Deputy Prime Minister Manasseh Maelanga has assured the country that a rebuffed anti-corruption bill will be back in Parliament sitting next month. The admission was in response to hundreds of peaceful protesters from Civil society groups who marched to the Prime Ministers office this morning to…
Civil society groups have organised to present the peoples’ petition to the Prime Minister’s Office tomorrow. The petition emphasised the people’s support for the Anti Corruption Bill- urging all 50 members of Parliament to take a stand with the Prime Minister to bring an Anti-Corruption Bill into…
The National Parliament has made plans to create another Ministry. This will increase the number of Ministries in the country from 23 to 24. The Bills and Legislation Committee have invited the Forum Solomon Islands International interim committee to make a submission on the proposed Prescription…
The Parliamentary Opposition says it is doubtful the Anti-Corruption Bill will return to the current Parliament. Opposition Leader, Hon. Jeremiah Manele made the comments at a media conference this week. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare withdrew the bill in Parliament on Monday.
He is a very active figure in Solomon Islands football, a committed Sunday school teacher and the Director for the Office of Public Prosecutions for the past ten years. Ronald Bei Talasasa Junior recently announced he will retire in two years’ time from the office.
Solomon Islands’ Ambassador to the United Nations and the United States of America, Robert Sisilo, completed his cross-accreditations by presenting his Letter of Appointment to Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau on Monday.
The Former Minister of Infrastructure Development, Jimmy Lusibaea has been fined 12 Thousand dollars by the Leadership Code Commission for official misconduct. The North Malaita MP was guilty of three counts of misconduct in office, the Leadership Code Commission confirms.
The withdrawal of the Anti-Corruption Bill 2016 in Parliament yesterday was hypocrisy at its best, says Leader of the Parliamentary Opposition, Hon. Jeremiah Manele. Mr Manele made the comment in a media conference yesterday.
The University of the South Pacific held a ground breaking ceremony for its new Solomon Islands campus in Panatina, Honiara today. The six-thousand-square meter complex will be the university’s 4th campus and the center for public health studies in the region.
A tax review consultation programme will be launched in Honiara this Friday. Minister of Finance and Treasury, Hon. Snyder Rini will launch the consultation programme.
The Ministry of Education and Human Resources is planning on offering more in-country scholarships starting next year. Permanent Secretary Dr Franco Rodie made the assurance during the Public Accounts Committee hearing yesterday.
Prime Minister Hon Manasseh Sogavare during his visit to the Australian capital, Canberra visited the Australian Federal Police Training Facility at Majura in Canberra.
A new Secretary to the Prime Minister (SPM) has been appointed by the Public Service Commission. He is Dr. Fred Isom Rohorua, who was the former Policy Secretary for the Social Sector at the Prime Minister’s Policy Evaluation and Monitoring Unit.
Australian Ambassador for Environment, Mr Patrick Suckling has called for more Pacific consciousness in the global fight against climate change. In an exclusive interview with SIBC yesterday, Mr Suckling said Pacific issues should be at the forefront of the this year’s COP23 meeting in Fiji.
RSIPF officers in the JANUS anti corruption Task Force have yesterday arrested the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of infrastructure and Development, Mr Henry Murray and charged him with multiple counts of official corruption.
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare and his Australian counterpart Malcom Turnbull have sealed a deal to enable Australia deploy rapid assistance in the event of a disaster or civil unrest.
The Democratic Coalition for Change (DCC) Government has today announced a major reshuffle of its Ministers. The Prime Minister confirms, the reshuffle was to enhance the administration of Ministries that have been under-performing and improve efficiency to support the implementation and delivery…
Parliamentary Opposition Leader Jeremiah Manele has described as ‘shocking and disgraceful’ the lack of commitment by Government MPs in attending Parliament.
Minister of Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification, Hon. David Dei Pacha, has said he will respond to the video footage which alleged he was seen involved in a secret meeting with an Asian miner in April this year.
The Solomon Islands Ambassador to the United States of America Robert Sisilo has met US president Donald Trump at the White House over the weekend. Wearing a traditional Solomon Islands’ shell money necklace, Mr Sisilo handed his credentials to President Trump in front of the President’s desk in…
