BY BEN BILUAGizo THE Provincial Public Account Committee of Western Province found that the province has overspent a total of 2,678,651 as part of its 2020/2021 recurrent expenditure. According to Chair of PPAC, Ramraka Talasasa, the overspending is due to…
BY BEN BILUAGizo WESTERN Provincial Government has been urged to be cautious with its expenditures when implementing the 2021/2022 budget. Chair of Provincial Public Accounts Committee, Ramrakha Talasasa made the statement during WPG’s recent extra-ordinary meeting. Talasasa said the issue…
By EDDIE OSIFELO SOLOMON Islands has collected about $157,268 from a total of 156 passport renewal applications in Australia from September 21 – December 23, 2020. This came about after a collaboration work between Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External…
THE Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) continue to roll out distribution of the British High Commission (BHC) donated seeds and tools to the farming community across the country. Distribution commenced last week Friday 9th April with Betikama Adventist College…
By EDDIE OSIFELO MEMBER of Parliament for Small Malaita, Rick Hou has highlight some challenges Government may face with its policy to invest in growth sectors. Minister of Finance and Treasury, Harry Kuma told Parliament last week that the $4…
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 ALFRED PAGEPITU A total of 112 engineers arrived in the country on Sunday night to help with the construction of the 2023 Pacific Games stadium and other facilities in Honiara. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare said all 112 engineers from…
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…
THE National Government and the Solomon Islands Electricity Authority (SIEA) are committed in progressing more affordable electricity and continuing the development of the country’s energy infrastructure. A statement from the Ministry of Mines, Energy & Rural Electrification (MMERE) said the…
-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…
