Parliament on special adjournment

PARLIAMENT is currently on a two weeks special adjournment after its sitting on Wednesday. The adjournment is to allow the government and the relevant officials and committees to finalise a number of Bills. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare announced the adjournment outlining the reasons. “I rise to move that at its adjournment from 10th August Parliament…

Men arrested for dynamite fishing

FOUR adult men have been arrested for using dynamites to fish at Paru, Northwest Guadalcanal on Monday. Police Commissioner Mostyn Mangau told reporters at his weekly conference this week that police also found and retrieved seven live bombs in one of the men’s dwelling houses. “”The arrest was done after the Explosives Ordnance Disposal (EOD)…

AIRPORT DISPUTE

Sikuni Land owners oppose Barakoma airport reopening RESOURCE owners of the Sikuni Tribe has opposed the reopening of Barakoma Airstrip in Southeast Vella , Western Province unless a proper consultation is done with the government. That’s according to one of the resource owners in Barakoma Esther Lelapitu. Speaking to this paper in an interview with…

Health Ministry confirms increase in Influenza-like illness, caused by multiple respiratory viruses

The Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) is receiving an increasing number of reports of Influenza-like illnesses (ILI) from the NRH and other health facilities in Honiara and Malaita. Cases so far have been picked up at Kukum and Rove clinics including the National Referral Hospital. Most cases are from the National Referral Hospital…

MISINFORMATION ON PROPOSED 2023 ELECTION DEFERRAL DISTURBING

Ongoing misinformation by anti-government groups and individuals on the proposed one-off deferral of the 2023 election have effectively confused and disturbed ordinary citizens, especially, those in rural areas. This was observed by the Special Secretary to the Prime Minister (SSPM), Albert Kabui, who recently accompanied some Members of Parliament to their constituencies to consult constituents…

PM SOGAVARE CONGRATULATES PNG PM JAMES MARAPE ON HIS UNOPPOSED RE-ELECTION TRIUMPH 

Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare formally congratulates Hon. James Marape on his resounding victory in being elected unopposed as the ninth Prime Minister of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea.  In his formal congratulatory note dated 10th August, Prime Minister Sogavare told the Tari-Pori MP, “to be elected unopposed to the Prime Minister’s role…