By EDDIE OSIFELO MEMBER of Parliament for Small Malaita, Rick Hou has raised concerns over the long-term viability of the Development Bank of Solomon Islands (DBSI). The four areas Hou raised when debating on the $4 billion budget are: its…
By EDDIE OSIFELO Minister of National Planning and Development Coordination, Rex Ramofafia has defended the $1.47 billion injected by donors in the $4 billion budget. Delivering his speech on the budget on Monday, Ramofafia said this demonstrates a strong donor…
-Loggers move into shipping -Wale urges gov’t to act By EDDIE OSIFELO Loggers are reportedly moving into the shipping industry. And, this is raising eye brows. Opposition Leader, Matthew Wale, raised this concern in parliament last week, urging government to…
By EDDIE OSIFELO OPPOSITION Leader, Mathew Wale has supported the call for a strong leadership in the country. Wale reiterated this call in support to Minister of Finance and Treasury, Harry Kuma who said “if Solomon Islands are to grow…
By EDDIE OSIFELO INDEPENDENT Leader John Dean Kuku has questioned the two terms ‘Policy Redirection’ and ‘Redirection Policy’ used in the Minister of Finance Speech on the $4 billion budget last week. On page 1 of his budget speech, the…
By EDDIE OSIFELO LEADER of Opposition, Mathew Wale says he was impressed with Government stand not to blame our founding fathers for the socio-economic problems the country has faced since independence. Minister of Finance and Treasury, Harry Kuma stated the…
By EDDIE OSIFELO OPPOSITION Leader, Matthew Wale has questioned the capacity of all government ministries to implement the $4 billion budget in the remaining eight months. Delivering his budget speech in Parliament last Friday, Wale said all ministries are confident…
By EDDIE OSIFELO MEMBERS of Parliament will have only two days instead of three to debate the $4 billion budget. This was after the Speaker of Parliament, Patterson Oti adjourned the first day of debate yesterday to 9.30am today. This…
By EDDIE OSIFELO GOVERNOR General, Sir David Vunagi will not undertake any provincial and international tours this year. This was after the Ministry of Finance and Treasury not allocating any budget in the $4 billion budget currently before the Parliament…
By EDDIE OSIFELO TWO ministries are working together with international immigration to come up with relocation guidelines. Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology and Ministry of Lands, Housing and Survey are working on this course following concerns…