By EDDIE OSIFELO COUNTING for Central Honiara and North East Guadalcanal by elections will start around 10am today at Police Conference room, Rove. Both constituencies have completed free and fair elections yesterday. Central Honiara Returning Officer Atu Balakana said there…
Constitution: PM By EDDIE OSIFELO WORK on the long awaited draft Federal Constitution has come to a standstill because of the coronavirus pandemic that prevents an expert from Commonwealth Secretariat from making an economic analysis on it. Prime Minister Manasseh…
By EDDIE OSIFELO THE Democratic Coalition Government for Advancement (DCGA) will not table the 2021 National budget when Parliament resumes on Monday, November 9. This is not possible because the government is heavily focused on the coronavirus pandemic in the…
OPPOSITION leader Matthew Wale is calling on the Prime Minister to take urgent steps to address the allowances of front-line officers in the fight against covid-19, which had been revealed as being unpaid since September 2020. “If the reports are…
Peoples Republic of China (PRC) respects the wish of other developing countries and never imposed ideas PRC’s Ambassador Li Ming says. He made this clarification over claim by academics saying the US$25 million assistance to Malaita is part of USA’s…
The Leader of the Independent Group, Hon John Kuku calls on the National Government to promptly slam the door on its idea to extend the life of the National Parliament from 4 to 5 years. Hon. Kuku said that it…
Forty Solomon Islands Nationals residing in Australia will soon have new passports valid for the next 10 years. Early this week, Chief Immigration Officer, Johnson Oge and Immigration Officer, Richard Manuroho were in Canberra to process passport renewals for Solomon…
Leader of Opposition and MP for Aoke Langalanga, Matthew Wale congratulates the Premier of Malaita Province, Daniel Suidani, on his success against the no confidence motion tabled against him. “The victory clearly demonstrates the resounding confidence the majority of MPAs…
Why Suidani is pushing for independence vote By EDDIE OSIFELO MALAITA Province meets all the criteria to become an independent nation in the future, premier Daniel Suidani told Island Sun yesterday.The four criteria for a state to be considered independent…
Wale says it’s a ‘National Shameful Fund’ By EDDIE OSIFELO PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare has a $6 million special discretionary fund under his belt, which China has provided. This fund is part of $6, 586, 146.40 ($800,000 USD) China gave…
