January 2023

TWO LEAVE MARA

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…

Local contractors warned

BY BEN BILUA Member for ward 16 in Western Province has cautioned the new provincial government not to allocate projects to failed contractors. Speaking in Assembly last week, Jeffrey Wickham said there are lots of failed provincial projects because contractors…

GTC wants formal letter to look after MSG Building

BY BEN BILUA GIZO Town Council (GTC) is still waiting for forming letter from the provincial government that would enable the municipal authority to manage MSG building. Clerk of Gizo Town, Charles Kelly said there have been verbal conversations but…

NIPS and Babanga School on climate change

BY BEN BILUA BABANGA Primary School in Western Province is less than five meters from the shoreline and during extreme weather waves reached the walk way which is less than 2 meters from the classrooms. On Tuesday this week, Network…

MALAITA TO BE PROBED

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…

BUS STABBING

Beliga attacks innocent boy; steals his phone BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO A parent is calling on authorities to address the issue of ‘beliga’ or daylight robbers in Honiara following his son’s near-fatal ordeal with one. He also cautions members of…

Waneta: MARA intact

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.…

Police appeal on dynamite fishing

Tulagi Police have appealed to communities in Central Province to come forward with information regarding illegal fishing method (dynamite), which occurred over the weekend. Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Central Province Superintendent David Soakai says, “Initial report stated that an outboard…