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Oso denies PM’s involvement claims

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Eight nominated for Malaita speaker’s post

EIGHT people are in for today’s election of a speaker for Malaita. At the close of nomination yesterday, provincial clerk Mathew Maefai confirmed eight people were nominated. Most of them are former members of the assembly. The candidates are; Joseph Au former provincial member for ward one Aoke-langalanga, Titus Fika former chief Education officer for…

HCC team prepares to roll out spraying program

THE Honiara City Council (HCC) Vector Born Disease Control Program (VBDCP) will roll out another malaria spraying program next month. The programme is to reduce the increase in mosquito experience during this wet period. The program will be conducted in various parts of Honiara and Guadalcanal. VBDP program officer George Fafale said the spraying program…

MPAs pledge to salvage Malaita

MALAITA provincial members have promised to work together as a group to achieve development aspirations of the province’s new administration. Speaking during an induction meeting on Tuesday at the provincial assembly’s green house after taking their oaths of allegiances, the members admitted that the province is sinking and needs their support to rescue it. Malaita…

Vavanga to allocate portfolios today

THE GUADALCANAL new executive line-up will today allocated ministerial portfolios according to the new premier Bartholomew Vavanga. Mr Vavanga said 11 members were given portfolios. He said his new executive will improve on past failure by the outgoing group. “We will improve the province’s revenue and draw up a new plan that we will work…

Counterparts discuss air impasse in Honiara

MINISTER of Foreign Affairs, Milner Tozaka on Wednesday discussed the long standing air impasse with his Fijian counterpart  Ratu Inoke Kubuabola, in Honiara. The long-drawn air services impasse between the two countries has irked the travelling public since last year. Mr Tozaka earlier told the Solomon Star he is treating the standing issue a priority…

Red Cross pulls out service, blood bank dries up

IT is critical at the National Referral Hospital. The blood bank has dried up as the Solomon Islands Red Cross pulls out from their blood collection program. This has forced the office of the Medical Superintendent and the Medical Laboratory Department of the National Referral Hospital to issue and urgent appeal to the public to…

MPA to elect speaker tomorrow

NOMINATION for Malaita Provincial Assembly (MPA) speaker’s post will close at 4pm today. Clark Matthew Maefai said election of a speaker is scheduled for tomorrow. He said after the election, nominations will open for the election of a new premier. Meanwhile lobbying to form a new government continues with three camps in place. An insider…

MMF welcomes DCC policy statement

Outspoken pressure group, Malaita Ma’asina Forum (MMF) said it supports the Democratic Coalition for Change Government’s (DCC) policy statement. President Charles Dausabea said although DCC is yet to settle in properly, their policy statement was encouraging. “There was high expectation of a change, and now it has become a reality,” Mr Dausabea said. He said…

Guadalcanal premier confirms executive line-up

THE NEW Premier of Guadalcanal Province Batholomew Vavanga has confirmed his new executive line up. Mr Vavanga in compliance with section 22 (4) of the Provincial Government Act 1997 sent his advice yesterday afternoon to the Minister of Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening to appoint his Deputy Premier and 10 Provincial Ministers. Acting Provincial Secretary…