BY SAMIE WAIKORI MALAITA provincial government is looking forward to a disappointing audit report for 2022/2023 financial year. Provincial Minister for Finance and Treasury, Nelson Lenty confirmed this in his revised budget speech last week. “Sadly for 2022/23 financial year,…
Ministers resign from Suidani’s gov’t By EDDIE OSIFELO TWO ministers of the Malaita Alliance for Rural Advancement (MARA) Government, Joe Heroáo and Alick Junior OfoOfo have resigned. Hero’ao, of ward 25, had tendered his resignation last Friday and OfoOfo of…
Minister Seleso to refer province over to Auditor General By EDDIE OSIFELO MINISTER of Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening, Rollen Seleso, is expected to ask the Auditor General Office to investigate the accounts of Malaita Province. This is after he…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI Premier Daniel Suidani’s MARA government is still intact and commands the majority in the Malaita provincial assembly. Deputy premier Glenn Waneta says this amid public rumours that some members of the executive have defected to the non-executive.…
By EDDIE OSIFELO MINISTER of Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening, Rollen Seleso is still to make any decision on the defeated $27 million revised budget in Malaita Province, on Tuesday. This was after the Speaker of Malaita Province, Ronnie Butala…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI Family and relatives of the man whose body was found at Sasafa river three weeks ago have been paid compensation. This reconciliation money included $100,000 and 30 shell money. The 26-year-old deceased was from North Malaita, and…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI The Malaita provincial government will this year consider the proposal by the Optic Orthodox church to buy off Aligegeo school. Premier Daniel Suidani said the church had expressed its interest last year. “They are now back and…
MPG fails to pass budget By EDDIE OSIFELO MALAITA Provincial Government (MPG) will rely on the ‘advice’ of Minister of Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening, Rollen Seleso, after their $24 million revised budget got defeated in Auki, on Tuesday. Majority…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI Malaita’s premier has raised concern on the dominance and control of Chinese businesses in the retail sector of the country. Daniel Suidani said this was what his government had forewarned as they made their stand against Solomon…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI MINISTER for Finance and Treasury under MARA government, Nelson Lenty unveiled a revised budget estimate of $24,819,672 to be passed by the end of the current full assembly sitting. The budget which is under operation will be…
