At long last, following legislative approval on August 22, 2017, the Grebo-Krahn National Park was formally launched over the weekend in Zwedru, Grand Gedeh County, before a record crowd, including citizens of River Gee, an FDA release has said. Doryen said the government will exert all efforts to ensure that the park regularly remains Liberia’s pride now and in the future. They called for needed development initiatives within communities bordering the park in terms of satisfying their social and economic needs. The superintendents of Grand Gedeh and River Gee counties made remarks, each admonishing the citizens to remain law abiding as opposed to pursuing violent means to solve problems. In a related development, a similar launch of the Gola National Park is expected to take place in Tima Town,Gbarpolu County, tomorrow.

Source: Daily Observer April 17, 2018 02:26 UTC