PM praised as true son of nation

PRIME MINISTER Manasseh Sogavare has been praised as the true son of Solomon Islands. Senior Statesman John Maetia Kaliuae has made the comment in light of the current political turmoil which attempts to oust Prime Minister Sogavare from leadership of the government in an intended no confidence motion scheduled to be tabled in Parliament this…

NEW RAMSI boss announced

The Acting Foreign Minister of Solomon Islands, the Hon. Peter Shanel Agovaka, the Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat, Dame Meg Taylor, and the RAMSI Special Coordinator, Justine Braithwaite has welcomed the appointment of Mr Quinton Devlin as the next Special Coordinator of RAMSI. Mr Devlin will replace Ms Justine Braithwaite in December…

ABC open day moves to West

Adventist Book Centre (ABC) in Honiara will extend its open day to Western Province next week as it plan to host its open day at three different venues in the province. This was confirmed to this paper by the manager of the ABC James Bouro on Sunday during the ABC open day which staged at…

Beche de mer & seaweed farming progressing well

Farming of sea cucumber and seaweed are currently being undertaken in the country to address some ways of enhancing sustainable development of these expensive marine products in Solomon Islands, Fisheries minister John Maneniaru highlighted last week. This was revealed in the parliament when the Minister was questioned on the funding committed to boost inshore fisheries.…

EITI goes online

Solomon Islands Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) has gone online after a launch of its website yesterday during the EITI national conference. The launching is a double achievement for the EITI as it launched it its 2014 reconciliation and 2015 supplementary report for 2013 and 14. Launching the website and the report EITI Country Coordinator…

Political crisis stable

DCCG claims more MPs THE Democratic Coalition for Change Government (DCCG) had claimed it now commands the support of 30 members of the 50 seat Parliament amidst the current political wracking. A press statement from office of the Prime Minister said, six members of the Parliamentary Independent Group have joined the Democratic Coalition for Change…

Shanel discourages proposed motion

Newly installed minister for Aviation & Communication Peter Shanel told the house last week that there is nothing for the Members of Parliament (MPs) to fight over, despite government is running on minority rule. Speaking on the floor of parliament when argument broke out over the proposed motion of no confidence Shanel told the house…