicts are becoming more and more addictive as compared to their male counterparts. Mr. Kollie told Blaze Daily News (BDN) recently that scores of females in the county are involved into the use of illicit drugs. He has attributed the high rates at which females are initiated into drugs to poverty and peer pressure, adding, “Those are the triggers of female initiation into illicit drugs”, he says. Dakermue stated that many girls engage into prostitution because of hardship, and…