Environment minister Fika denies issuing directive, documents show otherwise By EDDIE OSIFELO ENVIRONMENT minister Titus Fika has denied giving Sunrise Investment Ltd the right to sell tubi trees the Malaysian logger illegally harvested on San Jorge, Isabel. He has also…
OPPOSITION leader Matthew Wale questions the independence of the Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (OPMC) and the conduct of its officials in dealing with Solomon Forest Association (SFA), a private organisation formed to protect the interests of foreign…
LEADER of Opposition, Matthew Wale is questioning the government and responsible authorities whether tests have been done on hand sanitiser products allowed into the market for public use as a covid-19 preventative measure. The Opposition Leader shared this concern following…
BY BARNABAS MANEBONA FINAL consultations into the ‘Public Health Emergency Bill’ start this week and will run for the next month. That’s according to Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare in his latest nationwide address, Monday. Sogavare said provinces to be invited…
h BY BARNABAS MANEBONA MINISTRY of Finance and Treasury (MoFT) Permanent Secretary (PS) McKinnie Dentana said information that the Economic Stimulus Package (ESP) funding being exhausted is not ‘true’. The PS said that information is basically false and produced by…
BY ALFRED PAGEPITU The Solomon Islands new Education Bill will be tabled in Parliament later this year, according to Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare. In his first nationwide address yesterday he said the National Education Board has considered and provided advice…
Kuma exempts Sino Capital from paying $1.9m to Gov’t By CHARLES KADAMANA IN a year the Government struggles to collect revenue, Finance minister Harry Kuma in June granted Malaysian logger Sino Capital tax relief amounting to $1.9 million, documents Island…
Government reshuffles ministers ahead of Christmas By EDDIE OSIFELO THE Democratic Coalition Government for Advancement (DCGA) has made another ministerial reshuffle this week before Christmas period. This is the second reshuffle this year after Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare removed two…
By EDDIE OSIFELO FORMER Prime Minister Rick Hou says he’s not surprised with the Government’s Redirection Policy and the 2021 Budget. Speaking at the sine die motion in Parliament last Wednesday, Mr Hou, also Member of Small Malaita, said while…
By EDDIE OSIFELO FORMER Prime Minister, Rick Hou urges the government to take drastic policy actions to address what he described as the “slippery uphill climb in the economy”. Speaking at the sine die motion in Parliament last Wednesday, Mr…
