The Honorable Premier of Guadalcanal Province Mr. Francis Sade has conveyed his assurance to the Prime minister’s Office that Guadalcanal Province will always stand behind the government in delivering ongoing policies as Guadalcanal Province gears up as host province of the 17th Pacific Games 2023. Premier Sade made this remarks on Friday at the Guadacanal…
THE lack of political will for health care in the country is evident and sadly the government has turned a blind eye on this for years. Opposition Leader Hon Matthew Wale said the state of the current National Referral Hospital (NRH) is an eyesore and disgrace, which has proved government negligence for many years. Hon…
OPMC – Governor General, His Excellency Sir David Vunagi has commended Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare for skillfully navigating the country’s way safely through current perilous and unprecedented times. The Governor General His Excellency Sir David Vunagi congratulated the Hon. Prime Minister and the Democratic Coalition Government for Advancement for the sound leadership and judgement…
OPPOSITION Leader Hon Matthew Wale has described sarcastic climate change comments by a government minister on social media as insensitive and shameful. This followed a news article published on social media recently, which carried the President of the Federated Stated of Micronesia David W Panuelo’s letter to Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare raising concerns on the…
Royal Navy Offshore Patrol Vessel HMS Spey, one of the Royal Navy’s most modern ships, will transit Solomon Islands territorial waters, including close to the capital, Honiara, on 4th and 5th April as part of its first tour of the South Pacific. Since December 2021, HMS Spey has travelled from the UK via Hawaii, conducting…
GP gov’t to reclaim debts through law suits The total remaining SBD$9 million debts owed to several creditors by successive Guadalcanal Provincial Governments (GPG) over the years, will have to go through lawsuits, according to Premier Francis Sade. This was stated in his Sine Die speech in the Chamber last Tuesday. Premier Sade highlighted that…
The National Statistics Office (NSO) continues to progress the analyses of the results of the 2019 Population and Housing Census towards a planned release of the results later this year. Following a meeting convened on Wednesday 23rd March, the NSO officers within the various units in the department organized into pairs and groups, and were…
More of SINU’s internal ‘dirty laundry’ keeps coming out GOVERNMENT-sponsored students who owed the Solomon Islands National University (SINU) more than $3 million in meals and accommodation costs in 2020 were issued credit notes, it was revealed this week. The latest revelation was made by the Business Investment & Commercial Services (BICS) Finance Officer, Jimmy…
THE recent security deal signed by the governments of Solomon Islands and China might backfire and create an internal division within the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF), it was revealed. While the DCGA government thinks it has provided all that the country needs when it comes to the country’s so-called internal security by getting…
MALAITA Provincial Premier Daniel Suidani says the national government has failed to attend to people’s grievances which led to the November riot. Speaking during the Malaita Provincial Assembly budget meeting last week, the Malaita Premier is of the view that the national government is being ignorant when it comes to addressing people’s grievances. He said…