With only about two months left in the dry season, River Cess citizens are calling on their leaders to rehabilitate a 17-mile stretch of road leading from Palm Bush Junction to Cestos, the county capital.
River Cess Community Bank May Trim Staff After Losing Public School Teachers
The management of MC2 Branch of Afriland First Bank in Cestos City, River Cess, is considering significant cuts in its staff after it became known that the bank has lost the savings accounts of public school teachers in the county.
River Cess Public School Teachers Now Required to Receive Salaries via Mobile Money
After a protest by River Cess teachers who had not received salaries shut down public schools in River Cess, education officials in the county are now requiring all teachers to register to receive their salaries through mobile money.
River Cess Man Charged with Aggravated Assault After Chopping Friend
Officers at the Yarpah Town Police depot in River Cess have charged a 43-year-old man with aggravated assault for hacking his friend. Moses Garway allegedly committed the crime when a fist fight ensued between him and the victim, David Joe, over ownership of an oil palm tree.
River Cess’ Public School Students Resume Academic Activities, As Teachers End Protest
Public school students in River Cess returned to school for the first time since the new year on Monday, after teachers reached an agreement with education authorities.
River Cess Teachers Demand Salary Arrears Paid Before Returning to Classroom
Since the end of the Christmas and New Year break, public schools in River Cess have not reopened, as some teachers in the county are demanding the payment of five-month salary arrears they say the government owes them.
Southeastern Women Group Say Their Rights to Customary Land Are Being Violated
A group of women from Maryland, Sinoe, Grand Kru, and River Cess have announced their resolve to establish a sub-regional advocacy platform for women’s rights to customary land. They note that there is growing marginalization of women’s rights to land by local leaders despite the passage of the Land Rights Act.
Street TVs Installed in River Cess and Grand Bassa to Promote Gov’t Agenda
Two new street televisions are going up in the capitals of Grand Bassa and River Cess, provided by the managing director of the National Port Authority, Bill Twehway, Twehway, a native of both counties, has had the large television screens mounted at key locations in the cities’ main streets.