Strong warning
PM tells Health minister Dr Tautai and his PS to pull up their socks By Alfred Sasako PRIME Minister Rick Houenipwela has told a news conference in Honiara that he has written “strongly worded letters” to the Minister of Health…
PM tells Health minister Dr Tautai and his PS to pull up their socks By Alfred Sasako PRIME Minister Rick Houenipwela has told a news conference in Honiara that he has written “strongly worded letters” to the Minister of Health…
MEMBER of Parliament for Auki/Langalanga, Matthew Wale says the amount of public funds and resources gone missing are simply too large to ignore. Speaking on Wednesday in parliament on the Anti-corruption Bill, Wale says it is in their interest that…
PRIME Minister Rick Houenipwela said leaders in Parliament must listen to the pleas of the people to pass the Anti-Corruption Bill 2017. “When there is an overwhelming desire by the people, when there is collective pressure by the people, for…
By Gary Hatigeva DESPITE the shady experience on Wednesday’s status into the debates of the Anti-Corruption Bill (ACB) 2017, the Prime Minister found time to acknowledge the country and people who stood behind getting the bill back to parliament, direct…
By Gary Hatigeva PARLIAMENT on Wednesday welcomed its newest member to the house, Lanelle Tanaganda after her election victory in the Gizo-Kolombangara by-election, May this year. Before being welcomed by both members of the two sides of the house, Mrs.…
Parliament adjourned debates due to low turnout of MPs By Gary Hatigva ONLY in its first day of debates, but the Anti-Corruption Bill 2017 is again facing huge doubts and confusions as parliament was forced to adjourn its deliberation on…
BY LYNTON AARON FILIA PRIME Minister Rick Houenipwela says the fight against corruption must be comprehensive and persistent. PM Hou made the statement during the second reading of the Anti-Corruption Bill 2017 in parliament when it resumed yesterday. He said…
MEMBER of Parliament for Temotu Nende Constituency, Commins Ashton Mewa, has been sworn in yesterday as the new Minister of National Unity, Reconciliation and Peace (MNURP). Mewa replaces former Minister and Member of Parliament for East Central Guadalcanal Constituency, Ishmael…
BY LYNTON AARON FILIA OPPOSITION leader Manasseh Maelanga has called on the Government to declare a state of medical emergency and quickly address the medical drugs at the national hospital (NRH). In a press statement from the Opposition Communication Unit,…
THE Parliamentary Bills and Legislation Committee (BLC) will commence enquiries into four new Bills, starting with the Goods Tax (Amendment) Bill 2018 today. The Good Tax (Amendment) Bill 2018 is an Act enacted by the National Parliament to amend the…