2023 Parliament meet confirm

GIZO: The much awaited Parliament meeting is now confirmed for next week. This was announced over the weekend by the Office of National Parliament based on the endorsement from the Office of the Prime Ministers Cabinet. Next week’s meeting will officially start the first sitting for the year 2023. The National Parliament Office over the…

TAR SEAL ROLLS ON

The first phase of the tar sealing from Henderson to Lunga Bridge kicks off, Thursday. A visit by this paper witnessed the Kitano Construction company workers working hard running the first lane of tar seal at Henderson.   Japanese Civil Engineering General Manager Mr Katagame in an interview with this paper, said yesterday marks the…

MOTHER HOSPITALISED

Mentally-ill woman hit a mother with a rock A MOTHER was rushed to the Gizo Hospital, Western for treatment after she was attacked and hit with a rock by a cognitively-impaired woman on Friday evening. Initial report stated the mother was returning home from a church program as part of the Easter weekend when the…

ON HOLD!

Proposed pay increases for MPs are temporarily halted to allow consultations on the matter with stakeholders PROPOSED increases in salaries and other perks for Members of Parliament this year have been put on hold, according to the Parliamentary Entitlements Commission (PEC). PEC is the body that regulates terms and conditions for the 50 MPS in…

Temotu’s new boat likely June

TEMOTU Province is expecting the arrival of its new ship in June this year. This was confirmed by Temotu Province Premier Clay Forau in an interview with Solomon Star yesterday in Gizo, Western Province. Western Province is currently hosting all our provincial premiers who are in Gizo to attend consultation on the proposed Federal Government…

SUIDANI DISQUALIFIED FROM PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY

The Minister of Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening Rollen Seleso has disqualified former Malaita Premier Daniel Suidani from the Malaita Provincial Assembly in accordance with section 15(1)(a) of the Provincial Government Act 1997. Reasons for the disqualification were outlined in a letter to Suidani on March 20 which included Suidani’s ongoing failure to recognize the…

PM questions MHMS on drug shortage

PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare has asked the Ministry of Health and Medical Services to explore other modalities of procurement of essential drugs and non-consumables from overseas for the country to improve the availability of these supplies. This was one of three points raised by Mr Sogavare when he met with officials from the Ministry of…

STATEHOOD!

Western Provincial Premier, Hon. Billy Veo has highlighted three prerequisites for Statehood from the perspective of the Western Provincial Government yesterday at the Official opening of the Premiers consultation meeting on the draft Federal Constitution in Gizo. The country’s nine Provincial Premiers, including the Deputy Mayor of Honiara City Council are in Gizo this week…