MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Solomon Islands lawmakers elected former Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele as prime minister Thursday in a development that suggests the South Pacific island nation will maintain close ties with China. Manele used his first speech as leader to promise to govern with integrity and to put his nation’s interests first. “I will []
Solomon Islands lawmakers have chosen former Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manale as the new prime minister of the South Pacific island nation that has grown closer to China in recent years
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Solomon Islands lawmakers have chosen former Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manale as the new prime minister of the South Pacific island nation that has grown closer to China in recent years. The withdrawal of pro-Beijing former Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare from the contest to remain head of
Solomon Islands lawmakers elect former Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele as new prime minister
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Solomon Islands lawmakers have elected former Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele as prime minister in a development that suggests the South Pacific island nation will maintain close ties with China. Manele used his first speech as leader to promise to govern with integrity and to put his
Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil has rejected calls for her resignation after an elderly couple was allegedly assaulted by a freed immigration detainee during a home invasion. Western Australian police say a trio bashed Ninette Simmons, 73, and tied up her 76-year-old husband Philip while they stole $200,000 in jewellery. One of the alleged perpetrators […]
House Democrats defeated a Republican bid to restrict migrants' access to the state's overflowing emergency family shelter system, a day after the Legislature shipped a supplemental budget to Gov. Maura Healey that would impose a new nine-month limit on shelter stays.
The Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has encouraged graduates to embrace the abundant opportunities available in the country.
A socio-political pressure group, the APC Akida Forum, has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate the former Governor of Zamfara State and current Minister of Defense, Bello Mohammed Matawalle, over alleged corruption and mismanagement of public funds totaling N70 billion. In a formal complaint submitted to the EFCC headquarters on […]
Nassau, May 3 (Prensa Latina) Former Prime Minister of the Bahamas Hubert A. Minnis was nominated today to compete for the position of political leader of the Free National Movement in next month's elections. The post Former Bahamas Prime Minister nominated to lead party first appeared on Prensa Latina.
Amid tensions between Hamas and their host country of Qatar, officials in Amman quickly rejected any suggestion that the terrorist organization could settle in Jordan if they were forced to leave the Persian Gulf nation. On Monday, a Hamas fundraiser, Mousa Abu Marzouk, told the Islamic Republic’s state-controlled Arabic broadcaster that “any potential relocation, which
Havana, Apr 30 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero said today that difficulties persist in the implementation of multisectoral policies and programs related to the care of grandparents' homes, homes for the elderly and psycho-pedagogical medical centers. The post Prime Minister analyzes situation of elderly homes in Cuba first appeared on Prensa Latina.