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Grand Gedeans Indicted:For War in Cote d’Ivoire
Nineteen Liberians who were accused of participating in the war in Ivory Coast Tuesday denied all charges brought against them after their indictment was read to them by the Criminal Court “D” at the Temple of Justice. Read More -
AFL Deploys Tomorrow To Mali
After months of training, a platoon size of the Armed Forces of Liberia will deploy to northern Mali for a “combat mission” to contribute to the African-led International Support Mission to (AFISMA). Read More -
Guinean, Liberian Face Deportation
The Kanifing Magistrates’ Court in The Gambia has ordered the deportation of a Guinean and a Liberian after serving their sentences. Read More -
Wife Killer Gets Life Sentence
Presiding Judge Blamo Dixon of Criminal Court “A” Tuesday affirmed the trial jury’s unanimous guilty verdict against John Kollie for killing his wife by sentencing him to life imprisonment. Read More -
Unlikely Connection Saves Pastor’s Life
When Pastor Dan Anderson of Monument Bible Church in Scottsbluff and Pastor Moses Paye of Liberia met at a conference in Liberia, they never could have imagined that their chance encounter would end up saving Paye’s life. Read More
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Grand Gedeans Indicted:For War in Cote d’Ivoire
AFL Deploys Tomorrow To Mali
Guinean, Liberian Face Deportation
Wife Killer Gets Life Sentence
Unlikely Connection Saves Pastor’s Life
Excitement In Volunteer Blood Donation
Weapons Of Creation :Guns Turn Into Art
WAEC Results Expected Next Month
Liberian Arrested For Black Money:In Vietnam
Liberia To Benefit From US$100B Investment From Indian
ECOBANK Sues LIBERCELL for U$3m Debt
US$695m Complex For Liberia
LBS Ghanaian Employee Resigns
Baccus Matthews’ Foundation Keeps Alive
Prayers For Tom
President Off To G8 Summit
LBS Boss Under Fire:Ordered To Account for US$350,000 & Dismiss Ghanaian Employee
Stop Collecting Bond Fees: Chief Justice Warns Magistrates
Peacekeepers Honoured
New Law Against Illicit Drugs
Land Secured For Ministerial Complex
Fire Back When Attacked:Commander Orders Nigerian UNMIL Troops
SG Dashes Ex-Soldiers’ Hopes:For US$48 million Benefits
EU Signs Agreement For Bee Health In Liberia
Ghanaian Firm Takes Over Liberian Company
Gov’t Blasts Global Witness
More Gay Woes Insight
Gold Prospects In Cape Mount
Wife Killer Guilty
National Archives Documents Financial Records
Mother Denies Killing Daughter
Liberia Battles ‘Demons’
Celebrating 10 Years of Peace
Liberia Wants Neighbors Boost Mining
Frontpage Slapped With US$1m Lawsuit
Liberia Suffers Governance Gap
Members of the House of Representatives have each received brand new digital laptop computers worth a total of US$167,000 meant to “ease their legislative” performance.
But a reliable source told this paper that the equipment were donated to the lawmakers as an inducement to speed up the passage of the 2012/2013 national budget still languishing at the legislature. The IPod computers, which were unveiled by Rep. Edwin M. Snowe, Jr, House Chair on Rules, Order and Administration behind closed doors during a two-day retreat on the national budget in Careysburg, include the newly introduced Cellcom 4G SIM Card and soft copies of the US$649.72 million multi-year budget. Jubilation seized several House members who attended the retreat at the Bell Dunbar Farm in Careysburg outside Monrovia, spontaneously chanting “let it snow, let it snow”—a popular campaign slogan for Rep. Snow during the 2011 elections.
“We have brought you ladies and gentlemen of the 53rd legislature brand new IPod computers to ease your legislative work,” Rep. Snowe said while presenting the computers. Authorities at the Ministry of Finance that recently hosted a joint luncheon over the budget, denied knowledge about the issue.
“I don’t know about it,” the director of Press at the Finance Ministry, Mr. Sidiki Twawary told this paper Sunday via mobile phone.
Rep. Edwin M. Snowe also denied the speculation. In an interview with legislative reporters, he said a contract was signed with a local firm to “purchase 75 pieces of IPods, 75 pieces of desktop computers, 75 pieces of wireless printers and the total amount came to US$ 167,000.” “Lawmakers are capable of purchasing their own IPods. [But] thanks to the 53rd legislature, that we still had money left in our project budget and out of that proceeds, we decided that we needed equipment to work. So a decision was reached to purchase these equipment, he said.
“And the reason we decided to have the IPods is to enable legislators move around, take notes and perform other works. We went into a memorandum with Celcom, they provided a 4G SIM Card so we legislators have access to the internet. Celcom has contributed it for the 1st two months,” he explained.