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TSI wants ‘Parliamentary Entitlement Regulation’ reviewed

Transparency Solomon Islands wants a review of the current Parliamentary Entitlement Regulation. Chair of Transparency Solomon Islands Ruth Liloqula said TSI raised the concern as the Act was morally unethical. Ms.

20 Nov 2018

Alegations
PREMIER MAPULI ALLEGED TOURISM FUNDS DIVERTED
The Provincial Premier for Central Islands Province Hon. Selwyn Mapuli has questioned the diversion of the $1 million fund allocated to construct the British Number One House in Tulagi. Reconstruction of the British Number One House in Tulagi is the National Tourism Project in Central Province.
29 Jul 2016
Funds
INVESTIGATIONS INTO GHOST COMPANIES TOO EARLY: LCC
The Leadership Code Commission (LCC) explains, it is too early and untimely to disclose whether the Commission has started its investigation into issues surrounding ghost shipping companies.
13 Jul 2016
Finance
SASAKO CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT
Intending candidate for East Kwaio, Alfred Sasako has called for the immediate dissolution of Parliament, saying the nation has reached the height of fiscal irresponsibility through abuse of public funds.
11 Aug 2014
Government
SIX PROVINCES SATISFIED P.C.D.F CONDITIONS FOR 2014-15
Only six out of the country’s nine provinces have met the seven minimum conditions allowing them access to 30-million dollars of Provincial Capacity Development Fund, PCDF, under the Provincial Governance Strengthening Programme, PGSP.
16 Jun 2014
Government
YOUTH GROUP DEMANDS ACTION AGAINST CORRUPT MPs
A youth group in North Guadalcanal has demanded the Government and responsible authorities to take action on Members of Parliament who falsely retired constituency funds.
16 Jun 2014
Disaster
GOVERNMENT QUESTIONED OVER FLOOD VICTIMS’ MONEY
An Isabel man has called on the Government to declare how it has spent funds meant for victims of the April flash floods. Landry Losi told SIBC News he is concerned following so many complaints raised by flood victims that authorities are slow in their responses to assist them.
9 Jun 2014
Banks
SOLOMON ISLANDS SEEM TO HAVE ECONOMIC DILEMMA: DENTON
The Central Bank Governor says Solomon Islands seems to be in a dilemma in terms of how to expand and grow the country’s economy. Speaking at the official launch of the Central Bank’s 2013 Annual Report in Honiara today, Mr Rarawa says the country seems to move so slow in getting things done.
5 Jun 2014
CDF
RCDF ACQUITTALS STILL INSUFFICIENT: FORMER SSPM KUPER
A former Special Secretary to the Prime Minister’s Office, George Kuper has said submitting acquittals of the Constituency Development Funds is not enough. Mr Kuper told SIBC News a lot of concerns have been raise over the use and disbursement of this fund as it public money.
1 Jun 2014
Court
PM LILO WON APPEAL AGAINST HIGH COURT ORDER
Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo has won his appeal against a High Court order for him to disclose all financial records of how he spent the Gizo-Kolombangara Constituency’s Development Funds.
12 May 2014
CDF
LOCAL ACADEMIC WARNED AGAINST POLITICIZING DISASTER
A local academic Dr. Tarcisius Tara Kabutaulaka says the loss of lives and properties from last week’s flash floods is heartbreaking. Doctor Kabutaulaka says the economic impacts will soon be felt in the country’s coffers, and the social and psychological effects will loom in its citizen’s…
7 Apr 2014
Government
VOTERS QUESTIONED MP OVER CONSTITUENCY SPENDING
North Guadalcanal voters have raised concerns and questions on how their Member of Parliament spent their constituency’s 2013 development funds. SIBC stringer Duddley Gani reports the questions and concerns were raised after receiving documents of last year’s 2013 development budget, and recurrent…
12 Mar 2014
Agriculture
SOPAGHE CALLED UPON TO EXPLAIN HOW HE USED FUNDS
Local teak tree farmers at the Guadalcanal plains are calling on the Member of Parliament for North Guadalcanal to explain how he spent his constituency’s reforestation program funds for last year. The farmers made the call after missing out on the reforestation funds last year.
10 Mar 2014
Government
ISABEL CHIEF QUESTIONED FORESTRY FUNDS
Chief Didymus Kikolo of Samasodu Village in Hogirano, Katova, Kia and Havulei Constituency, Isabel Province has questioned the delay of last year’s forest rehabilitation funds.
25 Feb 2014
Court
PACHA TO STAND FULL TRIAL AGAIN ON CONVERSION CHAGRES
Member of Parliament for South Guadalcanal David Dei Pacha will stand a full trial again on charges of conversion and abuse of office on the 14th of April. The Magistrates Court set his trial date this morning.
10 Feb 2014
Top Headlines
CONSTITUENT ACCUSED MP FOR MISUSING FUNDS
A concerned constituent of Kia, Hagrano, Havulei Constituency in Isabel Province Stephen Billy has accused their Member of Parliament of misusing 3-hundred thousand dollars of the constituency’s tourism funds.
24 Jan 2014