THE Leader of Opposition, Matthew Wale in response to the statements by the NRH CEO Dr George Malefoasi describing bed shortages and other problems at the NRH, says that the government has neglected the NRH for a very long time.…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO THE Public Emergency Bill is currently waiting on consultations which are being held in the provinces. Attorney General John Muria Junior says consultations have been done in Guadalcanal Province, Honiara City Council (HCC), and with diplomatic…
BY BARNABAS MANEBONA FUNDS of $600,000-each under the Economic Stimulus Package (ESP) received by Members of Parliament (MPs) will be monitored. Chairman of the ESP Committee McKinnie Dentana said this after being asked if whether the MPs $600,000 funds will…
Gov’t urged to terminate minister for lying in public GOVERNMENT has been urged to sack Environment minister Titus Fika for lying in public. Transparency Solomon Islands (TSI) made the call yesterday after the Island Sun exposed Fika’s dishonest in a…
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…
