A report by Michael Kiefer of The Arizona Republic newspaper in the American state of Arizona says a trial for Liberian parents whose eight-year-old daughter was gang-raped by four boys is becoming more complicated than expected.

Liberian citizens are currently discussing the future of their country, and as Nathaniel Walker of the Heritage Newspaper in Monrovia reports, there is pessimism the West African nation will attain genuine stability and reconciliation amidst unequal distribution of Liberia’s revenues and political power and authority.

By Ramses K Nah, Lewisville, Texas Reading the recent news on the defense by President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf for the appointment of her son, Robert Sirleaf, as Chairman of the Board of Director of the National Oil Company of Liberia, I am left feeling how naïve this president thinks Liberians are.

By: Semantics King,Jr.,Minneapolis An executive mansion news release late Saturday names former Liberian war lord and recycled Liberian politicians in President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf’s new administration,pending confirmation from the Liberian Senate.

Toronto, Canada The International Freedom of Expression Exchange Clearing House, which is based in Toronto, Canada, has reported that the son of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia is threatening to sue a local Liberian newspaper for what the president’s son called libel. Details are here.

Minneapolis,MN A Reuters news report says,a former Liberian war-lord has been deported to Liberia following a court order from the United States Government.Here is the report:

The Netherlands The U.N. war crimes court trying Charles Taylor for atrocities in Sierra Leone said on Thursday it will deliver a verdict on April 26, nearly five years after the former Liberian president went on trial in the Netherlands.

By Charles C. Jalloh,U.S.A The case against the former Liberian president Charles Taylor, who is being tried at the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) in The Hague on an 11-count indictment for war crimes and crimes against humanity, formally started with the prosecution’s opening statement on June 4, 2007.

Executive Mansion, Monrovia Nine prisoners from the Monrovia Central Prison have been granted Executive Pardon by President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. Those pardoned include six men and three women who have been held at the prison for minor offenses. The decision was taken Friday, December 23, by the Liberian leader during a visit to the Prison as part of a Christmas goodwill gesture.