Government issued 435 licences to logging companies By EDDIE OSIFELO MINISTRY of Forest and Research has issued a total of 435 licences to logging companies operating throughout the country. These include 281 valid licences and 154 operation licences. Permanent Secretary,…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO Frontliners have been told to take the vaccine or resign. Attorney General John Muria Jnr uttered this warning on Sunday following the low turnout of frontliners to be vaccinated in the first three days after last…
By EDDIE OSIFELO OPPOSITION Leader, Matthew Wale wants to see Government table the long awaited Truth and Reconciliation report in Parliament. Wale made the call toward Ministry of Traditional Governance, Peace and Ecclesiastical Affairs (MTGP&EA) when its officials appeared before…
By EDDIE OSIFELO MAJOR development activities on West Guadalcanal have sparked a call for government action on meeting the rehabilitation demands of former combatants promised six years ago. The call was made by the Western Region of Guadalcanal Post Conflict…
OPPOSITION leader Matthew Wale reminded SICA and SIFGA to ensure that churches maintain a strong prophetic voice to the government and the nation. He made this statement during the Public Accounts inquiry into the budget submission by the Ministry of…
THE new Minister of the Ministry of Justice & Legal Affairs Clezy Rore was sworn in yesterday by the Governor General, Sir David Vunagi at the Government House. Rore was the former Minister for Commerce, Industries, Labour and Immigration. He…
DPP rejects embattled city clerk’s attempt to withdraw criminal case BY JENNIFER KUSAPA EMBATTLED Honiara City Clerk Rence Sore yesterday made a surprise attempt to withdraw a criminal case he filed against two city councilors last year. But the Office…
By EDDIE OSIFELO MINISTRY of Rural Development is going to step up its capacity and Monitoring and Evaluation this year. This was after the Government has allocated $2 million under the $3.9 billion 2021 Appropriation Bill 2021 budget. Previously, the…
By EDDIE OSIFELO A TASKFORCE was set up to review the outdated Constituency Development Fund (CDF) Act 2013 and Regulations. Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Rural Development, Allan Daonga confirmed this when he appeared before the Public Accounts Committee in…
By EDDIE OSIFELO THE 50 Members of Parliament will receive a total of $6.8 million each in this financial year. This after the government allocated $340 million to the 50 Constituencies under the Ministry’s Development Budget. About $18.4 million was…
