Micro-project funding converted into discretionary fund By Alfred Sasako MICRO project funding administered by Parliament has been converted into discretionary funds giving Members of Parliament direct control over the use of half a million dollars each annually. The information was…
By Alfred Sasako ORDINARY Members of Parliament will no longer be allowed hotel accommodation during sittings of Parliament, it was revealed yesterday. Instead, the five or six Ordinary MPs will receive a lump sum payment of $15,000 each. The payment…
By Gary Hatigeva FINANCE Minister and Member of Parliament for East Choiseul, Manasseh Sogavare has assured the country that the National Government will deliver on its development programmes and implement all its priority policies. The Minister made this assurance when…
By Gary Hatigeva A total of $3million from the recently passed 2018 National Budget has been allocated for the ongoing Primary Health Care Programme this year, being one out of two policy objectives to have the highest allocation under the…
BY election date for Gizo/Kolombangara constituency has been proclaimed by the Governor General, Sir Frank Kabui this morning 10th April 2018. May 23 2018 has been announced as the election date for Gizo/Kolombangara constituency. Gizo/Kolombangara has been without a Member…
By Gary Hatigeva AFTER three days of in-depth debate and scrutiny, Parliament’s Committee of Supply yesterday concluded all proceedings and passed the much anticipated 2018 Budget with an overwhelming support of votes from members of the government, opposition and the…
The other side to Bauxite mining in west Rennell that is not talked about By Alfred Sasako OUTSPOKEN politician, Matthew Wale, last week called for a stop to the bauxite mining operations on West Rennell, claiming the Ministry of Mines,…
By Alfred Sasako FINANCE Minister Manasseh Sogavare has delivered his first and probably his last budget – a $4-billion outlay designed to demonstrate the “Government’s commitment to delivering on some of its most critical policy priorities for 2018”. In it,…
Printing error forces adjournment to sort out mixed copies of document By Gary Hatigeva PRINTING error forced parliament into adjournment yesterday. Everyone except the Prime Minister had a copy of the revised version of the budget document. Parliament was forced…
Gov’t accused of failing to advocate interests of Solomon Islanders over foreigners’ BY GARY HATIGEVA OPPORTUNITIES to access employment for a majority of Solomon Islanders is still an unsolved issue that now triggers major concerns as it is said to…
