The Parliamentary Opposition Group has disclosed information that three Government Ministers have owed the Heritage Park Hotel more than $900,000 to be possibly met by taxpayers. The three ministers are Minister for Agriculture & Livestock, Minister for Mines & Energy and Minister for Tourism.
Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare said the Democratic Coalition for Change Government (DCCG) is fully conscious of the fact that sustainable economic growth is the only guarantee to a reasonable standard of living for Solomon Islands.
Leader of the Parliamentary Independent Group, Manasseh Maelanga has said careful considerations have to be given to the section on government revenue sharing under the draft Federal Constitution. The draft Federal Constitution has now reached its second review stage. Mr.
Leader of the Independent Group in Parliament Manasseh Maelanga urges the Democratic Coalition for Change Government speed up implementing it’s major national projects.
Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare has defended the Cabinet decision for the payment of $3.7 million to the MV Sun Express for damages incurred whilst returning to Honiara from Mbike Island in the Central Islands Province with members of the Democratic Coalition for Change Government prior to…
The Honiara City Council has completed its 2011 audit report. This was the first audit report produced by the Council after four years. HCC Treasurer. Moses Kaukui told the PAC Committee last week, they completed the 2011 report in May this year according to schedule.
Leader of the Independent Group in Parliament Manasseh Maelanga has strongly called on the Democratic Coalition for Change Government to ensure Political Appointees perform at their peak all the time.
The Parliamentary Opposition Group has hit out at the Government over a Cabinet decision to pay out more than $3.7 million to M.V Sun Express as compensation.
The Public Accounts Committee has commenced its mid-term inquiry into audit reports tabled in Parliament from 1 – 5 July 2015. The two reports were; the National Transport Fund; Transport Sector Development Project 2013 and the Office of the Auditor General Annual Report 2014, covering 2012 and…
The work programme of the Democratic Coalition for Change Government (DCCG) to reform the judiciary is progressing well, a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office said.
The Member of Parliament for West Are’are has called on people in Malaita province to allow their land for development. John Maneniaru made the statement last Friday at the close of theMalaita Development Conference at Aligegeo.
Provincial by-election for a Ward each in Isabel and Rennell Bellona Provinces will be held next Wednesday first July. The Ministry of Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening has already signed legal notices and make preparations for the by-elections.
Issues discussed in the current Melanesian Spearhead Group Summit in Honiara are a continuation of resolutions from the Noumea Summit. This is according the MSG Summit Foreign Affairs Minister’s chair, Milner Tozaka.
Hograno, Kia, Havulei Constituents have witnessed the groundbreaking ceremony of their Housing scheme project over the weekend. The Constituency’s Member of Parliament, Hon.
The outgoing Attorney General Billy Titiulu says the Parliamentary Entitlements Commission does not have the power to make any award to former Members of Parliament, including former Prime Ministers.
The Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry says ‘no’ to the involvement of MPs in the Parliamentary Entitlements Commission. SICCI Chair Tony Koraua made the statement when he delivered the Chamber’s submission to the Constitutional Review Committee in a public hearing last Friday . Mr.
British Prime Minister David Cameron says he is keen to see his Solomon Islands counterpart, Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Malta later this year.
The Democratic Coalition for Change Government has yet to release any funding for constituency development projects for this year. Speaking to SIBC News, the Deputy Director of Rural Development Matilda Watesao says the Ministry is continuously receiving applications for constituency development…
The Leader of Parliamentary Opposition Jeremiah Manele has questioned the Prime Minister’s silence on controversial issues the Opposition raised in previous weeks, saying Manasseh Sogavare should not shy away from these issues.
Member of Parliament for Aoke Langa Langa says his committee could still propose a constitutional amendment on the independence of the Parliamentary Entitlements Commission, even if the government refuses to bring it to parliament.
