BY CAROL-ANNE SULEGA THE Opposition says there has been abuse in some of the provisions of the Public Financial Management Act. Leader of the Official Opposition Hon Jeremiah Manele made the statement on the floor of Parliament yesterday. He…
A 20 ft container of much needed medical equipment and supplies for the NRH was shipped by Take My Hands (TMH) charitable trust in New Zealand in late June this year and arrived in Honiara prior to 10 July. The container…
YESTERDAY Thursday, 31 August, I received news that there was a tense situation at Kazukuru Lipa point in the Western Province where a second attempt was then underway by Gallego Resources, a logging company, to land their equipment on Kazukuru…
Promises new version of anti-corrupt bill next Parliament sitting, accuses Opp of inciting anti-gov’t atmosphere PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare has rebutted the Opposition, labelling their outcry on the withdrawal of the Anti-Corruption Bill 2016 as ‘shocking’ and ‘completely unnecessary’.…
IT has been reported recently that the community of Barana on Mt Austen, Guadacanal, is determined to re-plant trees and protect the ecosystems in a proposed park. At a community consultation organised last week by SPREP through the Pacific Ecosystem-based…
IN March 2015, I launched my personal website – www.solomonislandsinfocus.com that I painstakingly designed and funded for the sole purpose of aiding good causes in the Solomon Islands with an emphasis on illustrating locally made wooden carvings and artefacts, but…
By Romulus Huta NATIONAL soccer coach Felipe Vega-Arango Alonso has confirmed that key attacker Micah Lea’alafa will not play in the first leg of the Stage 3 Finals of the Oceania World Cup against the New Zealand All Whites tomorrow…
HCC orders closure of large portion of Pt Cruz CBD buildings A good number of old familiar buildings in Point Cruz have been ordered to be shut down by the Honiara City Council (HCC). Starting from the Honiara Hot…
By Alfred Sasako AS the impact of the decision by the DCC Government to withdraw the Anti-Corruption Bill sinks in, concerned citizens are rallying to show their displeasure. A meeting of like-minded citizens is due to be held at…
Leadership Code Commission penalises former MID Minister $12k for misconducts in office THE Leadership Code Commission (LCC) has penalised Hon Jimmy Lusibaea with a fine of $12,000 for three counts of misconduct in office. In two counts, Lusibaea had…