The Democratic Coalition for Change (DCC) Government needs a budget sub-committee to ensure its strategic priorities are adequately funded throughout its entire four-year life.
The Ministry of Rural Development has been allocated one of the largest amounts in this year’s budget. In Parliament last week, Minister for Rural Development, also MP for Temotu-Vatud, Freda Tuki Soriacomua said her Ministry has been allocated $351 million, the biggest one in the budget.
Leader of Opposition Honorable Jeremiah Manele has acknowledged the 33 percent increase in basic education funding to meet operational expenditures of Early Childhood Education, Primary, Secondary and Rural Training Centres throughout the country.
The Leader of the Parliamentary Independent Group, Manasseh Maelanga said once the 2015 budget is passed, clean execution of the development aspirations of the people must be realized. Mr. Maelanga made the statement when commenting on the 2015 budget in parliament on Wednesday.
The Leader of Opposition Honourable Jeremiah Manele has strongly urged the Government to upgrade and equip hospitals around the country. Honorable Manale highlighted this while he contributed to the 2015 Appropriation Bill 2015 in Parliament, Wednesday this week.
Leader of Opposition Jeremiah Manele has recommended that all constituencies should produce annual reports to be tabled in Parliament. Mr Manele said this is to outline the progress achieved and challenges faced in implementing their constituency development plans under the Rural Development…
Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee Rick Hou says any budget should address two major objectives, to release financial resources for the normal operations of the government and for longer term investment.
Finance Minister Snyder Rini has failed the people of Malaita Province says the Member of Parliament for North Malaita, Malaita Province. This is because the current budgetary allocations in the 2015 Appropriation Bill 2015 does not specify the two anticipated development sites identified in…
Pressure group, the Malaita Ma’asina Forum (MMF) has called on the Speaker of the National Parliament to remove the MP for Small Malaita from his position as Chair of the parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC).
Leader of Parliamentary Opposition and Member of Parliament for Hograno, Kia, Havulei Jeremiah Manele says the Opposition bench welcomes the People’s Budget. Mr Manele says like the rest of the country, his people also look forward to its implementation.
The Chairman of the Public Accounts Committees has uttered the PAC’s profound disappointment with the Solomon Islands Ports Authority for not turning up to the hearings when summoned.
The Prime Minister’s Office will file civil suits against Government officials who failed to account for outstanding imprests of oversea trips. The Auditor General’s Office recorded 31 outstanding interests from the Prime Minister’s Office, totalling to more than a million dollars.
Finance Minister Honourable Snyder Rini describes the 2015 national Budget as the ‘People’s Budget’. Presenting the 2015 Appropriation Bill 2015 in its second reading this morning in Parliament, Mr Rini says The budget will deliver a record $4.18 billion in spending to provide services to all…
Finance Minister, Snyder Rini has tabled the 2015 National Budget this morning. This budget is the first budget of the Democratic Coalition for Change Government and at over $4 billion, it is the largest in the country’s history.
The Democratic Coalition for Change Government will develop the country’s first ever National Urbanisation Policy. Governor General Sir Frank Kabui announced the policy when he delivered the Speech from the Throne in Parliament last week.
The Office of the Independent Group in Parliament is putting together a ‘private members bill’ to review and maximise the penalty for ‘rape’ in the country. Leader of the Independent Group, Hon.
The Member of Parliament for West Makira Derrick Manuari has called on the Solomon Islands Government to stand up and fight for the freedom of the people of West Papua.
The Governor General Sir Frank Kabui says the Government will develop a National Tourism Legislation and review the National Tourism policy to ensure tourism development in the country is environmentally, socio-culturally and economically viable.
This country needs a long-term strategic development plan, Leader of Opposition Honourable Jeremiah Manele told Parliament today. Contributing to the motion of the ‘Speech from the Throne’ delivered by His Excellency, the Governor General this week, Mr Manele said Solomon Islands needs a 35-year…
Governor General Sir Frank Kabui says the Solomon Islands Government firmly believes the way forward would be achieved by implementing good policies and empowering people to be engaged in productive activities and absorbed in gainful employment.
