Sikua calls for suspension

THE Leader of Parliamentary Independent group Hon Dr. Derek Sikua is calling on the Public Service Commission to suspend two senior government officials; Commissioner of Forest and Director of Environment, for violating the Forestry act and Environment act respectively. This was in relation to the logging operation happening in Kakabona Village, West Honiara. A statement…

Call for fairness in SOE Boards

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Indigenous Chambers of Commerce Charles Dausabea has called for fairness and transparency in the selection of board members in Government’s entities. Dausabea made this call after seeing that one person is holding number of positions in the different State Owned Enterprises (SOE) boards. He gave an example of Peter…

More buses apprehended

MORE disobedient buses were flagged down by Honiara City Council (HCC) Law Enforcement officers in the past days. The more than 30 buses were said to have been caught using fake destination sign boards and employing the most-discouraged short route. These buses can be seen assembled behind HCC main office which they are expected to…

PM’s NEW HOME

THE official residence of the Prime Minister will be relocated from Vavaya Ridge and built on the hill-top next to the Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) office overlooking Lawson Tama stadium. A statement from Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MID) explained that this new PM residence development was based on Government’s Policy initiated in 2016. “All preparatory…