OPMC UNDER SPOTLIGHT

OPMC helped calculate salary and other increases for MPs in 2023 THE Office of Prime Minister and Cabinet [OPMC] appears to be the instigator of new salaries and entitlements for Members of Parliament in 2023, documents have revealed. And the documents showed the Parliamentary Entitlements Commission (PEC) and the Office of Prime Minister and Cabinet…

RSIPF arrests & charge a 38-yr-old mother following death of a newborn baby in Central Province

Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) officers at Tulagi in Central Island Province have arrested and charged a 38-year-old mother on 29 December 2022 following the discovery of a dead body of an infant found washed ashore at Boromole village on 21 December 2022. Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Central Province Superintendent David Soakai says, “Officers…

Government’s education sector investment

The national government devotes to continuing investment in the country’s education sector this year, 2023. Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare said, the education of our children remains an investment priority for the government of the day. “The government is serious in investing in the education of our children. DCGA will continue to invest seriously in…

Teiniu consecrates new guest house

TEINIU South Seas Evangelical Church (SSEC) Community in Ward 29 in Central Kwara’ae Constituency, Malaita Province, has celebrated the Christmas and New Year’s festive season with the dedication of a newly completed community Guest House project. The new guest house was consecrated by Reverend Eric Takila together with members of South Sea Evangelical Church pastors…

Opposition slams proposed pay rise

THE Opposition has renounced a proposal by the Parliamentary Entitlements Commission (PEC) to grant Members of Parliament a 10 per cent increase across the board in basic salaries and entitlements, saying the proposed increases are “unjustified.” In a statement on Tuesday, Opposition Leader Matthew Wale, called on the PEC to refrain from giving further increases…