SOLOMON Airlines has announced a major initiative to encourage more Solomon Islands businesses to utilise air freight space on the national carrier’s Airbus A320 flights to Australia. Effective from next week, the airline is offering heavily discounted ‘Export Incentive’ cargo rates on all flights from Honiara to Brisbane for 6 months to the end of…
MINISTER for Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening calls on the Premier of Guadalcanal Province to stop his media tirades, man up and talk to him as responsible leaders would do. Rollen Seleso made the statement following the Premier’s call on the Prime Minister to remove or reshuffle the minister for delaying the release of the…
PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare says he will take it upon himself and members of the Cabinet Committee to monitor the implementation of the government’s policies and legislations. Speaking during his round up speech in Parliament Thursday this week, the Prime Minister said it is time to work and implement the Government policy and legislative program.…
‘Challenging the RCDF in court gives validity and respect to the constitution’ MALAITA Provincial Premier Daniel Suidani is not shying away from the “bring it on ” statement uttered by the Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare in parliament this week. PM Sogavare this week was responding to a joint statement by the Premier of Malaita…
Miss Solomon Islands Gladys Habu has been terminated as Miss Solomon Islands as of Friday, 23rd of April 2021. The Miss Solomon Islands Pageant (MSIP) Committee in a meeting last week made a decision on 14th April 2021 to terminate Gladys Habu as Miss Solomon Islands 2019/20. In a statement released on the Miss Solomon…
Premier Sade calls on PM to deal with Provincial Government minister Guadalcanal Provincial Premier says Minister for Provincial Government Rollen Seleso should be fired or reshuffled. Speaking to the media yesterday Premier Francis Sade said the information he obtained was the minister highlighted that service delivery to the Guadalcanal Province through grant would be delayed. …
THE father of the murder suspect who is wanted for the killing of a 44-year-old Chinese businesswoman in Honiara last week wants his son to surrender himself and face justice. The male suspect from Bina in West Kwaio, Malaita Province has been on the run from police since the murder incident last week. He is…
PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare challenges the Premiers of Malaita and Guadalcanal Provinces to bring their case to challenge the legality of the popular Constituency Development Fund (CDF) in the Court. He made this call on the floor of the parliament when he expressed his concerns over the way the media and Transparency Solomon Islands (TSI)…
OUTSPOKEN Leader of the Opposition and Member of Parliament (MP) for Aoke Langalanga Mathew Wale says it is important that on a matter concerning the life of parliament itself there must be a clear and direct mandate from the people. He made these sentiments in his response to Speech from the Throne in Parliament, Wednesday.…
MALAITA Provincial Premier, Daniel Suidani has urged the Minister for the Ministry of Infrastructure and Development (MID), Manasseh Maelanga not to mislead the parliament regarding the incomplete road development at the national Parliament. The MID Minister who is also the Deputy Prime Minister told Parliament this week that MID has awarded the road development project…