WATCH: Bird Browne Defends Role Amid $15M Government Vehicle Sale Controversy
Member of Parliament for St. John’s Rural East and Minister of Public Works, Maria Bird Browne, is continuing to defend her involvement in the controversial sale of government vehicles, a transaction estimated to total approximately $15 million.
The matter has come under intense public scrutiny following revelations that dozens of state-owned vehicles were disposed of without adherence to established government procedures.
The minister has dismissed claims of wrongdoing and insists that the full facts will show she acted appropriately.
She addressed the matter in Parliament on Monday during the budget debate.
Calls for accountability and further investigation continue to mount as the issue remains a point of debate both in Parliament and within the wider public.
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