Axiom told to pay $7M to govt

THE Government has demanded Australian miner Axiom Ltd to pay $7 million over its alleged failure to obtain provincial business licenses from Isabel Province and for not providing annual survey reports for seven years. The company said the demand was made in a letter it received from the Ministry of Commerce, Labour and Immigration dated…

Wale calls for sacking of Djokovic

OPPOSITION leader Mathew Wales has called for the sacking of the Chief of Staff for the Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Robson Djokovic. He also calls on Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare, who is Djokovic’s uncle, to reconsider his position as prime minister. Wale made the call after the Australian newspaper reported yesterday Djokovic…

Express Pelican II resumes service to Auki

Express Pelican II has resumed its shipping service to the Malaita provincial capital of Auki this week after obtaining its business license from Malaita province. A delegation from Express Pelican visited Malaita provincial secretary Fredrick Fa’abasua yesterday during its first trip to Auki. The delegation collected Express Pelican shipping license from Malaita province during the…

Bina Harbour is a game-changer: PM

THE proposed Bina Harbour project in Malaita has the potential to move this country forward.  That’s according to Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare. In his speech, during the Business Excellence Award (BEA) over the weekend, Sogavare stated that Malaita is “one of our most economically important provinces”.  “I strongly believe that Bina Harbour is game-changer,” he…

Miss Solomon Islands 1st runner up

Miss Solomon Islands Gladys Habu came second at last week’s Miss Pacific Islands (MPIP) show held in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea that concluded over the weekend. Despite not being able to bring the crown home Ms Habu won Solomon Island’s highest placement ever at the Miss Pacific Islands Pageant having placed as 1st runner…

BIG PROMISES FOR MALAITA

DCGA revisits Malaita projects as top priority for 2020 By IAN M.KAUKUI THE Democratic Coalition for Advancement (DCGA) like other past governments have again included Malaita province when it comes to national projects. In the 2020 national budget speech second reading in parliament last week, Minister of Finance Hurry Kuma said Bina Harbour project and…