Land for new cemetery

A SITE for the city’s new cemetery has been identified and is located at Gilbert Camp, East Honiara. This was announced in Parliament on Thursday by the Minister of Lands, Housing and Survey Ishmael Avui during the Committee of Supply stage to debate the 2022 Appropriation Bill. He was responding to a question raised by…

US THREATENS SI

 ….says it will retaliate if China sets up permanent military presence here THREATENED WITH RETALIATORY ACTION OVER SECURITY PACT RETALIATORY action would be taken if a de facto permanent military presence were to be established in Solomon Islands, the United States warned Prime Minister Sogavare last Friday. The warning emerged in the transcript of a…

Squatters delay hospital project

THE growing number of squatters at the proposed site for the new hospital in Gilbert Camp, East Honiara is delaying progressive work to commence the project. This was revealed by the Minister of Health and Medical Services Dr Culwick Togamana yesterday in Parliament during the Committee of Supply stage to debate the 2022 Appropriation Bill.…

ELECTORAL CHIEF RESIGNS

CHIEF Electoral Officer, Mrs. Jane Waetara has tendered her official resignation this month. A statement from the Solomon Islands Electoral Commission (SIEC) office has confirmed, Thursday. It was an early resignation, it stated. “Her official resignation came into effect on Wednesday 13th April, 2022 and steps to fill the vacant post of the chief electoral…

$4.4B BUDGET PASSED

PARLIAMENT yesterday afternoon passed the 2022 Appropriation Bill to allow government to use more than $4.4billion for this year. Parliament’s approval of the budget for this year is to cater for government services delivery during this financial year ending December 2022. The Bill which was passed without any amendment went through days of debate in…