PARLIAMENT is setting up a press gallery to help reporters effectively cover proceedings of parliament. Director of Parliament Media Joy Angi revealed this at the end of a three-day workshop her department organised for the media to learn about parliament, its processes, and procedures. The press gallery will be equipped with a phone and internet…
YOUNG children below the age of 18 should not be engaged in any political campaigning because it’s a form of child abuse. The warning came as the country is being hit by election fever resulting in political campaigning intensifying in parts of Honiara and the provinces. Speaking to the Solomon Star yesterday Acting Director of…
The caretaker Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo is again behind the highly controversial removal of the commissioner of Forest Reeves Moveni, the Solomon Star has established. Mr Moveni received his marching orders in a letter dated the 21st of October 2014, advising him, he was being transferred to the Office of the Prime Minister and…
POLICE preparations for the upcoming national general elections is said to be well underway. Police Commissioner, Frank Prendergast said Police have been carrying out high visibility operations in the past week in Honiara, Guadalcanal and other provinces in the country in lead up to the election. “We are very much engaged in our community awareness…
POLICE say they are yet to arrest any suspect to the killing of the novice brother at Vura, North-West Guadalcanal, last week. Commissioner Frank Prendergast said police are treating the death as “very suspicious” and investigations are on-going. “We are pursuing a number of leads of enquiry and since that issue is still under active…
The People’s Alliance Party (PAP) says it will make it a must to deal with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Report if it forms the Government after the November 19 National Parliamentary Elections. The Party agrees that an alliance government will deal with the TRC Report within its first l00 days in office. The…
POLICE Commissioner Frank Prendergast says he’s terribly disappointment over the Ruavatu school incident that resulted in a female student being raped. Mr Prendergast said the incident is very concerning and it’s not the type of incident police like to see happen in the community. “I’m very disappointed with the incident. I think this is the…
Chairman of the Ruavatu School board in North East Guadalcanal had apologised to all the victims affected by the incident over the weekend. Board chairman, Eric Robson Miti in an interview said, the incident that happened over the weekend was not a good ending for the school’s academic year. He said the board and management…
THE country is expected see an increase in Police Participating Force (PPF) presence next week in the lead up to the National General Election (NGE). This comes after 90 PPF officers from New Zealand and Australia have been confirmed to arrive next week. This was revealed by the Police Commissioner Frank Prendergast on Thursday during…
Form three students throughout Malaita schools sitting for their mathematics exam on Tuesday have reported printing errors in their paper. About 3 pages are said to had been collated with multiple errors in the order of questions and answer booklets. Some schools in the province were reported to have had their exam postphoned set for…