Tag: Bong County

GOU, Bong County – The sun rose over Gou town, in Menquelleh Clan, Sanoyea Administrative District, Bong County, to witness ...

Collapsed mud-brick structure of Gbarn-la Public School in Bong County, Liberia, leaving over 500 children without access to education

School ruins in Bong: Gbarn-la children abandoned as Liberia’s education promises crumble

September 10, 2025

Bong County — The once-vibrant Gbarn-la Public School in Bong County’s District 5, now lies in ruins. Its collapse has ...

Anti-drug campaigners in black attire present a petition to Bong County authorities in Gbarnga, demanding tougher action against drug trafficking and abuse

Anti-Drug campaigners petition Bong authorities, demand crack down on traffickers

September 1, 2025

GBARNGA, Bong County — Braving heavy rain in black attire, anti-drug campaigners paraded the streets of Gbarnga on Saturday before ...

An abandoned LDEA vehicle sits at the Gbarnga office as Bong County drug enforcement officers struggle without transport or logistics.

No cars, no bikes: Bong LDEA officers fight drug war on foot

by Nukanah Kollie

August 27, 2025

GBARNGA, Bong County — Liberia has declared drugs a national emergency. But in Bong County, the officers tasked with enforcing ...

Resident Judge Boimah Kontoe of the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court delivers remarks in Bong County, calling for a special court to fast-track drug-related cases.

Judge Kontoe calls for new court to fast-track drug cases

August 19, 2025

by Emmanuel Degleh | The Liberian Investigator

GBARNGA, Bong County — Resident Judge Boimah Kontoe of the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court has called for the creation of ...

Burned remains of a house in Bong Mine where a one-month-old boy died in a fire later ruled accidental by a coroner’s jury.

Infant dies in Bong Mine house fire; coroner rules blaze accidental

KAKATA, Margibi - A one-month-old boy was killed in a house fire in Aloha’s Town, Bong Mine, on Monday, August ...

Group photo of participants at ActionAid Liberia’s County-Level National People’s Summit on Climate Justice in Bong County, holding a banner promoting agroecology, people-driven climate finance, and sustainable solutions for Liberia.

ActionAid Liberia’s county-level climate summit sets grassroots agenda for national, global talks

by Nukanah Kollie

GBARNGA, Bong County — ActionAid Liberia has finished a two-day County-Level National People’s Summit on Climate Change, bringing together farmers, ...

Resident Judge Boimah Kontoe speaking at a judicial program in Gbarnga, Bong County, with the Liberian flag in the background.

Gbarnga judge says prison overcrowded, urges more courts and prosecutors

Gbarnga, Bong County — The Resident Judge of the Ninth Judicial Circuit, Boimah Kontoe, has expressed concern about extreme overcrowding ...

Group of Bong County financial education trainers holding certificates during the CBL PAPSS campaign launch in Gbarnga, Liberia.

CBL launches Bong County financial education and PAPSS campaign

by The Liberian Investigator