Maoro Christian Community High School in Central Kwara’ae in Malaita province has taken ownership of a new building complex that will house its first-ever admin office and library. The new building complex wa officially handed over to the Maoro school administration during a ceremony held at the school compound on Monday. The Malaita Provincial Deputy Premier…
TEMOTU Province field enumerators have successfully completed their training held in Honiara last week for the upcoming Village Resource Survey 2017-2018 (VRS). Held at the National Statistics Office (NSO) conference room, the special training was for the four Temotu enumerators who are unable to join their other province colleagues in a similar training held fortnight…
“Being a Police officer let alone a female is quite challenging but everything has challenges,” says Police Constable Roberta Ora, one of only two female officers who serve in the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Fire and Rescue Service, as firefighters. 34-year-old Police constable Roberta Ora who comes from Western, Malaita and Temotu Provinces…
CARETAKER Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare says the shipping grant paid out to some Members of Parliament (MP) have been abused. He was speaking in Parliament on Monday before he was removed from office during a vote of motion of no confidence. He told Parliament that around SBD700 millions was given to MPs to buy ships.…
MEMBER of Parliament (MP) for Small Malaita Rick Hou is being tipped for the Prime Minister’s post while the caretaker PM Manasseh Sogavare is likely to be his deputy. The deal was believed to have been reached last night following the defection of seven Opposition members to form a coalition with the caretaker government, a…
Member of Parliament (MP) for East Honiara Douglas Ete says the government have enough of the three years reign to destroy the country, so don’t give them the remaining 10 months. Ete stressed this in parliament on Monday after presenting his lengthy remarks to outline the failures and destruction caused by the Democratic Coalition for…
The only female Member of Parliament (MP) Freda Tuki Soriacomua says MPs cannot be satisfied with what they have as ministers in the government. She stressed this in parliament on Monday when the motion of no confidence to oust the former Prime Minister (PM) Manasseh Sogavare was debated. Tuki stood among 50 MPs as the…
Ousted Prime Minister (PM) Manasseh Sogavare says he walks out of parliament with his head held high. Sogavare told the floor of parliament before the vote of No Confidence Motion was held that he was removed for standing against corruption. The Member of Parliament (MP) for East Choiseul says he was a proud man after…
Serious allegations of corruptions have been revealed on the floor of parliament as politicians continue to throw mud on each other, while debating the No Confidence Motion which results in the removal of the Prime Minister (PM) Manasseh Sogavare. This came following announcement by the Speaker of Parliament, for the mover of the motion Dr.…
Ousted Prime Minister (PM) Manasseh Sogavare says government was misled by people brought in by the United Democratic Party (UDP) on the issue of Skyline and Nazar Gold. Sogavare revealed this on the floor of parliament when the question was raised to him by the members from the Parliamentary Opposition and Independent group. Ousted PM…