THE Government through the Ministry of Finance and Treasury (MOFT) has refuted claims that Government is in a financial distress and have hit rock bottom. This was in response to our front page article on Tuesday. In a statement MOFT Permanent Secretary (PS) Mckennie Dentana reassures the public and all stakeholders, that although Solomon Islands…
THE Member of Parliament (MP) for Temotu Nende, Hon Commins Aston Mewa has been appointed the Deputy Speaker of Parliament. This came after he was the only candidate nominated for the election of Deputy Speaker at the closure of nominations on Sunday 27th March 2022. Clerk to Parliament David Kusilifu officially announced Mewa as the…
OMICRON variant is likely being detected at the quarantine centres in Honiara from passengers arriving from overseas in the past weeks. This was revealed by the Minister of Health and Medical Services Dr Culwick last night during his national situational Covid-19 update. He said 34 new Covid-19 cases were detected in the quarantine centres. These…
Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) in Auki, Malaita Province have arrested a male suspect in relation to the death of his wife at Kilu’ufi Hospital on the 27th March 2022. Supervising Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Malaita Province, Inspector Charles Eddie Koto said, “Initial report stated that the suspect was under the…
The Western Provincial Public Accounts Committee (PPAC) has been facing a hard time after tackling its first onerous of scrutinizing the appropriation Bill 2022/2023 have again been bogged down with budget shortcomings. This was according to the Chairman of the PPAC, Hon. Isaac Vula Tatapu. He highlighted this issue during last week’s Full Assembly Meeting…
Fourteen officers from Police Response Team (PRT) and Operational Safety Training (OST) of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) have completed the first Public Order Management (POM) training conducted by China Police Liaison Team (CPLT) on 25 March 2022 at Rove Police Headquarters. During the two weeks training beginning from 14 March 2022, RSIPF…
Govt’s financial woes hit rock bottom as suppliers limit vital supplies THE nation’s financial crisis appears to have hit rock bottom as suppliers retaliate by slashing supplies for non-payment of outstanding bills. The judiciary is the first of the victims. Staff of the Magistrates Court in Honiara were forced to stay home part of the…
MEMBERS of Parliament (MP) will debate whether to extend the State of Public Emergency (SOPE) for additional four (4) months or not. Therefore, Governor General Sir David Vunagi said he will leave the matter for Parliament to decide. Sir Vunagi revealed this when delivering the speech from the throne at the 5th meeting of the…
Malaita Provincial Government (MPG) has denied sentiments and speculations linking MARA government to last year’s November riot and destruction of properties in Honiara. Malaita Province Premier in his 2022/2023 budget meeting opening address said MARA government is not part of what happened then. He said what happened then can be directly link to people’s power.…
GOVERNOR General (GG) Sir David Vunagi says it’s important to respect the principles of representative democracy and rule of law. He highlighted this in response to the November riots when people dislike the ruling government by turning the peaceful protest into the three-day riots. Sir Vunagi when delivering the speech from the throne at the…