GOVERNMENT will continue to pursue its aspiration to develop Bina Harbour Processing Plant to ensure employment opportunities for the people of Malaita. Governor General (GG) Reverend David Tiva Kapu highlighted this when delivering his traditional speech from the throne to open the 2nd Meeting of the 12th Parliament on Monday. It is understood that the Bina Harbour…
IN an unprecedented move, Members of Parliament (MP) from Malaita Province have reconciled their differences and vowed to work together for the betterment of the province and the country as a whole. The Malaita MPs on Monday held a reconciliation ceremony at the Paul Tovua Complex at the National Parliament to iron out their past…
AN APPLICATION to strikeout the petition case lodged against Member of Parliament (MP) for Temotu Pele, James Bonunga will be heard in the High Court on August 27. Former MP for Temotu Pele Dudley Kopu filed a petition against MP Bonunga after he failed to retain the Temotu Pele Constituency Seat in the April 17…
GOVERNMENT intends to implement measures to change the culture of public service and build a professional, well-disciplined and productive workforce. This was highlighted His Excellency Governor General (GG) Reverend David Tiva Kapu when delivering his traditional speech from the throne to open 2nd Meeting of the 12th Parliament yesterday. He said, “the culture in the Public Service needs to…
MALAITA Province’s 41st Second Appointed Day celebration officially commenced in Auki yesterday with a vibrant display of cultural activities and mini-trade show. This five day event marks an opportunity for the people of the country’s most populous province to showcase their rich traditions and ethnic diversity. The celebration commenced with a remarkable display of traditional…
GOVERNOR GENERAL Reverend David Tiva Kapu has urged citizens to work diligently and refrain from depending on Members of Parliament for handouts. Reverend Kapu made this appeal during his Traditional Speech from the Throne, marking the opening of the 2nd Meeting of the 12th Parliament, Monday. “We must work hard to earn our living,” Reverend…
THE Public Accounts Committee (PAC) will begin scrutinizing the “2024 Supplementary Appropriation Bill” in Parliament as of Tuesday. Chairman Gordon Darcy Lilo confirmed this while contributing to the Special Adjournment motion moved by Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele on Monday. The motion allows the PAC to call witnesses to testify on the bill and permits the…
Importers, unlicensed wharves targeted in gov’t crackdown on the entry of illegal and unwanted goods into the country as the gov’t works to address severe revenue loss through lack of proper checking on unloaded imported goods at sufferance wharves THE Government has trained its guns on importers and owners of unlicensed wharves in a major…
SOLOMON Islands Government has signed a deal with the Government of India in the area of health cooperation last week. The Minister for Health and Medical Services, Dr Paul Popora Bosawai and the Indian High Commissioner to Solomon Islands, Shri Inbasekar Sundaramurthi signed this Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which focused on health cooperation at the…
THE Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Peter Shanel Agovaka has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Vanuatu’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and External Trade, Matai Seremaiah Nawalu on a timebound Air Services between the two Melanesian states. The signing was executed at the margins of the Forum Foreign…