JUST days after Malaita Province has overthrown Daniel Suidani – its once popular premier – the wind of change has hit Isabel Province in the northwest, according to a letter to the Provincial Assembly Speaker in Buala. The Isabel Provincial Assembly is now moving against its own Premier, Rhoda Sikilabu MPA, the first known female…
Fiu Bridge construction and Auki Township Road tar-sealing projects back on the agenda following the installation of the new Fini Government THE re-design and construction of Fiu Bridge near Auki and tar-sealing of Auki township roads – long rejected by the MARA administration – are back on the agenda of Premier Martin Fini’s new government.…
THE court has issued arrest warrants for two of the people accused of masterminding the November 2021 riot in Honiara. Simon Mannie and John Kwaita were issued with the arrest warrants last Friday after no explanations were given for their absence in court. Their co-accused Atu was not issued with the arrest warrant because his…
THE Deputy Clerk of the Malaita Provincial Assembly, Florence Idufoa, was allegedly abducted on Monday night, the eve of the vote of no confidence in the MARA government leadership, Auki police have revealed. The incident occurred around 11pm on Monday night. Four masked men, possibly armed, burst into Ms Idufoa’s Office on the first floor…
IN a brief ceremony this week at the China Embassy in Honiara to acknowledge and appreciate the work of the first China Medical Team (CMT) to Solomon Islands, Minister of Health and Medical Services (MHMS), Dr Culwick Togamana thanked the medical practitioners for a ‘job well done’ as they prepare to return to their home…
THE Minister of Health and Medical Services, Dr Culwick Togamana has met with the Indian High Commissioner to the Solomon Islands, Inbasekar Sundaramurthi, this week. The meeting was part of a courtesy call the High Commissioner and his officials made to the Ministry of Health and Medical Services headquarters. At the meeting, Dr Togamana conveyed…
LEADER of Opposition, Matthew Wale, has conveyed his congratulations to the new Premier of Malaita Province, Martin Fini. In a statement yesterday, the Opposition Leader said he is confident that with God’s wisdom and guidance, the new premier will perform to the best interest of his people and Malaita province as a whole. “I congratulate…
Probe into Christmas Day murder still progressing POLICE investigation into the matter of a man whose wife died days after he assaulted her on Christmas Day last year is yet to be completed. It was heard yesterday that police are continuing with their investigation and have yet to hand over the file to the Office…
The newly elected Malaita Premier sets compliance as priority during his four-month tenure MARTIN Gaote’e Fini is the new Premier of Malaita Province. And the newly elected leader of the nation’s most populous Province, has vowed to tighten loopholes in the regulations governing the management of public funds as he prepares to announce his ministerial…
Premier of Western Province Hon. Billy Veo and members of his executive this morning paid an introductory courtesy call on Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare at the Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Two important issues raised during the discussion were the State Government and the switch to establish diplomatic ties with the People’s…