By EDDIE OSIFELO THE only female Member of Provincial Assembly for Choiseul Province, Florence Vasaro, is the new minister for Lauru Affairs. Premier Tongoua Tabe has selected Vasaro among his eight-member government to serve the province in the next four…
By EDDIE OSIFELO PREMIER Tongoua Tabe on Wednesday named his ministerial line-up to lead Choiseul province for the next four years. This was following his election as the new premier on Monday, after defeating David Deva, 10-6 during the election.…
By EDDIE OSIFELO NEW Choiseul Premier, Tonguoa Tabe, a descendant of the minority Kiribati community living in the province’s Wagina ward, has been given full responsibility to lead the 30,000 people of the province. This was after the caretaker government…
By EDDIE OSIFELO CHOISEUL Province saw only one woman elected into the current Provincial Assembly. Florence Vasaro made her way into the Assembly after winning the Babatana ward. She is the only female MPA in the 16 male-dominated Assembly. She…
By EDDIE OSIFELO Solomon Islands Council of Trade Union (SICTU) has passed a resolution yesterday to do further consultation with their respective union members over the proposed 10 percent pay rise for MPs. This was agreed following a meeting in…
By EDDIE OSIFELO MINISTRY of Infrastructure Development has blamed the internal processes in the Ministry of Finance and Treasury for the delay of upgrading the deteriorating roads in Honiara City. This was after the public accused the government for not…
Choiseul makes history with election of Tabe as premier By EDDIE OSIFELO CHOISEUL Province made history yesterday when it elected Tongoua Tabe to be its next premier. Tabe becomes the first person from the minority ethnic group of I-Kiribati (Micronesians)…
By EDDIE OSIFELO EMCO Pacific (SI) Limited is expected to start covering some of the potholes on the Kukum Highway to Henderson in East Honiara. The road has been deteriorating following the rainy season, in the past days. Vehicle owners…
By EDDIE OSIFELO MEMBERS of the Solomon Islands Council of Trade Union (SICTU) will meet tomorrow, to discuss the proposed 10 percent salary increase for MPs this year. A SICTU executive Tony Kagovai confirmed the meeting following the proposal by…
PM to get extra $30k in PEC new proposal By EDDIE OSIFELO PRIME MINISTER Manasseh Sogavare is awarded an extra $30,000 or 10 percent, on top of his annual salary, in the Parliamentary Entitlements Commission (PEC) proposal for 2023. This…