DEAR EDITOR, Ms Ruth Liloqula, the chair of Transparency Solomon Islands (TSI) in recent days told the SIBC and Radio New Zealand International that allegedly local MPs are using foreign aid and development projects to divert public attention away from…
DEAR EDITOR, when Solomon Islands Finance Minister, Manasseh Sogavare, handed down this year’s $4.068 billion budget in parliament last week he said the government expected to collect more money during 2018 with 3.5 billion of the total budget being sourced…
DEAR EDITOR, a 20 ft container with 3000 prs of eye glasses from Lions Clubs in New Zealand and furniture, mobility aids, clothing & footwear has arrived in Honiara for distribution to local NGO’s including the SIDT, The Association of…
BY LYNTON AARON FILIA SOLOMON Islands National University Student Association (SINUSA) will continue its second day of protests today. Students of both Kukum and Panatina campuses are expected to begin the rally at the Kukum campus. SINUSA President Mr Reginald…
By Gary Hatigeva FINANCE Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, Manasseh Sogavare has lashed out at the former Finance Minister and Member of Parliament for Marovo, Snyder Rini over statements made about the Solomon Islands Democratic Coalition for Change Government (SIDCCG)…
BY BARNABAS MANEBONA Sirovanga Rural Health Clinic at Choiseul Province has re-opened back to its normal services after 7 months of closure under repair and maintenance. According to Mr Nerio Ulemiki the media coordinator for Christ the King Parish at…
BY ALFRED PAGEPITU GIZO THE Western province assembly has underscored the importance of security in the welfare of the province and its economy. In last week’s sine die motion, MPA for ward 3 Isaac Tatapu said security must prevail before…
THE Ministry of Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening (MPGIS) has lashed out at Malaita province Premier Peter Ramohia following his front-page story over the weekend. A statement from MPGIS described the premier’s comments on social media which appeared in the…
PARASI airfield in South Malaita, which has been closed for the past seven years, is now ready to take scheduled flights. This was made possible after the government signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between three disputing parties who claimed…
By Alfred Sasako NEARLY half the funding in this year’s Development Budget has gone to the Ministry of Rural Development regarded by many as the conduit for political funding in rural areas, Budget papers have shown. The papers show that…
