Government reacts to public criticism By EDDIE OSIFELO THE Sogavare-led government is being accused of “dictatorial leadership” after Cabinet agreed on Monday to ban Facebook. Citizens, especially those who use FB to promote their businesses, engage in discussion, communicate and…
By EDDIE OSIFELO THE Public Accounts Committee is scheduled to hold public inquiry into the Honiara City Council audit report and 2019 budget outcomes after Parliament meeting on November 19. Chairman of PAC, Douglas Ete confirmed this after the Committee’s…
By EDDIE OSIFELO LEADERS of Verahurua and Kokori Communities in Gold Ridge, Central Guadalcanal, claimed they were intimidated and harassed by the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force. In a letter sent to RSIPF Commissioner Mostyn Mangau on Monday this week…
By EDDIE OSIFELO EMBATTLED Solomon Islands National University (SINU) Vice Chancellor, Dr Ganesh Chand and four other expatriates are expected to return home next month. This was after Minister of Commerce, Industry, Labour and Immigration, Clezy Rore upheld the decision…
By EDDIE OSIFELO BMOBILE Solomon Islands is up for sale. Kumul Consolidated Holdings (KCH) is putting out Expressions of Interest for interested parties to buy off the company. Bmobile, a mobile service provider since 2010, is the only competitor to…
Constitution: PM By EDDIE OSIFELO WORK on the long awaited draft Federal Constitution has come to a standstill because of the coronavirus pandemic that prevents an expert from Commonwealth Secretariat from making an economic analysis on it. Prime Minister Manasseh…
By EDDIE OSIFELO MINISTRY of Forestry and Research is facing set back to update the State of the Forestry Report due to funding delay and coronavirus pandemic. Minister Commins Mewa explained when answering the question asked by Member of Parliament…
By EDDIE OSIFELO GOVERNMENT will discuss a re-direction and come up with a resolution to spend money until the expiry of four months since the 2019 budget is not ready. It will also deliberate on whether to extend the State…
By EDDIE OSIFELO THE Democratic Coalition Government for Advancement (DCGA) will not table the 2021 National budget when Parliament resumes on Monday, November 9. This is not possible because the government is heavily focused on the coronavirus pandemic in the…
By EDDIE OSIFELO THE Board of Solomon Airlines Ltd decided not to dwell into the internal audit report released on 17th February 2020 over the poor management decision making on transition of old A320 to new A320-200 plane. The audit…