By EDDIE OSIFELO MINISTER of Rural Development, Duddley Kopu has called upon Opposition members to rethink their decision not to support the Bill to defer the life of the 11th Parliament. About 37 of the 49 Members of Parliament voted…
Veke echoes Guale’s wishes in parl By EDDIE OSIFELO Minister of Police, National Security and Correctional Services, Anthony Veke has reiterated Guadalcanal Province’s desire for State Government system. Veke, also Member of Parliament for West Guadalcanal and Former Premier of…
By EDDIE OSIFELO PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare has admitted that Solomon Islands is an aid-dependent country. Sogavare acknowledged this when responding to Opposition Leader, Matthew Wale, when he winded the sine die motion down in Parliament, on Monday December 19.…
Sogavare promises to follow up on corrupt preferred supplier report By EDDIE OSIFELO PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare has told parliament that he will ‘follow up’ on allegations the government’s preferred supplier system is costing heavily on public funds. He says…
New MP raises concern over preferred suppliers system By EDDIE OSIFELO NEW Member of Parliament for West Kwaio, Claudius Tei’ifi, says he’s shocked to see prices of materials and goods purchased through the Government’s Preferred Suppliers doubled or tripled. Tei’ifi…
By EDDIE OSIFELO A focus on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and skills training is strategic to our efforts to build a vibrant sustainable economy. Opposition Leader, Mathew Wale stated this during his debate on the sine die motion…
By EDDIE OSIFELO The challenges posed by the large and growing youth bulge in our country must be central to all government policy. Opposition Leader, Mathew Wale stressed this during his debate on the sine die motion in Parliament on…
By EDDIE OSIFELO OPPOSITION Leader Matthew Wale is not convinced that the Government is paying more attention to address climate change in the country. Speaking at the sine die motion in Parliament on December 15, Wale said climate change and…
By EDDIE OSIFELO OPPOSITION Leader Matthew Wale has questioned the state of the health care system in the country. Speaking at the sine die motion in Parliament on December 15, Wale said the state of the country’s healthcare system is…
$6.8m each for MPs next year By EDDIE OSIFELO THE 50 members of Parliament will receive $6.8 million each next year in the form of Constituency Development Fund (CDF). From the $6.8 million, $4.8 million will be projectised, to go…