Bottles, shopping bags, takeaway packs & cups, straws to be removed for Pacific Games By EDDIE OSIFELO MINISTRY of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management & Meteorology (MECCDM) plan to implement the single use plastic ban before the Pacific Games in…
By EDDIE OSIFELO MINISTRY of Health and Medical Services has not provided any documentation to support the contractor that refurbished the Multipurpose Hall into an Isolation Ward for $4.7 million. The Office of the Auditor General found this in its…
NDMO rushes to spend covid-19 fund on expensive vehicles ‘not related to the pandemic’, OAG report finds By EDDIE OSIFELO The National Disaster Management Office had purchased a Toyota landcruiser and Toyota Hilux under dubious means in 2020, an audit…
By EDDIE OSIFELO THREE frontline ministries during Covid 19 pandemic have not managed their bid waiver process in the procurement process effectively. This was found in a thematic audit released by Office of the Auditor General yesterday. OAG audited the…
By EDDIE OSIFELO PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare will attend the Pacific Islands Forum Special Retreat in Fiji from February 22-24. A well-placed source confirmed PM Sogavare will lead a small delegation to attend the meeting next week. The Special Retreat…
CCECC mysteriously drops wages of labourers at KGVI Pacific Games stadium project By EDDIE OSIFELO LOCAL workers engaged by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) for the Stadium Project staged a sit-in protest at King George Six Stadium yesterday morning.…
By EDDIE OSIFELO Dezine led by famous Solomon Islands music sensational, Sean Rii did not let the fans down at Canoe Bar, Pacific Crown Hotel, last Friday night. This after they provided them with two hours non-stop island reggae music…
By EDDIE OSIFELO THE new Malaita Provincial government led by Premier Martin Fini, will meet in Auki this week, to discuss their policy direction for the four remaining months in office. This came after people of Malaita are waiting to…
By EDDIE OSIFELO The Democratic Coalition Government for Advancement (DCGA) needs to pass the Federal Constitution Bill in this March’s sitting to prepare each province for State government. President of Gaena’alu Movement Jerry Sabino expressed this after Special Secretary to…
By EDDIE OSIFELO THE draft Federal Constitution needs to go through a cost analysis and peer review before the Government can proceed with it. This after the draft Bill is still with the Constitutional Review Unit under the Office of…