By Sam K. Zinnah, Smyrna, Delaware The recent electoral shuffle in the newly created county, Gbarpolu, is one of the latest changes in the history of the county. It was created under the leadership of former Liberian president Charles Taylor in 2001.

By T.Q.Harris Jr, Monrovia The Liberian community of Minnesota voted recently to elect a new corps of officers. No less than four candidates contested the presidency. The winner, according to the election commission, was Mr. Kerper Dwanyan who received twice the number of votes than his closest opponent. But he might not be permitted to take office if allegations that he is a former warlord are found to be true;…

By Semantics King Jr Minneapolis, MN The most difficult aspect of our top 10 stories of the year isn’t deciding which stories made the cut. The real challenge is keeping the stories up to date as we go .Many of these stories were so hot in 2007 that they continue to evolve, and many seem on their way to making next year’s list as well.

Media Release,Toronto, Canada Although Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) celebrated small press freedom victories in Canada in 2007, on the world stage there was little to cheer about. So far this year, a horrifying 102 journalists have written their last word and broadcast their last report. They were killed, most of them targeted deliberately, in attempts to stop the media from doing its job. The only glimmer of good…

Executive Mansion Press Release, Monrovia Deputy Commander for Military Operations of the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) has paid a courtesy call on President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.

Executive Mansion Press Release, Monrovia President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has delivered her annual Christmas message in Monrovia, pointing to progress made by Government in the areas of debt relief, concession agreements including Mittal Steel and the attraction of a large number of investors, with potential for major investment throughout the country in the mining, oil, agriculture and forestry sectors.

UN News Service, New York Having assessed the progress made so far in meeting the conditions for lifting the sanctions, the Security Council today renewed the arms and travel embargoes imposed against Liberia for another 12 months.

UN News Service, New York The United Nations Peace building Fund set up to help countries emerging from conflict avoid slipping back into war or chaos, has agreed to provide Liberia with $15 million over the next two years to fund projects in the West African nation.

UN News Service, New York The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Dec 11 convened an international meeting with the goal of better ensuring the protection of the 10 million refugees around the world.

UN News Service, New York The freedoms upheld in the historic United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights must be enjoyed by everyone, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Dec 10 on the occasion of Human Rights Day.