By EDDIE OSIFELO STUDENTS in Primary and Secondary have experienced five months loss of learning during the Covid-19 pandemic. Minister of Education and Human Resources, Lannell Tanangada confirmed this when asked by Leader of Opposition, Mathew Wale in Parliament yesterday.…
….PM explain reasons for broadcasters’ omission as SOE By EDDIE OSIFELO THE Prime Minister has accused the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC) of deviating from its purpose of uniting the country. Manasseh Sogavare made this statement when explaining the government’s…
By EDDIE OSIFELO MINISTER of Finance and Treasury, Harry Kuma has highlighted the risks in the current payments landscape. These include credit risk, legal risk, liquidity risk, cross border transaction, operational risk and antimony laundering. Speaking at the second reading…
Kuma says bill aims to remove delay in system By EDDIE OSIFELO DELAYING of payments between banks and the Government will soon become a “thing of the past” once the Payment Systems Bill 2021 becomes operational. Minister of Finance and…
By EDDIE OSIFELO MEMBERS of Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC) Board will meet with Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare to discuss their fate tomorrow. The Prime Minister had omitted SIBC as a State-Owned Enterprise recently, leaving the Board’s status in doubt.…
By EDDIE OSIFELO OFFICE of Prime Minister and Cabinet has ordered the suspension of the government-sponsored church devotion programme on Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC) early this month. SIBC signed a contract with the Government since 2019 during Covid-19 to…
Sogavare intends to have it discussed in parliament By EDDIE OSIFELO THE five-volume report of Truth and Reconciliation Commission is among important businesses the Sogavare-led Government plans to discuss in the current 11th sitting of Parliament. A Commission of five…
……Claims of Drs, Nurses boozy night in Emergency Department By EDDIE OSIFELO SOME nurses and guardians are calling on the National Referral Hospital administration to investigate an alleged drinking party inside the Accident Emergency (A&E) staff room last Friday. The…
By EDDIE OSIFELO A Prime Minister has a power to prohibit Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC) from broadcasting or televising any matter, or matter of any class or character unless it is based on national interest. Or the Prime Minister…
Police arrest 11 in relation to incident By EDDIE OSIFELO ELEVEN people attacked a Chinese worker at Gold Ridge mine site in Central Guadalcanal last Thursday, leaving him in serious condition. Guadalcanal Police have arrested the 11 suspects; they are…