USN MERCY to deploy team to Malaita

A MEDICAL team from the visiting United States Navy Mercy (T-AH 19)- the world’s biggest floating hospital- will be deployed to Malaita Province next week on a four-day assignment. USN Mercy is currently berthing in the Honiara Habour. Its visit to Solomon Islands is part of its Pacific Partnership Programme for 2022. The upcoming deployment…

‘A PARLIAMENT HIJACK’

The Opposition says Sogavare’s intention to rush the Constitutional Amendment Bill through Parliament is an abuse of processes OPPOSITION Leader Mathew Wale has lashed out at Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare’s move to fast track the Constitutional Amendment Bill to defer the 2023 election without going through the necessary parliamentary processes. Prime Minister Sogavare in yesterday‘s…

Premier Suidani maintains that Fa’abasua’s suspension was politically-motivated

SINCE the suspension of the former Malaita Provincial Secretary (PS) Fredrick Fa’abasua, the Malaita Provincial Government has maintained the view that the action by the National Government regarding the matter was baseless.  The outspoken Malaita Premier, Daniel Suidani recently accused the National Government for wrongly dealing with the former Malaita PS. He said there are…

Gus Kraus re-joins Solomon Airlines

THE Management and Staff of the Solomon Airlines have welcomed the newly appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Solomon Airlines, Gus Kraus who arrived in the country this week. This was announced by Solomon Airlines Chairman, Frank Wickham, during a media conference held yesterday at the Solomon Airlines Head Office. Mr Wickham said on Wednesday…

“SOGAVARE LIED TO US”

PM Sogavare and his Democratic Coalition for Change Government are being accused of lying about a Fishery Project by the Lord Howe Fishery Taskforce THE Chairman of the Lord Howe Fishery Taskforce, Lawrence Makili has accused Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare and his Democratic Coalition Government for Advancement (DCGA) of lying to people of Malaita Outer…

Road infrastructure development in East Malaita

THE national government through East Malaita Constituency Office (EMCO) is committed to implement the road infrastructure development in East Malaita to improve constituents’ accessibility to basic services. This is evident in several new feeder road infrastructures constructed by the government through EMCO in the region. These new feeder roads area include: Baunakunu 6 kilometres feeder…

CELEBRATION MODE

Prime Minister Sogavare welcomes the inaugural visit by the US Navy Hospital Ship MERCY THE Solomon Islands Government and residents of Honiara yesterday celebrated the inaugural visit by the US Navy Hospital Ship MERCY to the under the Pacific Partnership-22 programme of cooperation. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare attended the welcome ceremony which he described as…