Eyes seat for Central Honiara Constituency FORMER Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo has been nominated as a candidate to contest the Central Honiara Constituency Bye-Election in November. A statement from a group who called themselves ‘A Campaign Team’ for the Central Honiara Constituency Bye-Election in November 2020 said they are nominating Mr Lilo to contest.…
The Government is asking parents and guardians to assist in counseling their returning students from the Philippines to abide by quarantine protocols. Secretary to the Prime Minister and Co-Chair of the Government Oversight Committee on Covid-19, Dr. Jimmie Rodgers uttered the call following reports of some students misbehaving at quarantine centers, a statement from Government…
GOVERNMENT’s number one objective now is to stop COVID-19 from further spreading in the country. This was highlighted by Robson Djokovic Chief of Staff (COS) at the Prime Ministers Office on Monday during a press conference. The country over the weekend recorded its first in-country COVID-19 case. A returning student from the Philippines was believed…
Malaita Provincial Assembly Speaker Ronnie Butala had given the green-light for the no confidence motion against Premier Daniel Suidani to go ahead. This came after the Speaker sought legal advice and clarification on the matter from Malaita Chief Legal Officer and Attorney General Chamber. According to a correspondence sighted by this paper, the Malaita Chief…
NINETY people have now been tested for COVID-19 and their results are pending since contact tracing commenced on Saturday. Minister of Health and Medical Services Dr Culwick Togamana highlighted this during his nationwide address, Monday. Dr Togamana said these people include the 29 student passengers who were seated close to the patient during the flight,…
WESTERN Province Premier David Gina will face his second motion of no confidence today when the full Western Provincial Assembly meets. Notice of the motion was submitted to the Office of the Speaker of the Western Province Assembly on September 25th. It was revealed that the reason for this motion is because of lack of…
STUDENTS occupying the quarantine stations have been warned against verbally abusing authorised officers because its an offense. This followed reports that some occupants at the quarantine centres have abused officers which is now a subject of investigation by the Oversight Committee. Attorney General (AG) John Muria Junior during a press conference yesterday said they have…