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Political Battle-lineDrawn in Bassa

(L-r): Former Liberty Party standard bearer Charles Brumskine and Senate Pro Tem-pore Gbehzohngar Findley

See storyon Pg.22

Goda Baker Is DeadLiberias First Economic Geologist, former

Deputy Lands and Mines Minister

The death is an-

nounced of Mr.

Goda Baker,

former Deputy

Lands, Mines

and Energy

Minister, which sad event oc-

curred at three oclock a.m.

on November 6, 2013, at the

Kindred Hospital in Arlington,

Texas, USA, following a brief

illness.He was in his 86th year.

While attending Lab High,

the secondary division of

The Late Mr. Goda Baker

Contd on pg. 22

17-Yr-Old GivesBirth to Triplets

TheDaily Observer

is updating thisstory, which was

published in the

November 13th edition.

A teenager, Ms. Princess

Contd on pg. 22

-Announces Several Measures

GOL Gives Optionto Pay Taxes in

Liberian DollarsSee story on Pg.22

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DAILY OBSERVER Tuesday, November 19, 2013Wednesday, November 20, 2013 Page 2

World News

Nelson Mandela ExhibitionOpened by Jacob Zuma

(BBC) - South Africas

President Jacob Zuma has

opened an exhibition about the

life of the countrys rst black

leader, Nelson Mandela, in

Johannesburg.Mr Mandelas Nobel Peace

Prize, presidential briefcase and

handwritten notes are among the

items on display at the Nelson

Mandela Centre of Memory.

Mr Zuma earlier visited

Mr Mandela, 95, at his

Johannesburg home, where he is

receiving intensive care.

He remains in a stable but

critical condition, the presidency

said.

The statement was issued after

Mr Mandelas ex-wife Winnie

Madikizela-Mandela said he was

unable to speak but used facial

expressions to communicate.

Mr Mandela was no longer

talking because of all the tubesthat are in his mouth to clear

[uid from] the lungs, Ms

Madikizela-Mandela told South

Africas Sunday Independent

newspaper.

Mandelas key dates

1918: Born in the Eastern

Cape

1944: Joins African National

Congress

1962: Arrested, convicted of

sabotage, sentenced to ve years

in prison

1964: Charged again,

sentenced to life

1990: Freed from prison

1993: Wins Nobel Peace

Prize

1994: Elected president

1999: Steps down as leader 2004: Retires from public life

2010: Appears at football

World Cup

Mr Mandela was continuing

to respond to treatment, the

presidency said in a statement.

In September Mr Mandela

returned to his home in the

suburb of Houghton, near the

new exhibition, after nearly

three months in hospital with a

recurring lung infection.

Mr Mandela won the Nobel

Peace Prize laureate in 1993 for

leading the ght against white

minority rule and preaching

reconciliation with the white

community despite being

imprisoned for 27 years.

He became South Africasrst black president in 1994 and

stepped down ve years later.

Nelson Mandela Foundation

CEO Sello Hatang told the BBC

the exhibition was not huge, but

it had a human touch to it and

showed that Mr Mandela was

not just a political being.

The display includes a small

piece of stone from the hut

where Mr Mandela was born

in the rural village of Mvezo

in South Africas Eastern Cape

province.

The stone was one of the few

things thats tangible, that links

us to Madibas [Mr Mandelas

clan name] early life, Razia

Saleh, a senior archivist at the

foundation, told the AssociatedPress (AP) news agency.

There isnt much that survived

from his early childhood.

Theres no photograph. We

dont have a birth certicate,

said Ms Saleh.

The exhibition is the latest

initiative by South Africans

to honour Mr Mandela, who

is revered as the father of the

nation.

His home in Johannesburgs

Soweto township, where

he lived before his arrest in

1962, was declared a National

Heritage Site in 1999.

Milton Nkosi takes a look around the exhibition devoted to Nelson Mandelas archivecollection

Lebanon Blasts Hit Irans Embassy in Beirut

(BBC) - At least 22 people

have been killed and more than

140 injured in a double suicide

bombing outside the Iranian

embassy in the Lebanese capital

Beirut.There are conicting reports as

to whether the Iranian cultural

attache survived the attack or

was killed.

Iran is a major backer of the

Lebanese Shia militant group

Hezbollah, which has sent

ghters to Syria to back the

government of Bashar al-Assad.

A jihadist group linked to al-

Qaeda said it carried out the

attack.

Lebanese ofcials said the

rst suicide attacker was on a

motorcycle, while the second

was in a four-wheel drive

vehicle.

Iran has proved its loyalty to

its allies. In 2006 in Lebanon,Iran militarily supported

Hezbollah in the conict with

Israel. Tehran proudly admitted

to it only years later.

Irans Revolutionary Guards

are now supporting President

Bashar al-Assad in the Syrian

civil war. Tehran still denies it,

despite irrefutable proof (some

shown by the BBC), and might

admit to it if they win the war.

This is to return the favours

of Hezbollah for keeping up the

pressure on Israel and Syria for

its support in the 1980s, when

it was the only Arab country to

back Iran in its war with Iraq.

Iran has also created acoalition between its allies. With

Tehrans permission, Hezbollah

ghters entered Syria and in

some crucial battles turned

the tide of war in favour of Mr

Assad. Damascus has allegedly

allowed Iran to transfer arms to

Hezbollah via its territory.

The Iran-Syria-Hezbollah

alliance is solid. Explosions like

the one near the Iranian embassy

in Beirut might shake it but

would never break it.

The head of the Abdullah

Azzam Brigades described it as

a double martyrdom operation

carried out by two heroes from

the heroic Sunnis of Lebanon.

The Syrian conict hasincreased sectarian tensions in

Lebanon.

Lebanese Sunni Muslim

ghters have joined forces with

the mainly Sunni rebels in Syria.

Some of the rebel groups are

afliated with al-Qaeda.

Shia Muslim Iran is a major

backer of Hezbollah, as well as

Mr Assads government.

Mr Assad comes from the

Alawite sect, a heterodox

offshoot of Shia Islam.

Burning cars

TV images showed burning

cars, bodies on the street and

damaged buildings.

The Iranian ambassador to

Beirut had earlier conrmed

cultural attache Ebrahim

Ansaris death to Hezbollahs

al-Manar TV, saying it was

not clear if he had been in the

embassy itself or one of the

residential buildings nearby.

However, the Iranian foreign

ministry now says he is alive.

Mr Ansari had only taken up

his post a month ago.

Carine Torbey, from BBC

Arabic, says a suicide attackwould be a major escalation.

Our correspondent, who is at

the scene, says security forces

are still trying to rescue anyone

who may be trapped in the

rubble, while Hezbollah ghters

are searching everyone who

wants to enter the area.

Reuters quotes Lebanese

ofcials as saying CCTV

footage showed a man rushing

towards the outer wall of the

Iranian embassy before blowing

himself up, causing the rst

blast.

The Iranian ambassador

blamed Israel for the attack

- an accusation Israel swiftly

rejected.Israel played no part, said

Tzachi Hanegbi, a member of

the foreign affairs and defence

committee in the Israeli

parliament, adding: Of course

Israel had nothing to do with

such attacks in the past.

Syria condemned the

explosion.

UK Foreign Secretary

William Hague also denounced

the attack, saying: The UK

is strongly committed to

supporting stability in Lebanon

and seeing those responsible for

this attack brought to justice.

Iran and Lebanon will play

a football match in Beirut as

scheduled on Tuesday afternoon,

but without spectators, Lebanese

media report.

South Beirut, including the

area around the Iranian embassy,

is considered a Hezbollah

stronghold. It has been hit by

several attacks in recent months.

Caretaker Prime Minister

Najib Mikati called the attack

a cowardly terrorist act,

Lebanese state news agency

NNA reported.The aim of the blast is to

stir up the situation in Lebanon

and use the Lebanese arena to

convey messages, he said.

Our correspondent says those

responsible wanted to send

a clear message to Iran and

Hezbollah.

Tehran and the Shia militant

group are key backers of the

Syrian government, which

is currently trying to cut off

one of the Syrian rebels last

remaining supply routes across

the Lebanese border.

On 15 August, 27 people were

killed in a car bomb in south

Beirut believed to have been

targeting a Sunni Muslim clericopposed to Hezbollah. The

cleric was unhurt.

Hezbollah ghters were

instrumental in a strategic

victory by Syrian government

forces in Qusair, close to the

border with Lebanon, in early

June.

People gathered at the scene of

the two blasts near the Iranian

embassy in the neighbourhood of

Janah, a Hezbollah stronghold.

BBC Arabics Carine Torbey: The scale of the damageis huge

IndonesiaLeader Says

AustraliaSpying

Damaged Ties

(BBC) Indonesias president

says ties with Australia have

been damaged by reports that

Canberra spied on his phone

calls and those of his ministers.

Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono

said it was a hurtful action and

that Australia had belittled the

row. Jakarta would review co-

operation, he said.

Australian PM Tony Abbottexpressed regret but said he

would not apologise.

The allegations published

by Australian media came

from documents leaked

by whistleblower Edward

Snowden.

Mr Abbott said he regretted

any embarrassment caused by

the reports.

I regard President Yudhoyono

as a good friend of Australia,

indeed as one of the very best

friends that we have anywhere

in the world, he said, speaking

in parliament on Tuesday.

However, he added: I dont

believe that Australia should

be expected to apologisefor reasonable intelligence-

gathering operations, just as I

dont expect other countries or

other governments to apologise

for their reasonable intelligence-

gathering operations.

Indonesia, The Jakarta Globe,

editorial

There is no doubt that if

Australia wishes to limit the

damage from the fallout of

the spying scandal, it needs to

apologise to the Indonesian

government and the Indonesian

people.

Indonesia, The Jakarta Post,

commentary

The argument that such

tapping is normal practice is but

an excuse, not a justication.The true inherent reason is that

Australia is stuck in a mind-set

of mistrust toward its northern

neighbour.

Australia, Sydney Morning

Herald, article

Indonesian President Susilo

Bambang Yudhoyonos

furious and direct attack on

the Australian prime minister

shows just how deep the

diplomatic schism between the

two countries is, and how Tony

Abbott has badly mishandled

the crisis.

Australia, The Australian,

article

Recalling its ambassador to

Canberra represents a seriousdeterioration in the relationship

and may well presage further

real trouble, as more revelations

from the rogue US consultant,

Edward Snowden, are almost

certain to follow.

Indonesia recalled its

ambassador on Monday, after

the latest allegations emerged,

and said it was summoning

Australias ambassador for

questioning.

Ties between Indonesiaand Australia have been

strained by the recentreports

(BBC) - At least 19 people

have been killed in a suicide

attack on an African Union

base in the Somali town of

Beledweyne near Ethiopias

border, ofcials say.

A car rammed into the gates,

exploded and gunmen then

stormed the building.

The BBCs Mohammed

Moalimu in Somalia says it is abase for Djiboutian troops and

Somali policemen.

An al-Shabab spokesman,

Abdiasis Abu Musab, told the

Reuters news agency that the al-

Qaeda-linked group had carried

out the attack.

Last month, the Islamist

group said it was behind a

suicide attack at a popular cafe

in Beledweyne which killed 16

people.

Somalia

(BBC) - Opponents and

supporters of Egypts military-

backed government have taken

to the streets to mark the second

anniversary of bloody protests.

Crowds gathered in Cairos

Mohammed Mahmoud Street

to commemorate those killed,

according to state-run media.

Meanwhile protesters

vandalised a memorial only

hours after it was unveiled in

Tahrir Square.

Dozens of people died in erce

clashes between demonstrators

and security forces in November

2011.

The violence took place as

protesters rallied against the

Supreme Council of the Armed

Forces (Scaf), the military

leadership that took power

after the fall of President Hosni

Mubarak earlier that year.The Scaf handed over power

in 2012 to Mohamed Morsi, a

veteran Muslim Brotherhood

leader who won Egypts rst

democratic presidential election.

Egypt

(BBC) - Russian aviation

experts say the pilots of a Boeing

737 jet that crashed in Kazan on

Sunday carried out a manoeuvre

that put the plane into a dive.

During a second attempt to

land, the pilots switched to

manual control and made a

correction when the plane lost

speed, the investigators said.

But the jet then nose-dived and

crashed on to the tarmac, killingall 50 people on board.

According to the initial

ndings, the jet did not have any

technical faults.

On-board recorder

Russia

(BBC) -The four militants

behind the Westgate mall attack

in Kenya travelled into the

country overland from Somalia

in June, a Western ofcial has

told the BBC.

The senior ofcial said they

had entered at a common

entry point and then stayed in

Eastleigh, a suburb in Kenyas

capital, Nairobi.

The attackers had beentogether in Somalia, where it is

believed they had been trained,

the ofcial said.

Sixty-seven people died in

the Nairobi shopping centre in

September.

The Somali Islamist group al-

Shabab said it carried out the

attack in revenge for Kenyas

presence on Somali territory as

part of the African Union force

in the country.

Kenya


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BAO CHICO Contributes US$2,000to West Point Town Hall Project

By Joaquin Sendolo

B

AO CHICO

Resources Liberia

Ltd., a Chinese

company engaged

in mineral exploration and

mining, has contributed

US$2,000 to a project recently

launched by Mr. Kenneth Y.

Best, publisher & Manager

of the Daily Observer and

friends.

BAO CHICO is a

conglomeration of three

Chinese companies including

CHICO Liberia, BAO Steel,

and Atlantic.

Following the donation

on November 18, the vice

president of BAO CHICO

Resources, Liu Shanliang,

recalled that he had done a

road work in the West Pointslum community in the past,

during which time he observed

that many of West Points

residents were very poor and

need help.

Knowing already the

condition of the West Pointers,

Mr. Liu said he was moved

by the letter from Mr. Best

indicating the need to help

those impoverished slum

dwellers: he and his company

decided to contribute the

amount to enhance the project.

He noted that the donation

is not meant to express any

interest in anything, but as

a part of BAO CHICOscorporate social responsibility

to the people of Liberia from

whom resources are taken.

He said besides the operation

in the mining sector, CHICO

has been engaged in road

construction projects in the

country, and prots earned

from the contracts need to

also reect on the citizens

through their corporate, social

responsibility.

A good company operatingin a country must give to the

people a portion of what it

receives in prot, and this is

what we from China are doing

for the people of Liberia, Mr.

Liu noted.

BAO CHICO is a part of

the conglomerated companies

from China and is engaged in

Mining. It is expected to mine

in Gbarpolu County when all

legal formalities associated

with its operations are put into

place.

Joseph N.N. Swen,

administrator of CHICO

Liberia recalled that the West

Point road project of 2009,was part of the companys

social responsibility to the

people of that community.

According to him, CHICO

agreed on the project upon

request by President Ellen

Johnson Sirleaf, to pave the

area to provide vehicles and

other moving objects access

to those far from the main

Waterside streets.

Mr. Swen said there are

hundreds of letters reachingthem everyday requesting

assistance from the company,

but they were moved by the

one from Mr. Kenneth Best

when he dedicated his 75th

birthday in West Point by

breaking ground for such a

project.

We therefore saw it a

laudable letter from Mr. Best

to dedicate his 75th birth

anniversary in West Point

and planning to undertake

such a laudable project. As

a company we have come to

identify with this project to

ensure that it is completed,

Mr. Swen said.Mr. Swen added that BAO

CHICO is here to stay with

the Liberian people, and

predicated upon this the

company has Liberianized

its activities by absorbing

Liberians to work there,

including himself.

China and Liberias

relationship is growing faster,

and Chinese activities in

the country have built some

condence in citizens that both

countries will benet from this

tie.

Apart from bringing

companies like CHICO and

CICO to be contracted for

road construction, the Chinese

Government has assisted in

Liberias post-war recovery in

many ways.

The constructions of the

US$10 million Hospital in

Tapita, the University of

Liberia, facilities of the Central

Agriculture Research Institute

(CARI), and the new Health

and Social Welfare Ministry

are a few of what the ChineseGovernment has done.

Quite recently the Chinese

Government and Liberia

exchanged signatures for

US$36 million for the

construction of a ministerial

complex, the reconstruction

of the Samuel Kanyon Doe

Sports Complex and expansion

of the Capitol.

The Chinese government

has revamped the state-owned

radio, the Liberia Broadcasting

System by erecting the

television tower and installing

the rst digital transmitter.

Chinese language is now

taught at the University ofLiberia, and many Liberian

students have benetted from

scholarships offered by China

and have travelled to that

country for further studies.

Mr. Liu (left) and CHICO Administrator Swen (right)-The widows mites is our corporate social responsibility

to the people.

Where is Mary? Residents of Stench-soakedand Filth-flled Central Monrovia Want to KnowWhile Clay Street, as Central Monrovias Sanitation Condition Worsens

By Edwin M. Fayia, III

The stench emanating

from an enormous

pile of garbage on

Clay Street is an

unfortunate, open secret (a

source of shame that cannot be

hidden) and the capital citys

sanitation crisis seems to be

worsening beyond the manage-

ment of contracted sanitation

companies capacity.

Several affected commu-

nities have sounded urgent

appeals to all contracted san-

itation companies and stake-

holders to swiftly take steps to

remedy the sanitation crisis-

--a la Mary Broh (as Mary

would do it).

According to business own-

ers and residents on ClayStreet, the contracted sanita-

tion company in charge of

collecting the garbage has not

done so for the past two weeks.

Many critics and keen

watchers of the sanitation and

environmental challenges of

Monrovia told the Daily Ob-

server on Tuesday that cur-

rent strategies being used by

sanitation and environmental

entities have not produced tan-

gible results.

The critics also pointed out

that sanitation outts and en-

vironmental stakeholders must

go back to the drawing board

and work out result-oriented

strategies that would sustain-

ably enhance the collection

and disposal of garbage.

This unattended stockpile

of garbage continues to emit

(send off) its offensive odor

into homes and business enti-

ties on Clay Street, resident

Beatrice Williams asserted.

Madam Williams explained

the offensive odor also con-

tributes to serious health and

hygiene issues for residents of

Clay Street in Monrovia.

Businessman Ansumana

B. Mamadee of Clay Street

said, We cannot sit outside

of our businesses to eat and

transact freely because of the

odor coming from the garbage

stock-piled nearby, Mr. Ma-

madee asserted angrily.

Another businessperson of

Clay Street, Madam Davi-

detta M. Samukai, a retailer of

doughnut cake and corn bread,

Over-owing garbage bin at the intersection of Clay and Benson Streets

said that the odor from the gar-

bage continues to drive away

her customers and other poten-

tial buyers.I want the sanitation entities

to take other steps that would

help to remove this rotting dirt

sitting here, right in the heart

of Monrovia, Madam Samu-

kai stressed.

Our clothes and rooms con-

tinue to smell bad because of

odor from this garbage that is

being dumped here at the cor-

ner of Benson and Clay Streets

every day, Madam Samuakailamented.

School administrators oper-

ating academic and vocational

institutions on Clay Street

have stressed the urgent need

for the speedy collection and

disposal of the garbage stock-

piled in the area.

Lions ClubInternational Offers

Free Services to Adults

By Alvin worzi

The Lions Club

International on

Saturday, November16, offered free

services in observance of

World Diabetes Day in the

country.

According to the president

of the organization, who

identies himself as Doctor

Lion Harris, there was a

need to create awareness

for diabetes and other forms

of sickness in the country,

through the prevention of eye

loss, high blood pressure, and

diabetes, especially in adults.

The Lions Clubs

humanitarian services, of

which more than 200 persons

were beneciaries, includingscreening of eyes, high blood

pressure testing, and others,

were held at the Redemption

Hospital in New Kru Town

outside Monrovia.

Dr. Harris said, Many

people, who are affected

with sickness wait until it

gets too late, before seeking

for recovery from a medical

facility, adding that it is

wrong to do so.

According to Dr. Harris,

High blood pressure can

usually damage parts of the

body if no prevention is

taken. He added that the need

for quick medications for this

sickness was important toensure better health.

Dr. Harris disclosed that

Lions International has been

engaged in helping many

Liberians in Grand Bassa,

Montserrado and other parts

of Liberia.

Also speaking, Lions

International vice president

Eva Reed said the organization

has many projects, which are

being implemented throughout

the country.

Mrs. Reed, who said her

organization, was doing to

help people live happily, urged

beneciaries to live by medical

procedures, so as to keep themfrom getting illnesses.

One of the beneciaries,

Esther Koenig, told the

Observer that it was important

that people begin to know their

medical conditions for safety,

adding that Lions International

were in the best stance to help

Liberians.

Mrs. Koenig thanked the

Lions International for helping

to make people with nancial

constraint to know their

medical status.

Lions International members, including LionClemenceau Urey, at the Redemption Hospital

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Wednesday, November 20, 2013

China Union En Route toMaking History

It was just two days ago that we recalled Liberias most unfortunate

experience with the American, Canadian and Swedish company called

LAMCO. This was the mining company based in Nimba County that

walked away with billions of United States dollars after mining for over a

quarter century some of the worlds richest iron ore in Yekepa, and leaving

nothing behind in Liberia but a big, empty hole.

Would we be saying NOTHING had LAMCO built an all weather

road from Ganta to Yekepa, or from Yekepa to the port city of Buchanan,

Grand Bassa County, from where it shipped the iron ore to Western

markets? No.

But it is fair to say that outside the concession area LAMCO built no

roads; and paid neither royalties nor taxes to Liberia. It did employed

Liberians who paid taxes to government and trained Liberians at the

technician level. But most of the medical doctors that ran LAMCO

hospitals were all trained by the Liberian government. Liberia should

have been receiving 50% of the prots, but every year the company told

the Liberian government that it experienced losses!

When in 1968 President W.V.S. Tubman traveled to Sanniquellie, Nimba

County for his last Executive Council there, the Paramount Chiefs, notably

the eminent and eloquent Woto Mongrue, pleaded with the Liberian leader

kindly to request LAMCO to supply electricity next door to Sanniquellie,

the county capital. The city was in darknessand still is today, 45 years

later! Yet LAMCO had electricity and water to waste in Yekepa, 24/7

nonstop.

And what was President Tubmans reply? He told Chief Mongrue and

the other chiefs, elders, ofcials and Nimba people assembled: That is

not LAMCOs, but governments responsibility. And that was the end of

the matter. Tubman, the benovelent dictator, had spoken. Who else dared

say anything after that?

An extraordinary departure from this rapacious, sordid past occurred

last weekend. China Union (CU), the company which has taken over

the former Bong Mining Company (BMC) iron ore mining operations

in Lower Bong County, began the construction of a paved road all the

way from Bong Mines to Haindii, the largest town in Fauma Chiefdom.

This road will complete that whose rehabilitation CU started from Kakataleading to the mining site, a little more than half way to Haindii. China

Union has pledged to pave the entire stretch from Kakata to Haindii on

the St. Paul River.

The road to Haindii was in place long before the German-operated BMC

commenced its mining operations. But all the years BMC was there that

thoroughfare, so critical to farmers and the general publicand BMC

itself remained woefully dusty during the Dries, and watery and muddy

during the Rainy Season. Nothing except minor maintenance was done.

Now this new company, CU, which has yet to ship out a single vessel of

iron ore, is undertaking this history-making initiative, surpassing all the

mining companies of the pastLMC, LAMCO and Bong Mines.

Fauma Districts Representative in the House, Ms. Korpo Barclay,

hailed China Union for its initiative, and joyfully told her people that the

company had committed itself to pave the road all the way to Haindii.

Many Legislators have represented the Fauma people in the Legislature.

But when the paved road from Kakata to Haindii is nally completed,

probably a year hence, Korpo Barclay would have topped them all,

including her beloved grandfather, Senator Boto Barclay, Faumas rstSenator.

That is not the only development undertaking which China Union has

initiated in the area. Like all the other mining companies which have

come in since the advent of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, China Union

has agreed to pay over US$1 million in Social Development Funds to

the Bong County people. The same is true for Arcelor Mittal in Bong,

Nimba and Grand Bassa, and the company that has taken over the Western

Cluster mining operations in Grand Cape Mount, Bomi and Gbarpolu

counties. This was totally unknown under LMC, LAMCO and BMC.

We pray that the nancial resources emanating from these new mining

companies will be used to nance infrastructures and other development

activities that will lift Liberias hapless interior people, at long last, out of

the quagmire of poverty and backwardness.

The people of Bomi County, from 1946 to the 1980s under the Liberia

Mining Company, suffered the same experience of exploitation, despair

and neglect as the Nimba, Bong and Grand Bassa people under LAMCO

and BMC. For approximately 40 years LMC mined and shipped from

Liberia billions of tons of iron ore, leaving behind no development. Yes,

there is a paved road leading to Bomi and Cape Mount, but it was built

by the Tolbert administration. Remember how in 1946 Albert Porte, the

teacher, political analyst and pamphleteer, was jailed by the House of

Representatives and Tubman? He had pleaded for the renegotiation of the

LMC ore agreement so that the Liberian government and people could get

a little moreo out of the deal. That was his crime.

Alas! When LMC left Liberia in the 1980s Tubmanburg, the Bomi

capital, became a ghost town and the LMC mining area nothing but holes.

We urge CU to make good its pledge, so far uncompleted, to pave the

Kakata-Bong Mine Road and nish the stretch to Haindii. This is bound

to attract investors and spark development in Lower Bong.

The Practicality of EconomicManagement in Liberia

By Amara M. Konneh

One could labor and debate on the

merits of Keynes or Friedman econom-

ic philosophies, but that would not lead

to solving practical economic prob-

lems for Liberians. Managing the bal-

ance between the Liberian populations

short-term needs and the economys

long-term viability requires constant

and considered management and inter-

ventions. There is no textbook solution

or users manual to rely upon, as the

complexities and challenges facing Li-

beria are unique and must be addressed

within the local context. Policymakers

bare this burden every day, and have a

responsibility to act prudently on be-

half of citizens immediate economic

requirements. Our democratic system

ensures the utmost accountability

there is no room for excuses and no

time for delaying.

Academics, economists and develop-

ment experts, understand that there is

no simple solution to economic prob-

lems, especially to those of post-con-

ict countries. Additionally, not all in-

terventions or policy actions will yield

the intended results, especially whenaccurate data collection capabilities are

limited. At a minimum, policymakers

attempt to mitigate unforeseen risks.

To put this in context, I attempted to

explain to the general Liberian popu-

lation on September xx, 2013 that the

negative impact of depreciation of the

Liberian Dollar (L$) vs. US Dollar

(US$) was (and is) a major concern for

the government. In essence, we under-

stand the situation, feel your pains, and

we are taking actions to address it in

the most practical manner.

We are quite aware that the structural

impediments to our exchange rate de-

preciation and unemployment crisis

cannot be addressed by a mere policy

pronouncement that taxpayers will beallowed to pay some of their taxes in

L$. The intent of that policy action I

announced was to create additional

demand for the L$ and to reduce the

pressure on the demand for US$. Us-

ing a medical analogy, this interven-

tion, would stop the bleeding allow for

suturing to take place, prior to healing.

Simplistically, the principal aim of

scal and monetary policy is to reduce

cyclical uctuations in the economic

cycle to mitigate unforeseen risks

and shocks. Often it is ination target -

ing which is stressed most for mon-

etary policy. Fiscal Policy, however,

involves changing government spend-

ing and taxation. It involves a shift in

the governments budget position. The

government is currently implementing

an expansionary scal policy. Expan-

sionary scal policy involves tax cuts

(we have reduced both corporate and

income tax rates from 35 to 25 per-

cent), higher government spending and

a smaller budget decit. Monetary pol-

icy involves inuencing money supply

and demand, primarily through the use

of interest rates. It can also involve

unorthodox policies such as open mar-

ket operations and quantitative easing.

While most Keynesian economists

would argue for more government

intervention, free-market economists

would differ and hope that the market

would, in the long-term, sort itself out.

For Liberia today, we need a blended

approach, which incorporates both

Keynesian and Friedman philosophies

allowing us to manage short-term in-

tervention requirements with long-

term free market sustainability.Liberia CANNOT wait for economic

theories to unravel as to who is right

or wrong. Liberians want solutions that

are practical and enforceable now. So

debating peg or oat does not change

the realities for Liberia. However, ev-

ery economist knows that in a man-

aged oat exchange rate regime (dirty

oat) like that in Liberia, it is supply

and demand for a currency that sets the

exchange rate with the Central Bank

buying and selling to inuence the

rate. And since Liberia is a dual cur-

rency regime that is heavily dependent

on imports, it makes sense for scal

authorities to attempt to inuence de-

mand for particular currency in order

to inuence the exchange rate in theshort term ONLY. As a practical ex-

ample, importers of petroleum prod-

ucts in Liberia today pay all their du-

ties in US$ while they sell mainly in

L$. They tend to adjust the L$ pump

price because after selling, they have to

buy US$ to enable them to import and

pay duties. What if the Government de-

cided that these importers can pay their

duties in L$? The economics in our

pronouncement is that they no longer

have to buy US$ for the sole purpose

of paying their duties. This reduces

the demand for the US$ by petroleum

importers while increasing the demand

for L$. This may not be the ideal long-

term solution, but it can help provide

some immediate relief today, which is

critical for our people.

There are a number of options for

xing our exchange rate depreciation,

including a combination of policies:

de-dollarization, increasing agricul-tural production leading to less impor-

tation of food crops (Liberians import

even dry pepper from Guinea today)

and possible export of cash crops, and

containment of capital ight among

others for which we have established

a Financial Intelligence Unit and in-

stalling equipment. Economists would

agree that these options may help.

Within the broader economy, there

remain structural issues affecting job

creation. We have successfully turned

the corner on the economy in terms of

resuscitating the traditional sectors of

growth. The Liberian economy has sta-

bilized and has made its way back to

pre-war size. The sad news, however,

is that the recovery is constrained andfueled by the same amount of goods

and services as in 1989 with fewer

workers, mostly young people. Libe-

rias population increased by approxi-

mately 1.3 million between 1984 and

2008, a whopping 65% jump over the

1984 census gure. With this increase

in population and no productive activi-

ties during the war years, the number

of Liberians who are unemployed

roughly quadrupled. Though that num-

ber is declining today, it is doing so

very slowly. Most new jobs that are

being created in the economy require

skills that most Liberian workers dont

have. The ofcial unemployment num-

ber includes the thousands who are in

vulnerable employment in the informalsector. When you add up all this, one

begins to understand the magnitude

of the unemployment challenge for

a post-conict recovering economy.

Moreover, the size of our budget has

not allowed for the kinds of investment

needed to unlock the productive sectors

and capacities of the economy to move

north toward the production possibility

curve leading to massive job creation.

Of all the mining companiesthat ever operated in Liberia,only China Union has embarked

on building a motor road!Will you blame thecompanies or thegovernments at

the time?


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DAILY OBSERVER Page 8Wednesday, November 20, 2013 6

1. Phebe Hospital and School of Nursing was established in 1921, A Referral Hospital

located in Suakoko, Bong County (Central Liberia). Phebe Hospital and School of Nursing is

providing both medical and Academic Services to Liberia and the region in particular. Phebe

Hospital and School of NursAng is been subsidized by the Government of Liberia through

allotment from the National Budget.

2. Phebe Hospital and School of Nursing anticipate budgetary allotment from the National

Budget for Fiscal Year 2013/2014 to funds payment under the contract for the supply of

Drugs and Medical Supply pending the passage of National Budget.

3. The institution now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the supply of drugs and

medical supply for the scal year 2013/2014.

4. Bidding will be conducted through the National Competitive Bidding process as en-

shrined in the PPCA.

5. Qualication requirements include

i. Current Registration

ii. Valid Tax Clearance Certicate

iii. Current Bank Statement (Positive Balance)

iv. Past performance report, and a bid security from a reputable bank. See Bid Data

sheet in the document for additional information.

6. A complete set bidding document in English may be purchase by interested bidders for

a nonrefundable fee of USD $50.00 from the Business Ofce and can be obtained from the

procurement Unit of Phebe Hospital and School of Nursing.

7. Bid must be delivered in a sealed envelope to the Procurement Unit of Phebe Hospital

and School of Nursing located in Suakoko, Bong County not later than 12:00 mid-day Mon-

day December 11, 2013. Late bid will be rejected.

Bids will be open in the presence of the bidders who choose to attend or their representatives

on Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at 12:00 Noon in the conference room of the Medical

Directors ofce (Phebe Hospital, Suakoko, Bong County).

Bids shall be valid for a period of 30 days after the deadline for bids submission.All bids must be accompany by a bid security from a reputable Bank worth USD$2,000.00.

Please note that electronic Bid are not acceptable.

9. All bids must be addressed to:

The Procurement Unit

Phebe Hospital and School of Nursing

Suakoko, Bong County

1. Phebe Hospital and School of Nursing was established in 1921, and is a referral Hospital

located in Suakoko, Bong County (Central Liberia). Phebe Hospital and School of Nursing is

providing both medical and academic Services to Liberia and the region in particular. Phebe

Hospital and School of Nursing is been subsidized by the Government of Liberia through al-

lotment from the National Budget.

2. Phebe Hospital and School of Nursing anticipate budgetary allotment from the National

Budget for Fiscal Year 2013/2014 to funds payment under the contract for the supply statio-

nery items pending the passage of National Budget.

3. The institution now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the supply of stationery

materials for the scal year 2013/2014.

4. Bidding will be conducted through the National Competitive Bidding process as enshrined

in the PPCA.

5. The Specication and Quantity of the stationery are detailed listed in the schedule of re-

quirements and Technical specication sections of the bidding document.

6. Qualication requirements include




iv. Past performance report

7. A complete set bidding document in English may be purchase by interested bidders for a

nonrefundable fee of USD $50.00 from the Business Ofce and can be obtained from the pro-

curement Unit of Phebe Hospital and School of Nursing in Suakoko, Bong County.

8. Bid must be delivered in a sealed envelope to the Procurement Unit of Phebe Hospital and

School of Nursing located in Suakoko, Bong County not later than 12:00 mid-day Wednesday

December 11, 2013. Late bid will be rejected. Bids will be open in the presence of the bidders

who choose to attend or their representatives on Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at 12:00

Noon in the conference room of the Medical Directors ofce (Phebe Hospital, Suakoko, Bong

County).Bids shall be valid for a period of 30 days after the deadline for bids submission.

All bids must be accompany by a bid security from a reputable Bank worth USD$2,000.00.

Please note that electronic Bid are not acceptable.

9. All bids must be addressed to:




PHEBE HOSPITAL & SCHOOL OF NURSINGP. O. BOX 10-1046 1000 MONROVIA 10, LIBERIA, WEST AFRICA

Cell #: 06744444 Email: [email protected]

Section I. Invitation for Bidder

INVITATION FOR BIDS

For the Procurement of Goods

Supply of Drugs & Medical Supply

IFB NO. PHSN/NCB/001/13/14

Section I. Invitation for Bidder

INVITATION FOR BIDS

For the Provision of Stationery Supplies

IFB NO. PHSN/NCB/004/13/14

Name Description Quantity Delivery Schedule

Petroleum

Products

Diesel 60,000 gals. 14 days

Section I. Invitation for BidderINVITATION FOR BIDS

For the Procurement of Goods

Petroleum Products

IFB No. PHSN/NCB/002/13/14

1. Phebe Hospital and School of Nursing was established in 1921, A referal Hospital lo-

cated in Suakoko, Bong County (Central Liberia). Phebe Hospital and School of Nursing

is providing both medical and Academic Services to Liberia and the region in particular.

Phebe Hospital and School of Nursing is been subsidiced by the Government of Liberia

through allotment from the National Budget.

2. Phebe Hospital and School of Nursing anticipate budgetary allotment from the

National Budget for Fiscal Year 2013/2014 to funds payment under the contract for the

supply of Petroleum Product pending the passage of the National Budget.

3. The institution now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the supply of Petro-

leum Products for the scal year 2013/2014.4. Bidding will be conducted through the National Competitive Bidding process as

enshrined in the PPCA.

5. Qualication requirements include:




iv. Past performance report, and a bid security from a reputable bank. See Bid

Data sheet in the document for additional information.

6. A complete set bidding document in English may be purchase by interested bidders

for a nonrefundable fee of USD $50.00 from the Business Ofce and can be obtained

from the procurement Unit of Phebe Hospital and School of Nursing.

7. Bid must be delivered in a sealed envelope to the Procurement Unit of Phebe Hospital

and School of Nursing located in Suakoko, Bong County not later than 12:00 mid-day

Tuesday December 10, 2013. Late bid will be rejected.

Bids will be open in the presence of the bidders who choose to attend or their representa-

tives on Tuesday, December 10, 2013 at 12:00 mid-day in the conference room of the

Medical Directors ofce (Phebe Hospital, Suakoko, Bong County).

Bids shall be valid for a period of 30 days after the deadline of bids submission. All

bids must be accompany by a bid security from a reputable Bank worth USD $2,000.00.

Please note that electronic Bid are not acceptable.8. All bids must be addressed to:





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DAILY OBSERVER Page 7Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Hon. Theophilus Totee Bettie

DEPUTY GOVERNOR FOR ECONOMIC POLICY

CENTRAL BANK OF LIBERIA

REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA

The Board of Governors, Management and Staff of the

Central Bank of Liberia announce with profound regrets, the

sudden, tragic and grief stricken Death of Deputy Governor

for Economic Policy, Hon. Theophilus Totee Bettie, which

occurred on Friday, NOVEMBER 8, 2013, AT THE Saint Nicholas

Hospital in Lagos, Nigeria, while attending the Bi-annum Conferenceof the West African Institute for Financial and Economic Management,

(Waifen).

BOOK OF CONDOLENCEBook of condolence will be opened at the Central Bank of Liberia on

Wednesday, November 20, 2013, at 2 O Clock post meridian.

REMOVALOn Friday, 22nd November 2013, at 5: O Clock post meridian, the

Body of the late Honorable Theophilus Totee Bettie will be removed

from the Samuel A. Stryker funeral parlors in Sinkor, Monrovia,

Montserrado County, Republic of Liberia and conveyed to the Saint

Simon Baptist Church, Horton Avenue, Capitol Bye Pass, Monrovia,

Montserrado County.

WAKE-KEEPINGWake-keeping over his mortal remains will commence at 6 O Clock

to 9 O Clock post meridian.

FUNERAL SERVICESOn Saturday, 23rd of November, 2013, at the hour of ten O Clock ante

meridian, funeral rites over his remains will be held at the Saint Simon

Baptist Church.

INTERMENTInterment follows thereafter at the Johnsonville Public Cemetery,

Montserrado County, Republic of Liberia

FUNERAL ANNOUNCEMENT

PROTOCOL ARRANGEMENTS FOR HIS REMOVAL,

WAKE-KEEPING AND BURIAL

EOI NO: CSA/SG/CS/12/13IDA GRANT ID: FT 010792

Assignment Title: Request for expression of interest-: Drafting the Civil

Service Communication (information and Dissemination) Strategy

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (REOI)

(Communication Specialist)

The Government of Liberia (GoL) through the Civil Service Agency (CSA)

has received a grant from the International Development Association (IDA)

for Strengthening Governance-Civil Service Reforms and Capacity Building

Project (CSRCBP). The Civil Service Agency intends to apply part of the

proceeds of this grant to eligible payments under the contract for hiring a Communica-

tions Specialist to draft the Civil Service Reform Communication (Information and

Dissemination) Strategy.

The objectives of the assignment are as follows:

Conduct a communication analysis of the Civil Service Reform Project from

its inception and cataloguing various reform initiatives and achievements;

Develop a ve-year communication (information and dissemination) strategy; Build into the strategy, sensitization and public awareness initiatives.

The duration of the assignment:

The timescale of the assignment is for a period of three (3) staff months (90 working

days) over three (3) calendar months and should start upon the signing of the contract.

The duty station shall be Civil Service Agency Monrovia, Liberia. However, a por-

tion of this assignment could be undertaken away from Monrovia.

The Civil Service Agency now invites eligible Individual Consultants to indicate their

interest in providing the services. Interested consultants must provide information in-

dicating that they are qualied to perform the services by submitting their detailed in-

formation (CV, brochures, past performance records, references of similar assignments

executed in the recent past). They must also provide description of work experience

both general and on similar assignments. Specic experience on World Bank funded

project will be an added advantage. Selection will be based on qualications and ex-

perience stipulated below.

Consulting rms are allowed to propose individuals for this assignment. However,

only the experience and qualications of individuals shall be used in the selection pro-

cess, and corporate experience shall not be taken into account and the contract would

be signed with the proposed individual.

Qualications and Experience:

Masters Degree in Mass Communication/Public Relations/Advertising/Com-

munication Analysis & Planning/Marketing;

He/she must have minimum of ten (10) years relevant work experience;

The consultant must have experience in conducting communications needs

analysis and strategic design as well as in managing communication cam-

paigns;

Must have experience conducting communication for large reform programs,

especially related to the public sector;

Must have practical work experience with new media platforms, including

twitter, facebook and other online applications; Must demonstrate practical and relevant experience dealing with difcult

constituencies such as unions, legislatures, consumer groups and other

stakeholders.

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 1.9 of the World Banks

Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants under IBRD Loans and IDA

Credits & Grants by World Bank Borrowers (January 2011). (Consultant Guidelines),

setting forth the World Banks policy on conict of interest.

An Individual Consultant will be selected in accordance with the procedures set out in

the World Banks Guidelines:Selection and Employment of Consultants under IBRD

Loans and IDA Credits and Grants by World Bank Borrowers dates January 2011.

Interested Individual Consultants may obtained further information at the address be-

low during ofce hours from 09:00 and 17:00hours, Mondays to Fridays.

Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written from clearly marked: Ref:Communication Specialist of the CSRCBP, at the address below in person or by

mail or by email) on or before Monday, December 2, 2013 at 16:00hours.

The Consultant/Project Coordinator

Civil Service Reform and Capacity Building Project

Civil Service Agency

63 Carey Street, Monrovia, Liberia

Email: [email protected]

Attention: The Consultant/Project Coordinator-CSRCBP

OFFICE OF THE

DIRECTOR GENERAL

Republic of Liberia

Civil Service Reform and Capacituy Building Project

Civil Service Agency


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Liberia Electricity Corporation

P.O.Box10-165 Waterside

1000 Monrovia, 10 Liberia

Liberia Electricity Sector Enhancement Project

(LESEP)

INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB)

Supply, Delivery, Installation and Commissioning of

Hardware and Software for Intel Servers for LiberiaElectricity Corporation (LEC)

IFB Number: NCB/LEC/LESEP/ERP/02/2013

NATIONAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING1. This Invitation for Bids (IFB) follows the General Procurement Notice (GPN) for this project that

appeared in UNDB online, on March 7, 2012.

2. The Government of Liberia has received a grant from the Government of Norway toward the cost of

the Liberia Electricity Sector Enhancement Project (LESEP).

3. The Liberia Electricity Corporation acting as the Implementation Agency intends to apply

part of the proceeds of this grant to payments under the contract No: NCB/LEC/LESEP/ERP/02/2013

Supply, Installation & Commissioning of Hardware and Software for Intel Servers for Liberia ElectricityCorporation (LEC).

4. The Liberia Electricity Corporation now invites sealed bids from eligible and qualied bidders for the

Supply of the above mentioned goods and related services as described in the schedule of Requirement of

the bid document and summarized below:

5. Bidding will be conducted through the National Competitive Bidding (NCB) procedures specied

in the Government of Liberias Public Procurement and Concessions Commission Act and Regulations

(PPCA) and approved by the PPCC, and are open to all bidders from Eligible Source Countries as dened

in the Guidelines.

6. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from the Liberia Electricity Corporation

and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 0900 to 1700 hours, Monday to Friday,

excluding public holidays. More information on how to purchase bidding documents can be obtained by

contacting Thelma Saunders or Alfred Cassel at [email protected] acassell94@yahoo.

comrespectively.

7. Qualications requirements include:

a. Bidders must submit the following documents with their bids:i. Certicate of Incorporation

ii. Latest Tax Clearance Certicate

iii. Business Registration Certicate

b. Bidders must have successfully completed at least two (2) similar contracts done within the last

three (3) years of similar nature.

c. Bidders must provide audited Financial Reports for the last Two 2) years depending on the

nancial year of the rm.

d. Additional details are provided in the Bidding Documents.

8. A complete set of Bidding Documents in English may be purchased by interested bidders on the

submission of a written Application to the address below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee

USD$200.00. The method of payment will be Bankers Check in favor of LEC or paid in cash to the

Chief Accountant Ofce, 3rd Floor, LEC Central Ofce. Alternatively, a direct by payment into Liberia

Electricity Corporation Project Account No: 10610000012034, (Swift Code No. ECOCLRLM) held

with ECO BANK LIBERIA LTDand submitting the payment advice as evidence to collect the Bid

Documents. An additional amount will be charged for deliveries by courier or DHL.

9. Bids must be delivered to the address below at or before 11:30 am Local time, on December 16, 2013.

Electronic bidding will not be permitted. Late bids will be rejected.

Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders representatives who choose to attend in person at theaddress below at 10, 00 am on December 16, 2013.All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security

of Two Thousand United States Dollars (US$2,000) in an equivalent amount in a freely convertible

currency.

10. The address referred to above is:

The Chief Executive Ofcer,


P.O Box10 165 Waterside


Email: [email protected] and copied to [email protected] ,

This information will also be available on the LEC website as shown below: www.lecliberia.com

Item No. Brief Description Unit of

MeasureQNTY

1. Servers No 2

2. Storage Management Server No 1

3. Fibre Channel Storage Array No 1

4. Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Volume Licensing to

support 200 users

Lot Lot

5. Support Services Lot Lot

6. Installation And Commissioning of both the hardware and

Microsoft Exchange Server

Lot Lot

7. 42U Universal Rack No 1

Liberia Electricity CorporationP.O.Box10-165 Waterside


Liberia Electricity Sector Enhancement Project

(LESEP)

INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB)

SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF STRUCTURED CABLING AND

TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKING EQUIPMENT FOR

BUSHROD ISLAND OFFICE, LIBERIA ELECTRICITY CORPORATION

IFB Number: NCB/LEC/LESEP/ERP/03/2013

NATIONAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING1. This Invitation for Bids (IFB) follows the General Procurement Notice (GPN) for this project that

appeared in UNDB online, on March 7, 2012.

2. The Government of Liberia has received a grant from the Government of Norway toward the cost of

the Liberia Electricity Sector Enhancement Project (LESEP).

3. The Liberia Electricity Corporation acting as the Implementation Agency intends to apply part of

the proceeds of this grant to payments under the contract No: NCB/LEC/LESEP/ERP/03/2013, Supplyand Delivery of Structured Cabling and Telecommunications Networking Equipment for Bushrod Island

Ofce, Liberia Electricity Corporation.

4. The Liberia Electricity Corporation now invites sealed bids from eligible and qualied bidders for the

Supply of the above mentioned goods and related services as described in

Lots No. Brief Description Unit ofMeasure

QNTY

LOT( ONE)

1. 24 Port Data Patch Panel No. 2

2. UTP cables rolls (Cat 6a UTP 300m), indoor Roll 7

3. Cables rolls (Cat 6 FTP outdoor) Roll 1

4. 12U rack cabinet No. 2

5. 24 Port Cat 6 patch panel RJ45 No. 3

LOT NO. TWO

1. 24 port 2960 CISCO Switch No 3

2. 2800 CISCO Router NO. 1

3. Installation of CISCO Equipment Lot Lot

5. Bidding will be conducted through the National Competitive Bidding (NCB) procedures speci-

ed in the Government of Liberias Public Procurement and Concessions Commission Act and Regula -

tions (PPCA) and approved by the PPCC, and are open to all bidders from Eligible Source Countries as

dened in the Guidelines.

6. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from the Liberia Electricity Corpora-

tion and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 0900 to 1700 hours, Monday to

Friday, excluding public holidays. More information on how to purchase bidding documents can be ob-

tained by contacting Thelma Saunders or Alfred Cassel at [email protected] and acassell94@

yahoo.com respectively.

7. Qualications requirements include:

a. Bidders must submit the following documents with their bids:

i. Certicate of Incorporation,

ii. Latest Tax Clearance Certicate,

iii. Business registration certicate

b. Bidders must have successfully completed at least two (2) similar contracts done within the last

three (3) years of similar nature

c. Bidders must provide audited Financial Reports for the last Two 2) years depending on the

nancial year of the rm.

d. Additional details are provided in the Bidding Documents.

8. A complete set of Bidding Documents in English may be purchased by interested bidders on

the submission of a written Application to the address below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee

USD$200.00. The method of payment will be Bankers Check in favor of LEC or paid in cash to the

Chief Accountant Ofce, 3rd Floor, LEC Central Ofce. Alternatively, a direct by payment into Liberia

Electricity Corporation Project Account No: 10610000012034, (Swift Code No. ECOCLRLM) held

with ECO BANK LIBERIA LTDand submitting the payment advice as evidence to collect the Bid

Documents. An additional amount will be charged for deliveries by courier or DHL.

9. Bids must be delivered to the address below at or before 10:00 am Local time, on December

16, 2013. Electronic bidding will not be permitted. Late bids will be rejected. Bids will be opened in thepresence of the bidders representatives who choose to attend in person at the address below at 10, 00 am

on December 16, 2013. All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of Two Thousand United States

Dollars (US$2,000)in an equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency.

10. The address referred to above is:

The Chief Executive Ofcer,


P.O Box10 165 Waterside


Email: [email protected] and copied to [email protected] ,

This information will also be available on the LEC website as shown below: www.lecliberia.com


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GAMBIANS PAY TRIBUTE TO KYBHappy Birthday Mr. Best

By The Economist

Mr. Kenneth Best wasfamous for his rst class

and well-read Daily

Observer newspaper - both

in Monrovia, Liberia and

Bakau, The Gambia, where

journalists could freely

report any news worthy

stories.

Following the coup detat

that overthrew President

Sir Dawda Jawaras

democratically elected

government, Best made

it the Observers constant

duty to insist upon the

Gambian publics right

to demand from the newPresident, Lieutenant Yahya

Jammeh, to give a credible

timetable to democratic

civilian rule. Subsequently,

these irritating demands -

according to the Jammeh

regime, never sat well with

the regime - eventually

leading to Mr. Bests arrest

and dispatch, at breakneck

speed, to Kartong in Oct.

21 1994. He was then

shown the exit door without

warning and requiring him

to vacate immediately from

the shores of the Gambia,

never to return; he wasserved persona non-grata.

The whole Gambia is

said to been devastated by

Jammehs unfortunate and

ill-advised decision to let

you go, especially all the

countless Gambians you

helped directly or indirectly-

not overlooking all the

personnel you personally

employed and mentored

at your internationally

renowned Daily Observer

newspaper. It was difcult

to comprehend how a

non-Gambian came to the

Gambia with a nationalmantle, Daily Observer that

every Gambia is proud of

and destroyed over night by

selsh so called liberators

the 5 Juntas.

Although, Jammeh

and Samuel Doe tried to

silence him, with detention,

intimidation and sometimes

attempted murder of close

family members, Best

wasnt shaken; he continued

doing what he loved and

the right thing - standing

for the truth and the truth

only and speaking for the

voiceless. Gambians didnot understand military rule

but Mr. Best understands

and has lived in military

rule in Liberia and could

foresee what Gambians are

living today. I bet we could

rewind the clock and listen,

just a little more to you and

your Observer editorials.

Personally, we never

met, but through your

newspaper I am paying you

a tribute and homage to an

extraordinary man - with

charm, talent, intelligence

and warmth in equal

measure and a man whohas made a huge impact on

Gambian politics, sports,

entertainment, culture and

news.

The earlier diagnosis of

what has become of the

Jammeh regime will forever

be remembered among all

the other great editorials

he has brought to our

attention in the Gambias

news setting - but there

were many other brilliant

editorials we are grateful

for.

He was certainly both

a friend of the Gambiaand a fearless journalist,

full of plans to make

the print media in the

Gambia a force to reckon

with internationally. He

was and still is a huge

gure in broadcasting, a

great professional and

a good friend of all the

Gambian people. He had

an extraordinary ability

to draw out the facts from

ction, good from bad, and

fore eye-sight to detect

hidden agendas or covert

operations by ofcials and

leader. He knew exactlywhere the real story lay and

how to get at it, and was

also a thoroughly kind and

good natured man.

Being interviewed by

the Daily Observer was

a luxury to the Gambian

people and it was always

a pleasure to wake up in

morning and read your

name on the days editorial.

You have saved lives and

defended the indefensible/

defenseless. But Mr. Bests

meticulous and captivating

politeness hid a mind like

a junior. Mr. Best coulddo you over without you

realising it until it was

too late. He was a rst-

class reporter. He did very

solemn journalism; he did

very little of entertainment.

He was the most diversely

talented journalist in

African print media

dissemination history.

It was a terrible mistake

not to hold you in the

Gambia with utmost

respect and need. He is a

keeper like a loyal wife to

a bad husband (Jammeh).

Jammeh should have neverlet him go. Looking how

the Daily Observer has lost

all credibility and valor

should be a testament to his

professionalism and good

reportage in the Gambia.

To hear about his forced

exit was a huge loss to the

Gambia. There has been

nobody else like him, and he

cannot be replaced. There

are a few generous reporters

who provided help to young

and ambitious Gambian

journalists, especially in the

early stages of their careers.

His reputation is intactwith the Gambia people,

if anything, Jammeh only

exposed to the Gambian

people his discreet personal

intentions as a leader to lead

without any accountability.

Best was made for

journalism and he

absolutely grasped the

medium and gave us in

the Gambia something

we never had - a quality

newspaper. Looks like

Journalism ran in his blood

and he achieved so many

things, and was also a great

family man as well. We areso proud of him and there

was a lot of love in him.

His remarkable condence

and work ethic spoke for

himself.

Happy birthday, Sir. You

deserve the title. What you

gave us in the Gambia will

never cease to operate in us.

Your newspaper will forever

be in Gambians heart. He

can jail and exile you, but

he cannot blackmail you.

The Liberian Institute of Certied Public Accountants

hereby informs all its students, sponsors, and persons

interested in obtaining accountancy certication that

pre-registration for tutorials for the March 2014 Techni-

cian Certication Exams and May 2014 CPA Certication Exams,

respectively, is in progress at the Institutes ofce on 4th Floor,

Lara Building, Randall Street (opposite Chariff Pharmacy). Pre-registration is free and runs daily Mondays to Fridays from 9 AM

to 5 PM. Tutorial classes will commence on Monday, November

25, 2013.

Please be reminded that these tutorial classes will be conducted

by the team of experienced and versed expatriate Accounting in-

structors recruited with the support of USAID Governance and

Economic Management Support (GEMS) Project.

Persons in the following categories are particularly encouraged to

participate: controllers, nance directors, accountants and auditors

of government ministries and agencies, private entities, NGOs,

and international organizations; professional staff of accountingauditing rms; accounting instructors at various universities and

colleges; and university students majoring in accounting.

Liberian Institute of Certied Public AccountantsRandall Street, Monrovia

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTSt. Clement University is seeking applications from qualied individuals for the position

of Vice President. Deadline for the submission of application is Wednesday November

20, 2013 at 4:00 p.m.

Only holders of Ph D. may apply and only shortlisted candidates will be further contacted

for anm interview. There will be attractive salary for this position.

Applications along with other supporting documents should be sent to:

Dr. Thomas G. Koon

Consultant & Professor of Education

Graduate Program in Education, G.D Building, First Floor

University of Liberia

Monrovia, Liberia

Phone #: 0886-525787

St. Clement UniversityPaynesville City, Montserrado County

Liberia, West Africa

Vacancy Announcement

T

his is to inform the

public that a passport

belonging to a

Tanzanian national,

LILIAN NELSON

MUSHI was stolen when someunknown persons burglarized her

house in Yekepa, Nimba County.

The passport # is AB285537 and was

issued by the PCO in Dar es Salaam.

Anyone having any information

about the burglary or the missing

passport should please contact the

nearest police station.

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DAILY OBSERVER Page 6Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Theophilus Totee Bettie

FUNERAL ANNOUNCEMENT

The Bettie, Richards, Innis, Mason,

Maximore, Darby and Clarke families

regret to announce the death of Mr.

Theophilus Totee Bettie, Deputy Governor

for Economic Policy of the Central Bank of Liberia.

This sad event occurred on November 8, 2013 at St.

Nicholas Hospital in Lagos, Nigeria while on ofcial

business.

He leaves to mourn his loving wife of twenty ve

years Mrs. Enid Darby Bettie and his only child

Ms. Masaweh M. Bettie, Sisters: Evelyn Bettie,

Queenette Moore Willie, and Cynthia Bettie Benson

(deceased), Brothers: John Bettie (deceased), Mack

Bettie, Joe Lewis Bettie Jr. (deceased), Paye C. Bettie

(deceased), Harrison Bettie, Ynonjay Bettie, Roland

Bettie, Yarvogar Bettie, Aunts, Uncles, Cousins and

a host of other Relatives and Friends in Liberia, the

United States of America and Abroad.

Services will be held at the Saint Simon Baptist

Church, Horton Avenue, Capital By Pass, Monrovia,

Liberia.

ORDER OF SERVICEWake Keeping Friday, November 22, 2013 at 6:00

PM, Saint Simon Baptist Church

Funeral Services Saturday, November 23, 2013 at

10:00 AM, Saint Simon Baptist ChurchInterment At the family plot located in Johnsonville,

Liberia

This announcement was brought in by his loving wife

of twenty ve (25) years, Mrs. Enid Darby Bettie, on

behalf of the family.

REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA

FORESTRY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

NATIONAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING

INVITATION FOR BIDS

LIBERIA

Readiness Preparation Activities

Grant No.: TF012530-LR

Contract Title: Procurement of Motor Vehicles for Forestry

Development Authority and the Environmental Protection

Agency

Reference/NCB No: FDA/FCPF/GOODS/01

1. The Government of Liberiahas received nancing from the World Bank toward

the cost of the Readiness Preparation Activities,and intends to apply part of the pro-

ceeds toward payments under the contract for the Procurement of Motor Vehicles forthe Forestry Development Authority and the Environmental Protection Agency.

2. TheForestry Development Authoritynow invites sealed bids from eligible bid-

ders for the supply of the following vehicles

Lot Item

No.

Description Quantity Delivery period

1 1.1 4x4 Double Cab

Pickup

2No. 6 to 12 Weeks after signing of Contract

to be delivered to Monrovia, Liberia. Interested eligible bidders are to meet the fol-

lowing qualication criteria: i) Financial Capability and ii) Experience and Technical

Capacity. Additional details are provided in the Bidding Documents.

3. Bidding will be conducted through the National Competitive Bidding proce-

dures as specied in the World Banks Guidelines:Procurement of Goods, Works and

Non-Consulting Services under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants by World Bank

Borrowers, January 2011 (Procurement Guidelines), and is open to all eligible bid-

ders as dened in the Procurement Guidelines. In addition, please refer to paragraphs

1.6 and 1.7 setting forth the World Banks policy on conict of interest.

4. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from the Forestry

Development Authority, REDD+ Implementation Unit, Attention: Saah A. David,

Jr., Email Address: [email protected] or [email protected] and inspect the

bidding documents on working days from 0900 to 1700 hours at the address given

below from November 5, 2013.

5. A complete set of bidding documents in English may be purchased by inter-

ested eligible bidders upon the submission of a written application to the address below

and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of One Hundred United States Dollars

(USD100.00)or its equivalent in a freely convertible currency. The method of payment

should be cash, payable to the Accounts Section of the Forestry Development Authority,

hence, obtaining a receipt as evidence for issuance of Bidding Document. The Bidding

Documents will be provided in hard copy or electronically, by email attachment. If any

foreign Bidder wishes to have a hard copy of the bid document mailed to them, such

Bidders will have to pay for courier services to get the bid document sent to them.

6. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 2:00 p.m. local time

on December 3, 2013.Electronic bidding WILL NOTbe permitted. Late bids will

be rejected. Bids will be publicly opened in the presence of the bidders designated

representatives and anyone who choose to attend at the address below.

7. All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of One thousand, ve hun-

dred United States Dollars.

8. The address(es) mentioned above are:

For obtaining information and bid submissions: For Bid Opening:

Readiness Preparation Activities Managing Directors Conference Room

REDD+ Implementation Unit Forestry Development Authority

Forestry Development Authority, Whein Town, Bernard Farm

Attn: Saah A. David, Jr.,National Project Coordinator Mount Barclay, Liberia

Whein Town, Bernard Farm Tel: +231 880699711/+231 88

6567224

Mount Barclay, Liberia

Tel: +231 880699711/+231 886567224

Email: [email protected] or [email protected]

Web site: www.emansion.gov.lr; www.ppcc.gov.lr

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The Government of Liberia in 2006 created via an Executive Order, the Liberia

National Commission on Small Arms,consistent with relevant international

protocols and treaties on arms control and in furtherance of its commitment to

promote and consolidate peace and stability. The Commission later in August

2012 gained permanent legal status through a Legislative Act which established the full

mandate and powers of the Commission to, among others, provide, as required, policyguidance, research and monitoring of national efforts to control the ow of arms and

prevent, combat and eradicate the illicit trade and proliferation of Small arms and light

weapons (SALW) within and across the borders of Liberia.

Pursuant to Article VI, Sections (2) & (3) of the Act establishing the Commission and

which empowers the Commission through the Chairperson to set up a Technical Sec-

retariat to run the day-to-day affairs of the Commission, including a Coordinator and

other competent professional staff, through a recruitment process and on such terms

and conditions as the Commission may establish;

The Commission hereby invites applications from suitably qualied Liberians to oc-

cupy various positions (as described below) within the Technical Secretariat of the

Liberia National Commission on Small Arms. Interested individuals are encouraged to

submit application letters with detailed curriculum vitae (CV), including telephone and

email contacts, copies of educational certicates and names and contact details of three

references of high standing. All applications must be addressed to:

James M. Fromayan Chairman

Liberia National Commission on Small Arms

Governance Commission Building

9th Street, Sinkor, Monrovia

Deadline for receipt of applications is Monday, 02 December, 2013 at 16:00 hours.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted to attend interviews .Previous title holders

under the Transitional Secretariat are encouraged to apply, if interested.

1. COORDINATOR

As head of the Technical Secretariat and working under the supervision of the Chair-

man of the Liberia National Commission on Small Arms, the Coordinator will be re-

sponsible for the day-to-day running of the Commission in such a manner to ensure

consistent achievement of the Commissions mission, goals and objectives.

Duties and responsibilities

Key duties include: Ensure that the organization has a long-range strategy which achieves its mis-

sion, and toward which it makes consistent and timely progress;

Provide leadership in developing programs, organizational and nancial plans

with theCommission and Technical Secretariat, and carry out plans and poli-

cies authorized by the Commission;

Promote active and broad participation of all stakeholders in all areas of the

organizations work, including relevant governmental actors, development

partners, the security sector, and civil society;

Maintain ofcial records and documents, and ensure compliance with the

Commissions mandate, policies and all relevant regulations.

Maintain a working knowledge of signicant developments and trends in the

eld of small arms and light weapons (SALW) and the control thereof;

Publicize the activities of the organization, its programs and goals with ap-

proval of the Commission through its Chairman.

Facilitate the holding of regular and called meetings of the Commission

through the preparation and circulation of citations, the preparation of agenda

for the Chairmans approval, and the preparation and distribution of minutes of

the meeting to all members;

Supervise the recruitment, employment and release of all personnel, both paid

staff and temporary.

Ensure that job descriptions are developed, that regular performance evalua-

tions are held, and that sound human resource practices are in place.

Perform other tasks as may be assigned by the Commission through its Chair-

man.

Required Education, Experience, and Skills/Knowledge

Education/Experience: An advanced University degree (Masters) in Management,

Vacancies APublic Administration, Peace and Security Studies or related eld. As much as 7 years

experience in a senior management position is desirable.

Skills/Knowledge:

Demonstrates strong leadership, interpersonal and team building skills, includ-

ing negotiation skills; Knowledge and skill in applying the principles and practices of management;

Ability to plan, organize, coordinate and direct the activities of staff;

Ability to develop and administer budgets and uphold good value for money

principles;

Understanding of the institutions principles, practices and structure;

Ability to work effectively with stakeholders, staff and ofcials, and others

with whom the commission is directly or indirectly related;

Excellent writing and spoken communication skills, including presentations.

2. DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS

The Director of Programs serves as the principal deputy to the Coordinator and shall

assist the Coordinator in the day-to-day running of the Commission. He/She shall be

responsible for and oversee all aspects relating to program planning and management

functions, providing support for programs/projects designs and preparation of techni-

cal proposals including preparation of project budgets, project implementation, moni-

toring and evaluation and the development of technical reports and other documents

for the Commission.

Dutiesand Responsibilities

Key duties include:

Assist the Coordinator in providing leadership and strategic vision for the com-

mission;

Program planning and administration, including activities such as preparation

of annual work plans and budgets, design of technical assistance programs/

projects, national conferences, publications and research projects.

Preparing and managing grants and contracts, including development of grant

proposals and applications, project scheduling, project monitoring and evalu-

ation, and supervision of budgets.

Developing reports on the business and activities of the commission to include

corporate reports, grant reports, research documents, and position papers.

Maintain a working knowledge of signicant developments and trends in the

eld of small arms and the control thereof;

Perform other tasks as may be required and assigned by the Coordinator.

Required Education, Experience, and Skills/Knowledge

Education/Experience: Minimum of Bachelors degree in any of the social sciences.

As much as 5years experience in similar position with similar broad and specic re -

sponsibilities desirable. This should include experience of program development and

contract management.

Skills/Knowledge:

Knowledge of program development and implementation, monitoring and

evaluation;

Ability to develop and administer budgets and uphold good value for money

principles;

Understanding of the corporations principles, practices and structure;

Demonstrated ability to effectively network with multi-stakeholders groups

including government, security sector agencies, civil society, community

based organizations and international NGOs;

Excellent writing and spoken communication skills, including presentations.

3. FINANCE OFFICER

Working under the supervision of the Coordinator, the Financial Ofcer will generally

ensure that the nance function of the Commission provides effective, transparent and

legally appropriate support to the Commissions programs in conformity with GOL

nancial management requirements, norms and international best practices.

Duties and Responsibilities

Work with the Coordinator on the strategic