From the desk of the Prime Minister

OPEN CABINET PLAN CLARIFIED

OPEN CABINET PLAN CLARIFIED

The National Coalition for Reform and Advancement (NCRA) government yesterday clarified that the proposal for an open cabinet does not literally mean opening cabinet meetings for the public.

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FINANCE MINISTER ANNOUNCES TAX CUT

FINANCE MINISTER ANNOUNCES TAX CUT

As of next year government workers will be able to keep a little more money from their pay.

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PAPUA NEW GUINEA AND SOLOMON ISLANDS CONCLUDE BORDER TALKS

PAPUA NEW GUINEA AND SOLOMON ISLANDS CONCLUDE BORDER TALKS

Senior officials from Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands have concluded their 5th Joint Border Committee (JBC) Meeting in Mt Hagen, Western Highlands Province in Papua New Guinea. The meeting was held from 21 to 22 November 2011.

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PM LILO MEETS US AMBASSADOR

PM LILO MEETS US AMBASSADOR

Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo has held his first official engagement with US Ambassador to Solomon Islands today just two days after being elected Prime Minister of Solomon Islands.

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PM LILO UNDERTAKES FIRST PUBLIC DUTY

PM LILO UNDERTAKES FIRST PUBLIC DUTY

Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo under took his first public engagement today when he attended the launching of the state of the art printing technology at the Provincial Press Office, a division of the Melanesia Holdings Limited.

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PM LILO TO CONTINUE NCRA GOV’T POLICIES

PM LILO TO CONTINUE NCRA GOV’T POLICIES

The new Solomon Islands Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo has pledged to continue the core policies of the National Coalition for Rural Advancement (NCRA) government.

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IN THE NEWS

PM LILO WANTS OAG STRENGTHENED
Monday, December 5, 2011 - 10:02

Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo says it is time the Office of the Auditor General is strengthened after three decades of being inactive.

Mr Lilo made this comment when contributing to the motion moved by Member of Parliament for Aoke Langalanga, Mathew Wale in Parliament yesterday.

The motion was “that Parliament resolves itself into a Committee of Whole House to consider the Annual Report of the Auditor General 2010”.

PM LILO STARTS MINISTERIAL VISITS
Friday, December 2, 2011 - 09:26

Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo has started his Ministerial visits only two weeks after his election as Prime Minister starting with the two arms of security and rehabilitation in the country.

The Prime Minister started off his visits to the Royal Solomon Islands Police Headquarters last week while this morning he visited the Rove Correctional Center.

PNG AND SI CONCLUDE ANNUAL SENIOR OFFICIALS MEETING
Thursday, December 1, 2011 - 10:50

Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands officials have concluded their 10th Annual Senior Officials Meeting in Mount Hagen, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea last week. The meetings were held on the 24-25 November 2011.

The meeting brought together senior Government officials of the two countries to review and discuss their cooperative arrangements in their bilateral relations and suggest practical ways in advancing their bilateral interests.

PM LILO WELCOMES LATEST NO CONFIDENCE MOTION
Friday, November 18, 2011 - 14:23

Newly elected Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo has welcomed a new motion of no confidence against him just two days after his election.

Leader of Opposition Dr Derek Sikua has served a notice of the motion to the Speaker of Parliament yesterday claiming pressure from Civil Society Groups.

Prime Minister Lilo, however, openly welcomed the motion during his first Press Conference yesterday.

MINISTER LILO CONGRATULATES WESTPAC BANK
Tuesday, October 25, 2011 - 14:11

The Minister for Finance and Treasury, Hon Gordon Darcy Lilo today congratulated the Westpac Bank for reducing its lending rates by up to 2% for a variety of loans effective on 26th September 2011.

Westpac Bank was among the three commercial banks providing financial services to the people of Solomon Islands and was the first bank that took this initiative this year in reducing its lending rates to its customers.