By EDDIE OSIFELO The recently signed security agreement with China is not about defending our ‘sovereignty’, but weakening it. That’s according to East Are’Are MP Peter Kenilorea Junior. He was speaking in parliament yesterday. A leaked draft of the agreement…
By EDDIE OSIFELO AVIATION minister Peter Shanel has defended a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) he signed with Chinese state-owned company AVIC Commercial Aircraft in 2019. Australia Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) run a story on the issue last week after a copy…
By EDDIE OSIFELO MINISTER for Commerce, Industry, Labour and Immigration says he’s concerned about “investor confidence” after last November’s riots in Honiara. Frederick Kologeto expressed his concerns when contributing on the motion to thank the Governor General’s speech to throne…
By EDDIE OSIFELO MINISTRY of Justice and Legal Affairs is expected to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government Lawyers Association (GLA) on their new scheme of service. Minister Clezy Rore confirmed this when asked by Leader of Opposition,…
By EDDIE OSIFELO THE National Hosting Authority will build a clinic at Panatina to cater for the visiting contingents for the 17th Pacific Games in 2023. The Games will be held in Honiara from 19th November to 2nd December 2023.…
By EDDIE OSIFELO Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Kritenbrink has rejected assertion that US haven’t paid much attention to Solomon Islands since they removed their embassy in 1993. Ambassador Kritenbrink clarified this when asked…
By EDDIE OSIFELO UNITED States of America has not come out clear on any military response or sanction if China is going to build a military base in Solomon Islands. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs…
By EDDIE OSIFELO THE Government has supported Solomon Airlines with $6 million despite owing the airline an outstanding debt of $28 million in fees. This is part of the government’s support under the State-Owned Enterprise recapitalisation. Minister of Finance and…
By EDDIE OSIFELO PARLIAMENT passed the $4.531 billion national budget without amendments yesterday. The budget went through three and half days of scrutiny through the Committee of Supply before the motion was passed. Recurrent budget gets a big pie in…
By EDDIE OSIFELO WORK on the outstanding Forestry Bill is still ongoing, three years on since the government came into power in 2019. Attorney General, John Muria Junior confirmed this when responding to questions by the Chairman of Public Accounts…