$3.93b budget announced

THE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance and Treasury Manasseh Sogavare has announced a $3.93 billion budget under the theme ‘Resourcing the basic fundamentals’, Tuesday. The announcement was made when he moved the 2019 Appropriation Bill 2018 to be put to the second reading in the parliament on Tuesday. Delivering the Government’s fiscal plan…

CARROT POTENTIAL

Malaita Province has the potential to supply the country with carrots says a local farmer who grows carrot locally. Lionel Maeliu, a well-known organic farmer in Central Kwara’ae, Malaita Province believes that Malaita has the potential to supply the country with carrots once carrot farming is encouraged throughout the province. He revealed this potential after…

BACKHOE RAMPAGE

Man accused of rampaging hotel with Backhoe remanded By ASSUMPTA BUCHANAN THE man accused of damaging the reception area at the Coral Sea Resort in Honiara with a Backhoe Excavator over the weekend has been remanded in custody on Tuesday. Davidson Irofinao has been charged with one count of malicious damage and five counts of…

Tikopia chief, delegation returns

A CHIEF from Tikopia and his delegation has returned to Honiara last Friday, from their two weeks mission to France. Chief Gifty Tinamo and other chiefs representing other tribes in Tikopia went there to view a Tikopia documentary at the Paris cinema, God Planet Foundation. In an interview with one of the delegates, Mike Onomarie,…

Dausabea: Prosecute Shipping Grant heirs

CHIEF Executive Officer (CEO) of Indigenous Chamber of Commerce and Trade Solomon Islands (ICCTSI), Charles Dausabea has reiterated the call for police to arrest and prosecute all recipients of the shipping grant. He made the call on Monday, since parliament is approaching its natural death on 17th December. Dausabea said politicians are the ones behind…

Gov’t warned of foreign advices

These so called rationalisations under structural adjustment programs pushed by the World Bank, Asian Development Bank (ADB) and International Monetary Fund (IFM) have not had the effect that was promised. Member of Parliament (MP) for Aoke/Langalanga and Chairman of the Bills and Legislation Mathew Wale made this profound argument during the debate on the Development…