–Mayor loses motion of no confidence -Councillors swing sides during secret ballot vote Wilson Mamae’s reign as Honiara City Mayor came to an end yesterday after he was defeated in a motion of no confidence. An overwhelming majority of eight…
BY ALFRED PAGEPITU Parliament has passed the motion to extend the State of Public Emergency (SOPE) for another four months, making this the fourth consecutive SOPE. As Parliament is in session, Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare yesterday moved the motion following…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO SOME front-line workers of the health ministry have reportedly wanted to be vaccinated at the national referral hospital. But, the NRH is not a gazetted vaccination site. This is according to reports that reached Pauline McNeil,…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO THE next Guangzhou flight is scheduled for April 5. Jimmie Rodgers, secretary to Prime Minister and deputy chair to Oversight Committee, said this flight will be bringing workers to build the University of South Pacific 4th…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO There are currently 88 people in quarantine. This was confirmed by Permanent Secretary for Health and Medical Services Pauline McNeil. “For quarantiners we currently have 88 persons who are still in quarantine stations serving their mandatory…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA CHIEF Magistrate Emma Garo will decide on the bail application for the five co-accused in the Winwin robbery incident tomorrow. This was after defence lawyers made application to the court to release the accused men before Ms…
By EDDIE OSIFELO PEOPLE quarantined for 14 days are generating an estimated 32 tonnes of solid wastes during their time in quarantine. These normally increase when a person spends more than 14 days in the centre. Ministry of Environment, Climate…
By EDDIE OSIFELO PERMANENT Secretary of the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology, Dr Melchior Mataki has proposed three pillars in helping the environment during this COVID-19 pandemic. These include safeguards, internal resilience and focus on other…
By EDDIE OSIFELO The more than 70,000 metric tonnes of nickel ores lying idle on San Jorge, Isabel province doesn’t pose any high risk to human lives. Director of Mines, Nicholas Biliki revealed this to journalists during the reporting workshop…
MEMBERS of Temotu Provincial Assembly on Thursday 25th March 2021 passed its budget during the 74th Assembly meeting in Lata. The provincial budget was severely restricted and many good intensions of the Temotu Unity Government for Rural Advancement (TUGRA) to…
