THE Government through the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) is sorting outstanding payments which had affected services at the National Referral Hospital (NRH). In a statement the ministry said it is addressing shortages of some food items and oxygen bottles at NRH as reported by this paper early this week. “The shortage is…
The former Malaita Provincial Deputy Premier Randol Sifoni has been sworn-in as the new Deputy Speaker of the Malaita Provincial Assembly. Mr.Sifoni the current MPA for Ward 30 was sworn-in during the Malaita Provincial Assembly meeting this week. He replaced MPA for Ward 24 Joe Heroau who joined the MARA government late last year. The…
THE Government explained that the reference to lunacy or lunatic by the Prime Minister was made to describe public officers who leaked confidential information. The Government statement said, the use of the term lunatic by the Prime Minister in Parliament was in reference to the person(s) responsible for leaking the draft Security Policy. It is…
CHIEF of Staff to the Prime Minister’s Office reminded Solomon Islanders not to put themselves in a position to become victims of geopolitical differences. The Chief of Staff, Mr. Robson Djokovic stated this during the Oversight Committee (OSC) press conference, Wednesday. He said as the Prime Minister mentioned on the floor of Parliament, over achieving…
OPPOSITION Leader Hon Matthew Wale said another state of public emergency is unnecessary. Hon Wale highlighted when he opposed the motion in his State of Public Emergency (SOPE) debate speech in Parliament today. “I have come to the conclusion that emergency powers were never needed at any time since the covid-19 was first reported overseas.…
CHINA police are invited to the country to protect their infrastructures built in Honiara because our local police fail to protect the city during last year’s riot. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare told Parliament on Tuesday when presenting a statement on the security treaty with China, that a country and their public may not take too…
FORMER Australian Labor Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is accusing the Australian Government of creating a political vacuum in the Pacific region by neglecting their needs and concerns. Mr. Rudd whose term as Prime Minister ended at the end of 2013 was commenting on a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on police cooperation China had signed with…
THE Parliamentary House Committee (PHC) has rejected the Police Commissioner’s request for local and foreign-armed police to guard the premises of the Parliament. Chairman of the Parliamentary House Committee Rick Houenipwela said the Police Commissioner’s request was ill-informed, ill-advised and based on poor intelligence. Mr Houenipwela said last week the Commissioner of Police wrote to…
Malaita Alliance for Rural Advancement (MARA) government has earmarked a group of advisors to compile what they call “the Malaita People log of claims” to be submitted to the national government. This was stated by Malaita Province Premier Daniel Suidani in his opening speech of the 2022/2023 budget meeting which is currently underway in Auki.…
An investigation is underway to find out who is responsible for leaking the ‘China Security Treaty’ document. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare revealed this in Parliament yesterday. “An investigation is ongoing to find out who is responsible,” Mr. Sogavare said. He described the incident as a ‘serious matter.’ “Matters are classified and there are confidential matters,…