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Solomon Star (Free subscription) | 03/06/2008
By EDNAL PALMER DEPUTY Prime Minister Fred Fono denies accusations he misled the nation. Opposition leader Manasseh Sogavare has accused Mr Fono of misleading the country on Prime Minister Dr Derek Sikua’s current visit to Taiwan. Mr Sogavare said Mr Fono’s claims that Dr Sikua was in Taiwan to negotiate free education proposal for Solomon Islands was misleading. But Mr Fono yesterday hit back. “My...
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Solomon Star (Free subscription) | 03/06/2008
GOVERNMENT will allocate $360 million for rural development this year. Deputy Prime Minister Fred Fono said this yesterday. He said the $80 million which Opposition leader Manasseh Sogavare quoted as the government's total allocation for rural development was misleading. “That $80 million was my ministry's allocation for rural development,” Mr Fono, who is also Minister for Rural Development, said....
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Solomon Star (Free subscription) | 02/28/2008
By EDNAL PALMER THE Sogavare government did not intend to bring Julian Moti into the country in the manner he arrived, the Magistrates Court heard yesterday. “We expect him to come on a normal commercial flight,” former prime minister Manasseh Sogavare said. He was giving evidence as a defence witness for his former immigration minister Peter Shanel. Mr Shanel was charged with perverting the cause...
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Solomon Star (Free subscription) | 02/28/2008
By EDNAL PALMER AN ex-militant John Maga has categorically denied claims by deputy prime minister Fred Fono that ex-militants are used by the Opposition Leader Manasseh Sogavare. Mr Maga was responding to a statement by Mr Fono last week. In the statement, Mr Fono accused Mr Sogavare of using former militants to destabilise the Coalition for National Unity and Rural Advancement Government. He said...
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Solomon Star (Free subscription) | 02/27/2008
OPPOSITION leader Manasseh Sogavare says he’s baffled no communique was produced after last week’s consultative meeting on RAMSI. He said this shows a failure on the Government, RAMSI and the Pacific Islands Forum. Last week’s meeting was the third round of consultative dialogue of the three parties on the operation of the Australian-led RAMSI. “As a responsible national leader, I am demanding an...
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Solomon Star (Free subscription) | 02/26/2008
By Ednal Palmer A FORMER attorney-general has dismissed claims he walked away with a government car. Primo Afeau, who was removed by ousted prime minister Manasseh Sogavare, said he paid off the car. Former acting attorney-general Nuatali Tongarutu claimed Mr Afeau just got the government vehicle when he left office. But Mr Afeau dismissed that, saying he acquired the vehicle through propertender...
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Solomon Star (Free subscription) | 02/21/2008
OPPOSITION leader Manasseh Sogavare says the Government is making issues out of petty in-house matters that only requires common sense to deal with. He was referring to comments attributed to a government spokesman on his decision to give a government hilux and a house to two former ministers. “I find this attitude of nitpicking of petty in-house issues that only requires common sense to deal with...
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Solomon Star (Free subscription) | 02/20/2008
By JOY A. RIKIMAE OUSTED prime minister Manasseh Sogavare gave out two government vehicles and a house for free when he was in office. One double-cabin hilux was given to the family of the late East Malaita MP Joses Sanga, another to former attorney general Nuatali Tongarutu. The family of late Aoke/Langalanga MP Bartholomew Ulufa’alu was given a government house. Mr Sogavare yesterday said he did...
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Solomon Star (Free subscription) | 02/19/2008
OPPOSITION leader Manasseh Sogavare says former police commissioner Shane Castles should not be allowed to return. Mr Sogavare declared Mr Castles a prohibited immigrant in 2006 while the Australian was still the police chief, and on leave in his country. But the Sikua Government revoked the ban last week at the request of the Director of Public Prosecution Ronald Bei Talasasa. And Mr Castles is arriving...
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Solomon Star (Free subscription) | 02/15/2008
OPPOSITION leader Manasseh Sogavare has called for an end to aid dependency. And he urged Aid Coordinating minister Steve Abana to “grow out of the aid-dependency syndrome”. “It's time for Mr Abana to start taking more responsibility in making realistic and meaningful public investment from the government's own resources,” Mr Sogavare said yesterday. He was responding to Mr Abana’s earlier statement...
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Solomon Star (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
OPPOSITION leader Manasseh Sogavare has accused the Government to trying to remove Police Commissioner Jahir Khan. Prime Minister Dr Derek Sikua recently wrote to Mr Khan asking him to step down or face a police tribunal. This was over allegations relating to Mr Khan's conduct as police chief. But Mr Sogavare said the reasons tendered by the government were unwarranted. read more
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Fiji Times (Free subscription) | 02/08/2008
Update: 10.30am The new Solomon Islands Government has forced the resignation of its controversial police commissioner after threatening to take action over allegations he abused his power under orders of ousted Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare, reports PACNEWS.
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Solomon Star (Free subscription) | 02/05/2008
OPPOSITION leader Manasseh Sogavare says he will not attend government functions until explanations are given for the ousting of his former government. Mr Sogavare, who was ousted in a no-confidence vote last December after his ministers defected, had been boycotting government functions since he became Opposition leader. The latest was last Friday when he snubbed a government luncheon hosted in honour...
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Solomon Star (Free subscription) | 02/05/2008
OPPOSITION leader Manasseh Sogavare says the independent report into RAMSI is a genuine analysis on the operation of the Australian-led mission. The report by the Centre of Independent studies in Australia accused RAMSI of reinstating ineffective and costly layers of bureaucracy. It also accused RAMSI of paying huge salaries to foreign advisers instead of using aid money to improve health, education...
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Solomon Star (Free subscription) | 02/04/2008
By ROBERT L. IROGA FORMER Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare stayed away from official functions on Friday during the visit of Taiwanese Vice-President Annett Lu. Senior Government officials say as Leader of Opposition Mr Sogavare was invited to attend the luncheon hosted by Government on Friday. However, Mr Sogavare did not turn-up. He was also absent during a function hosted by the visiting Taiwanese...
