RNZI: The lawyer who successfully argued the Manus Island detention centre in Papua New Guinea was illegal says the refugees have a strong case if they wish to sue for damages. Loani Henao said the 850 people were imprisoned indefinitely, against PNG law and international human rights decrees. The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that…
RNZI: Fiji’s prime minister, Frank Bainimarama, won’t be attending next week’s Melanesian Spearhead Group summit in Vanuatu. Instead, he has told the Fiji Sun newspaper that he will be going to the Queen’s birthday celebrations in London. The MSG summit in Port Vila is to revisit the appointment of Fiji’s Amena Yauvoli as the new…
Local football fans in the country have acknowledged and congratulated the country’s New Zealand-based football star Micah Lea’alafa for his outstanding performance following the recent Oceania league championships. Following the league, the young star received the golden ball and the player of the Oceania club championship award. This came after he helped secure his Auckland…
An analysis of the sacking of the SIPA chairman and board member MINISTER for Infrastructure Development, Jimmy Lusibaea, caused a political stir when he sacked SIPA chairman Billy Titiulu and Board member, Johnny Sy on the weekend. “I have taken the action because it has come to my knowledge that both men have been secretly…
Dear Editor –It is indeed a sad news for us the general public if the above caption comes to full implementation next week. As stated in the Solomon Star newspaper issue 6168 on Monday this week that sea travelers boarding local ships in Honiara to their provinces may likely to dig deeper into their pockets…
Dear Editor – Good work to the team who took on the system and won in the tax free for politicians. I bet the pollies vote themselves an increase to cover the tax they should pay. Why the adjournment to Parliament? Was it because the Bills were not ready for the committee or was it…
THERE appears to be no sign that the Solomon Islands Ports Authority (SIPA) controversy is going to be resolved any time soon. Perhaps the only option left to deciding who is right, and who is not, is to take it to the courts. And Attorney General James Apaniai is right in suggesting this to sacked…
BILLY Titiulu remains the chairman of Solomon Islands Ports Authority (SIPA) and he has the powers to sack the authority’s chief executive officer Colin Yow. That was the view of Attorney General James Apania after Mr Yow insisted his sacking by Mr Titiulu was invalid. Mr Apaniai zoomed in on the issue after a weekend…
LOCAL and indigenous businesses are going to benefit from a move described as steps by SIPA CEO to empower local businesses. On Tuesday, $100,000 was given to support the Indigenous Chamber of Commerce Trade and Industries for Solomon Islands (ICCTISI). SIPA CEO Colin Yow said it is time to stop arguing and make tangible changes…
Solomon Islands National University (SINU) will hold its third graduation ceremony tomorrow 28th April 2016 at the Maranatha Hall, east Honiara. A statement from the university said that a total of 1468 students from various schools within the university will be graduating. The statement added that Chancellor of SINU Sir John Baptista Muria will hand…