Rep. Ben Fofana of Margibi’s fourth district says he will challenge the incumbent senator, Oscar A. Cooper, in the Dec. 8 senatorial elections this year.
Car Washer’s Death at Hands of EPS Officers Sparks Mob Violence in Kakata
Margibi’s capital came to a standstill on Saturday morning when an agent of the Executive Protective Service, Gabriel Kamara, stabbed a car washer to death after suspecting him of snatching his girlfriend’s phone at a local bar the previous night.
Trial Postponed for Suspects in Case of Slain German National
The trial of the suspects in the murder of German national Juergen Schedemamn has been postponed until the August term of court after the court allowed the public defender’s request for a jury trial.
At Clinics in Rural Montserrado and Margibi, a Reduction in Women Seeking Antenatal Care
Pregnant women living in Margibi and rural Montserrado are staying away from health facilities in significant numbers during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to accounts from officials at health facilities in these areas.
Family of Seven Seeks Help After Storm Disaster
An early morning storm on April 6 in the Goshen Community in Margibi removed the roof of a two-bedroom house occupied by a family of seven, leaving them homeless.
After Nearly Three Decades Kakata Gets Electricity
On Saturday evening, hundreds of citizens defied a Coronavirus state of emergency and stay home order to run through the streets of Kakata to celebrate the return of streetlights to the Margibi capital.
Local Organization Donates Fuel to Financially Challenged C.H. Rennie Hospital
A local NGO has donated a drum of diesel fuel to the government-run C.H. Rennie Referral Hospital in Kakata. The Professionals for Community Empowerment and Development group said the donation came after discovering that the hospital was now rationing electricity, a practice that threatened the health of patients, especially women in labor.
LISGIS Begins Training for a ‘Digital’ 2021 Census
The Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services has begun preparing for the 2021 National Population and Housing Census, as more than 200 of its staff have gathered in Kakata for a 24-day training for mapping assistants.