THE Office of the Prime Minister is believed to have taken over the spending of the 2023 National Budget, a move which has denied Permanent Secretaries their roles in carrying out their statutory duties and responsibilities. “All government spendings in the 2023 National Budget as approved by Parliament are now controlled by the Office of…
SOLOMON Islands young swimming athlete, Bijay Ghusa Gharry will compete in the 2023 youth Commonwealth Games in Trinidad and Tobago today. Gharry will be representing Solomon Island at the 2023 youth Commonwealth Games 50 meter with 100 freestyle races. The Solomon Islands Swimming Federation confirmed that Gharry is the first youth swimming athlete that will…
ABOUT 58 Solomon Islands Government- sponsored students who had taken up studies in the Philippines will be returning to continue their studies there. This was revealed by the Minister of the Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development (MEHRD), Lanelle Tanangada, in Parliament on Monday. She was responding to a question asked by the Member…
MEMBER of Parliament for Lau-Mbaelelea Constituency in Malaita Province has expressed ‘deep’ regret on behalf of his constituents for the problems they have caused the nation during the ethnic tension some twenty years ago. MP Augustine Auga openly apologised on Monday in Parliament when contributing to the debate on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC)…
THE United States and its World War II allies must account for the losses from the war whilst they honour the sacrifices paid and acknowledge the peace and prosperity earned, the head of the US diplomatic mission in Solomon Islands said. The Solomon Islands US Embassy Chargé d’Affaires a.i., Russell M Comeau was speaking at…
THE Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Provincial Police Commander (PPC) for Western Province, Chief Superintendent Mathias Lenialu has reminded the people in the province to always think ‘safety first’ when travelling out at sea during bad weather. Chief Supt Lenialu said the recent tragedy in the province whereby an OBM sunk between Gizo and…
LEADER of Opposition Hon Matthew Wale has apologised to the people of Solomon Islands on behalf of the people of Malaita province for what happened during the ethnic tensions. Speaking in Parliament today on the TRC Report Debate, Hon Wale made the apology as a prominent Malaita leader and Member of Parliament for Aoke/Langalanga. “As…
MEMBER of Parliament for Gizo Kolombangara and Minister of the Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development (MEHRD) says enough is enough and it is time to learn from the experiences of the ethnic crisis and move on. Lanelle Tanangada uttered these remarks in parliament last week when contributing to the debate on the Truth…
PERMANENT Secretary of the Ministry of Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening (MPGIS), Stanley Dick Pirione, has called on Makira-Ulawa citizens to show great hospitality to visiting Pacific Island nations that will be here in the country for the 2023 Pacific Games. Pirione made the call of encouragement during the Makira-Ulawa Second Appointed Day celebration held…
SOLOMON Islands is racing against time to get local sawn timber producers to get their sawmilling practice certified by mid-2024 and if it fails to do so by the given deadline, it will lose its current niche markets. That’s the warning issued by the Minister of Forestry and Research (MoFR), Dickson Mua, when addressing forest…