By EDDIE OSIFELO PRIME Minster Manasseh Sogavare invites the Opposition and Independent Group to work together in unity and solidarity as the threat of coronavirus intensifies in the world. As of yesterday, the COVID-19 cases worldwide edged towards the 18…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA THE Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff Robson Djokovic has been ordered to pay a fine of $1,700 by Wednesday August 5 after he was convicted of careless driving. The court imposed a fine and ordered that once…
Ordeal of six who went missing at sea for 20 days BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO WITH only a paddle at their disposal, six adults were able to survive 20 days at sea on an outboard motor canoe with little food…
By EDDIE OSIFELO GOVERNMENT is asking Parliament to regularise an additional three hundred and eighty-five million, one thousand, six hundred and twenty seven dollars ($385, 001,627). This follows government having spent the $3.8 billion budget for the 2020 financial year…
Donors provide $424.3 million to help Solomon Islands against global pandemic By EDDIE OSIFELO SOLOMON Islands bilateral and multilateral partners have injected about $424.3 million to help the country fight the deadly coronavirus pandemic. The government has already received a…
By EDDIE OSIFELO MINISTRY of Finance and Treasury has experienced a revenue collection shortfall from taxes around $450 million due to the impact of the coronavirus. Minister Harry Kuma disclosed this during his debate on the motion to extend the…
PARLIAMENT to approve another State of Public Emergency, third meeting resumes today The third meeting of the 11th Parliament resumes today to consider the motion to approve another State of Public Emergency for another four months. The previous State of…
Choiseul government resumes equal number with non-executive following a switch, but remains open to leadership challenge BY BARNABAS MANEBONA CHOISEUL provincial government is once again on level footing with the non-executive after a member of the latter cross floors to…
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO PERMANENT Secretary for ministry of health Pauline McNeil has assured the nation that her ministry and its partners will not let go the fight against covid-19. “We want to ensure all our Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA THE case against the Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff, Robson Djokovic, is still with the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP). Deputy Director of Public Prosecution Andrew Kelesi confirmed this yesterday saying they are still working on the…
