Call for submission on Constitutional Amendment Bill THE public is being urged to submit written submissions for the proposed move by the Democratic Coalition Government for Advancement (DCGA) to extend the life of parliament by one year. The National Parliament of Solomon Islands Bills and Legislations Committee (BLC) in a move to get the views…
THE long-awaited Forestry Bill is expected to be tabled in Parliament before the end of this year. This was revealed by the Minister of Forestry and Research, Dickson Mua when asked by Member of Parliament for East Honiara, Douglas Ete in parliament last week. Mr Mua said currently the Ministry has answered all questions and…
A Solomon Islands national who was rescued after 47 days at sea on 18 August 2022 on the remote south coast of West New Britain province in Papua New Guinea was safely repatriated to Honiara over the weekend to rejoin his family just before Father’s Day. The Solomon Islands High Commission in Port Moresby facilitated…
Detained fisherman from Bougainville released from Gizo cell after serving term MONDAY May 9th 2022 was just another ordinary day for this 65 year old man from Bougainville in Papua New Guinea (PNG) who normally goes out to do what he love so much – fishing. Navala Banei Kuka is being dubbed ‘an old salt’…
The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resource has described an article published by the Solomon Star Newspaper titled “Sogavare lied to us” as misleading and lacking credibility. 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…
THE national flag carrier Solomon Airlines aircraft Dash-8 is expected to resume full operation by 10th-14 October, 2022. The aircraft is currently undergoing maintenance in Australia at the cost of more than $18m to install two new landing gears and other things need to be done. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Gus Kraus in a recent…
IT will take up to ten years before actual construction work on the new National Referral Hospital (NRH) at Gilbert Camp in East Honiara will begin. This was revealed by the Minister for Health and Medical Services Dr Culwick Togamana on Wednesday when he updated Parliament on the new National Referral Hospital Construction Project. “It…
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…
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…
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…