By EDDIE OSIFELO ATTORNEY General John Muria Junior has defended the $15,000 fine impose a penalty for people breaching the lockdown starting tonight and ending 6am Tuesday. Speaking to the media, Muria Junior said the fine is a maximum penalty…
BY PRIESTLEY HABRU A log carrier vessel anchors few kilometres offshore on Rakata River mouth on Isabel Province in the Solomon Islands in April 2021. Upstream an expedition by a group of French and local biologists had discovered at least…
Wale calls for postponement of COVID-19 mock exercise By EDDIE OSIFELO OPPOSITION leader Matthew Wale calls on the Prime Minister to postpone the 36-hour mock lockdown set to start Sunday 6pm. Wale made the call yesterday. He said the public…
BY BEN BILUAGizo THE Market Manager of Gizo Market has warned vendors that discrimination is not allowed at the market. He made the call following his administration’s decision to allow vendors to sell cooked food at the market last week.…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA Food will be available for families who need food during lockdown. The ministry of agriculture (MAL) has been assigned to make sure this service is available during the 36-hour lockdown which starts 6pm this Sunday. However, due…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA There will 10 police check-points within the emergency zone from Poha to Alligator Creek during the 36-hour lockdown. Assistant Commissioner Simpson Pogeava revealed during a joint press conference yesterday that public within the declared emergency zone must…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI AUKI Government has announced there will be an increase to the Provincial Capacity Development Fund (PCDF) for provinces by 2022. This means there will be more projects to be implemented in the provinces under the PCDF programme,…
By EDDIE OSIFELO GOVERNMENT has no role to order businesses to change their policies. This explanation came after some businesses houses made rules to accept customers who have been vaccinated only. Special Secretary to Prime Minister, Albert Kabui said business…
THE Prime Minister’s Office says the front page headline by Island Sun newspaper ‘GOVT BOWS TO MALAITA’ is outright misleading and way off the mark. Special Secretary to Prime Minister Albert Kabui urges media outlets to report facts and not…
BY BEN BILUAGizo PREMIER of Western Province says the existing governance hierarchy from the central to provincial government is a curse to development. David Gina made the statement in reference to greater partnership and collective decision-making process towards needed development.…
