Executive defends decision to employ sacked HCC clerk By EDDIE OSIFELO THE controversial newly-installed Rennell and Bellona Executive has defended their decision to appoint former Honiara City Council clerk, Rence Sore as a new political advisor This after a man…
By EDDIE OSIFELO NEWLY appointed Premier of Rennell and Bellona Province, Japhet Tuhanuku has decided to concentrate on covid-19, budget and the affairs of his province. This came after his five Executive members were sworn-in Honiara on Tuesday 8 February.…
By EDDIE OSIFELO RENNELL and Bellona Provincial Speaker, Lester Hackle Saomasi has defended his decision to allow the debate of the motion of no confidence against Premier Willie Tuhagenga on 20 December 2021. Japhet Tuhanuku was elected as a new…
By EDDIE OSIFELO VICTIM Maxwell Filei has reconciled with the Papua New Guinea (PNG) Defence Force personnel at Kingdom Harvest Church at Henderson yesterday. The reconciliation saw the PNG Defence Force officers handed over food, cash and their shell money…
By EDDIE OSIFELO THE Government has maintained the $580.2 million for the resource and productive sector in the 2022 Budget. This is the same estimate made in the 2021 budget where $370.4 million was allocated to Resource sector and $209.8…
By EDDIE OSIFELO The Democratic Coalition Government for Advancement (DGCA) Government has not allocated funding for the proposed Economic Stimulus Package in the 2022 Budget. Ministry of Finance and Treasury permanent secretary, McKinie Dentana in October 2021 announced there is…
By EDDIE OSIFELO PERMANENT Secretary for Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Andrew Nihopara is still to tender his resignation letter. Nihopara is one of the high-profile public servants in the government who refused to take his jab before the deadline…
By EDDIE OSIFELO THE Papua New Guinea medical doctor, Ma’ine Schmidt Asapo, accused of bringing the covid-19 virus from Tasman to Pelau has been cleared by the Government. However, Asapo will still face the charge for illegally crossing the international…
By EDDIE OSIFELO THE Government’s new policy direction focuses on the reconstruction and revitalization of Honiara businesses infrastructures destroyed during the rioting and looting from 24th – 25th of November 2021. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare made the announcement during his…
By EDDIE OSIFELO GOVERNMENT will table a $4.16 billion budget in the upcoming sitting of Parliament around March. The 2022 Budget drops down by 7.9% from $4.496 billion Revised Budget estimate for 2021. The Government expects a total SIG Revenue…