Cyber crime bill to be ready end of this year
By EDDIE OSIFELOATTORNEY General, John Muria Junior is hoping to see the draft of the cyber crime bill ready before the end of this year.The Bill aims to deal with cyber bullying, money laundering,...
SIBC NOT UNIFYING!
….PM explain reasons for broadcasters’ omission as SOEBy EDDIE OSIFELOTHE Prime Minister has accused the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC) of deviating from its purpose of uniting the country. Manasseh Sogavare made this statement when...
Kuma highlights risks in government payment system
By EDDIE OSIFELOMINISTER of Finance and Treasury, Harry Kuma has highlighted the risks in the current payments landscape.These include credit risk, legal risk, liquidity risk, cross border transaction, operational risk and antimony laundering.Speaking at...
NEW LAW ON GOVERNMENT PAY
Kuma says bill aims to remove delay in systemBy EDDIE OSIFELODELAYING of payments between banks and the Government will soon become a “thing of the past” once the Payment Systems Bill 2021 becomes operational.Minister...
PM: nothing left to explain
BY BEN BILUAGizoPRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare says there is nothing left to explain to the world about Solomon Islands’ security pact with China.He says explanations to the Sino-Solomons deal have been exhausted.He made the...
SIBC board to meet with PM
By EDDIE OSIFELOMEMBERS of Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC) Board will meet with Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare to discuss their fate tomorrow.The Prime Minister had omitted SIBC as a State-Owned Enterprise recently, leaving the...
PMO halts church devotions on SIBC
By EDDIE OSIFELOOFFICE of Prime Minister and Cabinet has ordered the suspension of the government-sponsored church devotion programme on Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC) early this month.SIBC signed a contract with the Government since...
SICTU offers government, view on parliament extension
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO THE Solomon Islands Council of Trade Union (SICTU) calls on the government to set up a special select committee that will consult on the government’s intention to defer next year’s national...
OPMC: Wale needs self-reflection
The office of the prime minister has responded to Opposition Leader’s earlier statements that PM Sogavare lied to the nation.“The Opposition Leader should take a good look at himself before launching a tirade against...
PM congratulates new MSG chair
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has congratulated Vanuatu Prime Minister, Bob Loughman, the new Chair of the Melanesian Spearhead Group.Speaking during the official handover of the mantle from the care taker Papua New Guinea Prime...