‘Not good enough’
Extending SoPE is not the only answer: Wale LEADER of Opposition Matthew Wale says the government has to accept that covid-19 is going to be here for a while, and the country needs to adjust to it and return to…
Category Politics
Dentana, when? Opposition leader asks
THE Leader of Opposition, Matthew Wale, has called on the Permanent Secretary of Finance to state when he will publish the list of Economic Stimulus Package (ESP) beneficiaries. In a media statement last week, responding to PS Finance’s statements during…
Vote counting to start today
By EDDIE OSIFELO COUNTING for Central Honiara and North East Guadalcanal by elections will start around 10am today at Police Conference room, Rove. Both constituencies have completed free and fair elections yesterday. Central Honiara Returning Officer Atu Balakana said there…
Virus delays Federal
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…
No budget in upcoming parl session
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…
PM urged to attend to claims of frontliners
OPPOSITION leader Matthew Wale is calling on the Prime Minister to take urgent steps to address the allowances of front-line officers in the fight against covid-19, which had been revealed as being unpaid since September 2020. “If the reports are…
WE RESPECT OTHERS: MING
Peoples Republic of China (PRC) respects the wish of other developing countries and never imposed ideas PRC’s Ambassador Li Ming says. He made this clarification over claim by academics saying the US$25 million assistance to Malaita is part of USA’s…
LEADER OF INDEPENDENT GROUP SUGGEST DISSOLUTION RATHER THAN EXTENDING PARLIAMENT
The Leader of the Independent Group, Hon John Kuku calls on the National Government to promptly slam the door on its idea to extend the life of the National Parliament from 4 to 5 years. Hon. Kuku said that it…
SI PASSPORT RENEWALS IN AUSTRALIA CONTINUES
Forty Solomon Islands Nationals residing in Australia will soon have new passports valid for the next 10 years. Early this week, Chief Immigration Officer, Johnson Oge and Immigration Officer, Richard Manuroho were in Canberra to process passport renewals for Solomon…
Opposition leader congratulates Suidani, calls for unity
Leader of Opposition and MP for Aoke Langalanga, Matthew Wale congratulates the Premier of Malaita Province, Daniel Suidani, on his success against the no confidence motion tabled against him. “The victory clearly demonstrates the resounding confidence the majority of MPAs…
