THE 178 repatriated individuals who have recently arrived in the country from various neighbouring countries are all fine and well in their respective quarantine centres. This confirmation was made by the Chair of the Camp Management Sector Committee Karl Kuper during the weekly talkback show yesterday. Mr. Kuper said that the centres have recently received…
PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare said his government has welcomed constructive criticisms from citizens. As a responsible Government we welcome constructive criticisms from all, he stated. However, he strongly stressed that his government does not welcome unconstructive lies by certain people. “……this Government does not welcome certain people who continue to lie to our people under…
HONIARA resident Stephen Maki says city clerk Rence Sore should be removed immediately from his position, over the illegal borrowings that is happening within the council which he himself has revealed.Sore made the borrowing revelation to members of the local media, during a Press Conference he hosted last Monday. He said the council has borrowed…
The Leader of Opposition, Hon. Matthew Wale calls on the government to fill the vacant Commissioner of Police position. This position has been vacant since November 2019, after Matthew Varley’s contract with RSIPF expired. Mr. Mostyn Mangau was appointed as Acting Commissioner and has since been assuming the responsibilities of the Commissioner. The Opposition Leader…
Councillors’ ploy to destabilise Mamae-gov’t revealed By ANDREW FANASIA Certain city councillors are scheming to dismantle the current HCC Executive led by Mayor Wilson Mamae for their own political gains, according to insiders. They said the barrage of allegations and claims levelled against the council administration and the City Clerk are mere political ploys to…
THE first in-country testing for COVID-19 has turned out negative. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare revealed this on Friday in his weekly nation-wide address. “From all the passengers that returned on the two flights this week, three passengers were red-flagged,” Sogavare said. “One of the three was sent to triage at the National Referral Hospital upon arrival,”…
PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare has clarified that no foreign personnel’s are exempted from the 28 days quarantine. Sogavare made this clarification following misleading statements published in the social media recently. He said the foreign personnels that arrived in the country on the repatriation flights this week are in quarantine and they will remain there for…
POLICE have denied receiving information relating to any police officers or anyone setting up a scheme called “Crowd One”. Acting Police Commissioner Mostyn Mangau made this response when asked by a reporter of rumours that one of his officers had started the Crowd One scheme. “I have no information of that scheme,” Mangau said. “…….…
THE Malaita Provincial Government is calling on the national government to take action on the MV Taimareho sea tragedy in April that killed 27 Malaitans at sea. In a statement, Premier Daniel Suidani said he has been closely following the issue since day one and urged the government to act quickly to settle the matter…
ACTING Police Commissioner Mostyn Mangau has described the incident where a 42-year-old man had sexual intercourse with his 13-year-old nephew at Gizo, Western Province as “sad and inappropriate”. Speaking to reporters yesterday Mangau said the incident is not appropriate with our traditional norms and values. “This sort of behaviour is not acceptable in our community,”…