PM Sogavare objects to the outcome document of the Korea-PIF leaders’ summit for its reference to ‘competing strategy to the 2050 Strategy of the Blue Pacific Continent (PM’S PRESS SEC/SOLSTAR) PRIME Minister, Manasseh Sogavare, has expressed reservations on an element of the outcome Declaration of the Korea-Pacific Islands Forum Summit – the reference to competing…
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure Development, Hon. Manasseh Maelanga has rejected allegations of “conflict of interest” over the award of road maintenance contracts in East Malaita. Opposition Leader Mathew Wale in a media statement this week alleged that DPM Maelanga owns Eastern Esteem Construction Company which was awarded millions of dollars’ worth of…
THE nation’s 50 Constituencies will equally share $340 million in CDF grants this year, according to figures obtained by Solomon Star. Total CDF per constituency is $6.8M for this year.” It is unclear how much has been paid out already but it was “highly likely they [MPs] were only paid an instalment of $0.4M only,”…