BY SAMIE WAIKORI MINISTER of Provincial Government, Rolland Seleso is likely to deliver advice on the current political turmoil facing Malaita provincial assembly by the end of the week. This is following the non-executive’s victory vote over the budget speech…
By EDDIE OSIFELO PREMIER of Malaita Province, Daniel Suidani has hit back on the accusations that his administration failed to fulfil their promises in the last three years. David Suda highlighted the failed promises in an article titled: ‘MARA LEADERSHIP…
By EDDIE OSIFELO Solomon Islands Council of Trade Union (SICTU) is still waiting for feedbacks from their members, before calling another meeting to discuss the pay rise of members of Parliament. This was based on a resolution passed recently by…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI MALAITA provincial government is looking forward to a disappointing audit report for 2022/2023 financial year. Provincial Minister for Finance and Treasury, Nelson Lenty confirmed this in his revised budget speech last week. “Sadly for 2022/23 financial year,…
Ministers resign from Suidani’s gov’t By EDDIE OSIFELO TWO ministers of the Malaita Alliance for Rural Advancement (MARA) Government, Joe Heroáo and Alick Junior OfoOfo have resigned. Hero’ao, of ward 25, had tendered his resignation last Friday and OfoOfo of…
BY BEN BILUA OUTSPOKEN leader of Western Province, Jeffrey Wickham has called on the central Government to stop bullying provincial governments. He said all the regulations and requirements placed to provincial government not only hinder provinces to progress but also…
Minister Seleso to refer province over to Auditor General By EDDIE OSIFELO MINISTER of Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening, Rollen Seleso, is expected to ask the Auditor General Office to investigate the accounts of Malaita Province. This is after he…
BY BEN BILUA GIZO residents have described the proposed increase in members’ of Parliament entitlement as ‘insane and unjustifiable’. An interview carried out by Island Sun in the street of Gizo found that all the interviewees were against the proposal.…
Vasaro’s historic victory come as quite a surprise By EDDIE OSIFELO THE only female Member of Provincial Assembly for Choiseul Province, Florence Vasaro has described her victory in the recent election as “quite a surprise”. This is because Choiseul, known…
By EDDIE OSIFELO PARLIAMENTARY Entitlement Commission (PEC) has proposed a seven percent increase in relation to the terms and conditions of members of Parliament and not 10 percent, as leaked in the media recently. This was revealed by PEC to…
