Secretary to Prime Minister yesterday stated repatriation flights are temporarily suspended to give time for the Oversight Committee to review, assess and improve on future repatriation flights. Dr. Rodgers highlighted this during the public open forum at the National Museum Auditorium on Friday. He said that during a meeting early this week, Caucus had advised…
Leader of the Official Opposition Group Mathew Wale had congratulated Malaita Province under the Suidani-led MARA government for their achievements so far. Speaking during the Malaita Provincial 37th second appointed day celebrations in Auki, the Auki Langalanga MP said Malaita Province, under MARA government, is doing well and deserves congratulation and recognition. He pointed out…
DEPUTY Prime Minister Manasseh Maelanga has encouraged Malaitan’s to celebrate the province’s second appointed day with remembrance and pride. Speaking during the second appointed day celebrations in Auki, Malaita province today, the deputy Prime Minister said Malaitan’s must stand tall and take time to reflect and congratulate themselves for their contributions to the country. “We…
SECRETARY to Prime Minister (SPM) Dr. Jimmie Rodgers is calling on Solomon Islands Churches Association (SICA), not to politicized efforts taken by the government. Dr. Rodgers made the statement during a public open forum yesterday at the National Museum Auditorium. The SPM said that the government respects the churches and their contributions to nation-building. He…
THE Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) has completed the review of the case file of the Chief of Staff in the Prime Minister’s Office regarding the alleged breach of the electoral act. The file is, however, yet to be returned to police as Robson Djokovic has applied to the High Court for determination of his…
IN line with Repatriation Advisory Notice 9 the Chair of COVID-19 Oversight Committee Mr. James Remobatu issued a Cancellation Notice on the Solomon Islands Government repatriation flight IE698 BNE-HIR and IE699 AUCKL-HIR-BNE scheduled for 16th August 2020. This was advised through the Repatriation Advisory Notice No.8 dated 31 July 2020. The Government wishes to apologize…
THE Member of Parliament (MP) for North-West Guadalcanal Bodo Detke is under investigation following his involvement in a recent traffic accident.Thats according to Deputy Police Commissioner Ian Vaev aso during the Commissioner’s weekly media conference, Thursday. “The traffic accident involving Member of Parliament for North-West Guadalcanal Bodo Detke is still under investigation,” he said. He…
WESTERN Provincial (WP) Premier David Gina has questioned where were Solomon Islands Government and China when his province was in a desperate situation to prepare the province against the threat from COVID-19. He said the province has worked immensely during the COVID-19 preparedness period without receiving any response from their appeals. The WPG Media office…
A total sum of $156.4 million was approved and re-allocated to ministries responsible for implementing the Solomon Islands Government’s (SIG) COVID-19 preparedness and response sector plans. This was highlighted by the Minister of Finance and Treasury Harry Kuma during the second reading of the 2020 Supplementary Appropriation Bill in Parliament on Wednesday. In the speech,…
POLICE have recently arrested and charged a 77-year-old man for allegedly raping his four-year-old step-granddaughter in East Honiara early this week. Deputy Police Commissioner Ian Vaevaso said step-grandfather is now facing a rape charge and currently remanded at the Rove Correctional Centre while the investigation continues. “It was alleged that at 1 pm on that…