By EDDIE OSIFELO INDEPENDENT Leader John Dean Kuku has questioned the two terms ‘Policy Redirection’ and ‘Redirection Policy’ used in the Minister of Finance Speech on the $4 billion budget last week. On page 1 of his budget speech, the…
POLICE are investigating the suspicious death of a female Asian shop owner found lying in a pool of blood in her shop this morning. The shop located opposite of the Anglican Church of Melanesia (ACOM) bookshop was cordoned off by…
Government reacts to ‘blood clot and AstraZeneca’ findings by continuing vaccination rollout BY ALFRED PAGEPITU Government will continue with its AstraZeneca vaccination rollout programme despite a recent finding linking the vaccine with blood clots. On Thursday last week, the European…
By EDDIE OSIFELO MEMBERS of Parliament will have only two days instead of three to debate the $4 billion budget. This was after the Speaker of Parliament, Patterson Oti adjourned the first day of debate yesterday to 9.30am today. This…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA A man from Kia in Isabel province has been sentenced to eight months but will only serve four months in jail for indecently assaulting a woman at Varagia in Isabel province on November 28, 2019. Principal Magistrate…
FINANCE Minister Harry Kuma says the Debt Management Framework (DMF) will guide any new borrowing proposal of the Government. Minister Kuma highlighted this during his 2021 Budget Speech in Parliament on Tuesday this week. The Finance Minister said this framework…
HCC terminates controversial Clerk’s contract BY ALFRED PAGEPITU THE Honiara City Council (HCC) Executive Committee has terminated the contract of Rence Sore as City Clerk. Deputy Mayor Francis Idu told Island Sun yesterday the decision was reached on Tuesday, with…
-Government promises to help local businesses -Electricity cost down, May By EDDIE OSIFELO LOCAL businesses will receive tax incentives from Government to remain afloat during the coronavirus pandemic. Minister of Finance and Treasury, Harry Kuma revealed this when he tabled…
By EDDIE OSIFELO THE Government has introduced a ‘top down’ approach in this year’s $4 billion budget. Minister of Finance and Treasury, Harry Kuma told Parliament yesterday the 2021 budget process taken by the government was slightly different from the…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA As of yesterday, the pilot covid-19 vaccination programme is still to reach halfway, with just over a week to go for Honiara. Only 2,651 have been jabbed, said prime minister Manasseh Sogavare in his nationwide address. Seven…
