Parliament Member for East Choiseul Manasseh Sogavare has topped the parliament attendance list in two consecutive parliamentary terms. Attendance data from the ninth Parliament show, MP Sogavare attended 168 out of the total 175 sitting days in the 9th Parliament.
Members of Parliament will receive the third tranche of their ROC Support for Constituency Development (RSCD) this week. The RSCD comprises 400- Thousand per Constituency.
The Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development is preparing all necessary arrangements to disburse an additional 14-million dollars towards infrastructure development of Primary and Junior secondary schools in the country.
The Telekom S-League season has started over the weekend. Opening the match last Saturday, Real Kakamora opened the season with a 2 – 0 win over last year’s fourth place winners X-Beam.
Twenty newly graduated Solomon Islands doctors from Cuba are expected to arrive in the country this week. The Ministry of Education sector’s secretary Audrey Rusa says four doctors will arrive today, nine tomorrow and seven on Wednesday.
Solomon Islands students studying in various institutions in Apia Samoa must continually strive for academic excellence. A government delegation who visited USP’s Alafua Campus in Apia recently made this strong reminder.
Speaker of Rennell and Bellona Provincial Assembly Norman Sa’oghatogha suggests, the decision taken by Cabinet on the Attorney General’s advise regarding the province is biased.
Natural Resources Development Foundation (NRDF) in Solomon Islands has been selected as a recipient of the US Agency for International Development, USAID, Pacific-American Climate Fund (PACF) program.
The Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development has concluded a one day seminar to familiarize Senior divisional Managers and Heads on its restructuring program. The seminar engaged staff on fundamental areas such as assessment, realignment and the preparation of a job description.
Member of Parliament for Northwest Choiseul constituency, Connolley Sandakabatu has said his people are grateful for the government in providing them a franchise shipping service.
A victim of the past Ethnic Tension Mr. Andrew Fioga says, failure to bring the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Report to the National Parliament reflects very badly on the outgoing government.
Justice Francis Mwanesalua has adjourned a defence case in relation to the case of a man accused of the murder of another man at Lungga river, East Honiara in 2010 to tomorrow. In the High Court Thursday last week the accused presented his sworn statement of the incident.
Over 100 patients in Malu’u, were fortunate to receive dental services delivered to them at the Malu’u hospital. A dental team from Kilu’ufi hospital in Auki toured Malu’u last week.
The National Referral Hospital’s diabetic ward has called on teachers and community representatives to assist pass on social messages to address non-communicable diseases, NCDs, to their peers throughout the country.
The Magistrates Court has ordered a murder accused to find a lawyer to represent him in Court because he is facing a very serious charge. The young man and his co-accused are each facing a murder charge.
Former Premier for Guadalcanal Province Stephen Panga has acknowledged the Member of Parliament for East Choiseul Manasseh Sogavare for highlighting ongoing land problems in Guadalcanal Province in Parliament.
Four men at Masupa Village in East Are Are, Malaita Province have been arrested on charges of malicious damage to properties belonging to a logging camp in the area. The incident occurred on August 29, last month.
Parliament has passed the Prime Minister’s Pensions and Benefits Bill 2014. The new Act has legalised pensions and other benefits for former Prime Ministers.
Solomon Islands could have done better by asking the right questions prior to intervention of the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands, RAMSI. Member of Parliament for East Choiseul Manasseh Sogavare told Parliament during the debate on the Independent Review of RAMSI in Solomon Islands.
Solomon Airline General Manager operations and commercial, Gus Kraus is calling on the Solomon Islands and Fiji Prime Ministers to quickly solve the current row over civil aviation rights, which has affected flights between the two countries for more than two months now.
