By EDDIE OSIFELO OPPOSITION Leader, Mathew Wale has supported the call by Governor General Sir David Vunagi for all Members of Parliament to provide leadership with integrity. Speaking in response to the Speech from the Throne delivered by Sir Vunagi…
By EDDIE OSIFELO OPPOSITION Leader, Mathew Wale has commended Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare for inviting Governor General Sir David Vunagi to deliver the “speech from the through” at the opening of the current session of parliament. Wale stated this yesterday…
By EDDIE OSIFELO PARLIAMENT has passed the $4 billion budget without amendments after four days of scrutiny in the Committee of Supply. Both sides of the house have met until after 7pm on Monday to complete the scrutiny of the…
By EDDIE OSIFELO MINISTER of Infrastructure Development Manasseh Maelanga has confirmed the abandoned road development from the Girl Guide area up to the western precinct of Parliament was a ‘failed’ project. Maelanga confirmed this in Parliament during the discussion on…
By EDDIE OSIFELO PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare has agreed for the government to seriously address Gender Based Violence in the country. This came after Opposition Leader Mathew Wale urged the Prime Minister to increase the funding to address GBV after…
By EDDIE OSIFELO ABOUT 3,000 babies are dying every year from an estimated 20,000 babies born throughout the country. Minister of Home Affairs, Christopher Laore confirmed this when asked by Leader of Opposition, Mathew Wale during the Committee of Supply…
PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare says the government cannot engage an eminent consultant to look into the proposed Federal Constitution report due to the corona virus. As such, Sogavare said the government is thinking of engaging a local consultant to look…
THE Ministry of Infrastructure Development has passed a policy last year to control Government vehicles. Deputy Prime Minister and also Minister of MID, Manasseh Maelanga confirmed this when asked during the Committee of Supply in Parliament yesterday. Member of Parliament…
By EDDIE OSIFELO Scholarships for in-country students has been hit hard this year following a half reduction in its budgetary allocation. Minister of Education and Human Resources, Lannelle Tanangada said a reduction from the 2020 revised budget of $105,250,466 to…
By EDDIE OSIFELO PARLIAMENT is still to pass the $4 billion budget after the start of the committee of supply on Wednesday. It had completed scrutiny of only nine stakeholders’ recurrent budget into the $4 billion budget since the start…