-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…
By EDDIE OSIFELO OPPOSITION Leader, Mathew Wale has supported the call for a strong leadership in the country. Wale reiterated this call in support to Minister of Finance and Treasury, Harry Kuma who said “if Solomon Islands are to grow…
By EDDIE OSIFELO INDEPENDENT Leader John Dean Kuku has questioned the two terms ‘Policy Redirection’ and ‘Redirection Policy’ used in the Minister of Finance Speech on the $4 billion budget last week. On page 1 of his budget speech, the…
By EDDIE OSIFELO LEADER of Opposition, Mathew Wale says he was impressed with Government stand not to blame our founding fathers for the socio-economic problems the country has faced since independence. Minister of Finance and Treasury, Harry Kuma stated the…
By EDDIE OSIFELO OPPOSITION Leader, Matthew Wale has questioned the capacity of all government ministries to implement the $4 billion budget in the remaining eight months. Delivering his budget speech in Parliament last Friday, Wale said all ministries are confident…
BY ALFRED PAGEPITU LEADER of Opposition, Matthew Wale is worried about the state of the National Referral Hospital (NRH) describing it as an institution desperate on a number of fronts. In his speech on the 2021 Appropriation Bill in parliament…
THE Premier of Guadalcanal Province, Francis Sade has thrown support behind the recent public statement of Malaita Premier challenging the Rural Constituency Development Fund (RCDF) scheme in court. The support was relayed in a meeting called between the two leaders…
By EDDIE OSIFELO MEMBERS of Parliament will have only two days instead of three to debate the $4 billion budget. This was after the Speaker of Parliament, Patterson Oti adjourned the first day of debate yesterday to 9.30am today. This…
By EDDIE OSIFELO GOVERNOR General, Sir David Vunagi will not undertake any provincial and international tours this year. This was after the Ministry of Finance and Treasury not allocating any budget in the $4 billion budget currently before the Parliament…
THE Public Accounts Committee has made 20 recommendations to the Government after it completed its hearing on the $4 billion budget which was held from March 22-31. A total of 257 witnesses appeared before the Committee to give their testimonies.…
