UNDER the Mining Act, an operator is only allowed to hold three tenements at a time. Anything other than that is illegal. So why did PT Mega Bintang Borneo of Indonesia reportedly owned 11 tenements under different names but with the same directors and yet continued to be allowed to operate in the country? Surely,…
The High Court will today hear the case of the recent Parliament Entitlement Commission (PEC) awards of tax free pay for 50 MPs and pension entitlement for newly elected MPs. This was scheduled recently in the High Court’s time table attendance into civil cases hearing for this year. A day that the public of Solomon…
THE Parliamentary Opposition Group has expressed grave concerns over the revelations this week of the involvement of senior Cabinet ministers in the bauxite export saga. In a statement, the Parliamentary Opposition says the revelations in the Island Sun newspaper are serious, as they border on corruption, and serious allegations of conflict of interest on the…
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare says a changed mindset by the entire society is integral to the process of ensuring equality in political representation in Solomon Islands. The Prime Minister made this remark on Tuesday when he opened the ‘Conference on Women’s Leadership and Political Participation’ in Honiara. He said as Prime Minister, he was profoundly…
The Deputy Speaker of the National Parliament and MP for Central Honiara, Hon. John Moffat Fugui has called on women to show interest in leadership and politics if they want to take up leadership role in politics. Speaking at the opening of the women regional conference in Honiara this week, Hon. Fugui said such position…
Preparation for the 8th Premier’s Conference is now gaining momentum as the local organising committee (LOC) and Central Coordinating committee are starting to plan and put things into action towards the event. The 8th Premier’s conference is scheduled to be held on 1st of October and will be co-hosted by the Guadalcanal Province and the…
Nadi, Fiji: To work and stay healthy, we all need sufficient, safe and nutritious foods through out our entire life. This week, more than 40 researchers, lecturers, teachers, and administrators from regional Universities, government ministries, and international organizations attended a workshop convened by the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (TCARC), USP, PIURN and…
Bmobile-Vodafone are delighted to announce that they will now be providing 3G+ coverage for the GPPOL area in the Guadalcanal plains. In a statement on Thursday the telecommunication company said, this site came on air at 3pm yesterday – Thursday the 4th of June. “This was a big milestone for the company in the Solomon’s…
A ground-breaking ceremony for the Malaita Integrated Pig and Agriculture Training Centre was successfully launched at Adaliua, Central Kwara’ae, Malaita province on Wednesday. The ground ceremony was part of the Solomon Islands Government’s partnership with the Republic of China (ROC) Taiwan to develop agriculture in Solomon Islands. The launching was attended by the Minister of…
A FORMER central banker and retired auditor general has described as “false assurance”, the $364 million budget surplus the government claimed it made in the first quarter of this year. Government media consultant Alfred Sasako released a statement Monday on the reportedly surplus, describing it as a “major economic victory” for the government. He quoted…