The much awaited tax-free case for Members of Parliament (MPs) that will be heard in the Court of Appeal next month will be a benchmark for reference purposes, Members of Parliament Entitlement Commission (PEC) has revealed. In an exclusive interview with this paper a PEC spokesperson said the case is an interesting one, as it…
THE Parliamentary Opposition Group still strongly holds the view that the Minister of Finance has breached section 52(1)(a) of the Public Finance Management Act –PFM. Responding to a statement by the Ministry of Finance, Tuesday, the Opposition Group said whilst they acknowledged that the Ministry has confirmed tabling the mid-year review report on the 2016…
The UN Peace Building Fund (UNPBF) is supporting the launch of peace campaign materials prepared by the Ministry of National Unity, Reconciliation and Peace at the International Peace Day event today – Wednesday, 28 September 2016. The international theme of this year’s Peace Day highlights the 17 Sustainable Development Goals – the SDGs – as…
Prime Minister Hon Manasseh Sogavare arrives back in Honiara today, from New York where he has been for the 71st United Nations General Assembly. The 71st UNGA has been an extra-ordinary one for Solomon Islands participation as apart from the presentation of the country’s national address and attendance of UNGA side events, the country assumed…
There are no form of compensation for people, who lost their lives or injured by remains of World War II remnants. This was revealed by Sergeant Rex Waiwori of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Explosive Ordinance Team (EOD) during a media conference in Honiara. He said any person who lost his life or…
YOU must have visions and work towards those visions in your education. Minister for environment, climate change, disaster management and meteorology and MP for Gao-Bugotu, Samuel Manetoali told the students of Sir Dudley Tuti College (Kamaosi) during his visit to the school. “Discipline yourself and work towards your dreams,” Minister Manetoali said. A total of…
DALA Anglican Parish in West Kwara’ae in Malaita province has organized a youth rally for five days commencing Saturday 24th September. Youths from Buma and Aitea from Central region including St Paul, Auki from Keava region as well as St Michael Ngongosila from the eastern region took part in the five days event. The official…
THE Honiara City Council together with the Country Planning Board (CPB) has been urged to proactive in executing their duty to ensure residents abide to council laws. Chris Sae a Public Servant and a Honiara resident told the Solomon Star Tuesday. He said the raise in illegal settlement within the town boundary is a serious…
YOUNG Davie will return to Selwyn College in West Guadalcanal to perform during their graduation day later this year. This came after he stole the show with his famous songs like Dolaro and Mulei Mai during South Pacific Oil Limited (SPOL) promotional tour to the school last Friday. Davie, who is the sales and marketing…
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is focusing on a health promoting village project project to improve the health condition of people living in the rural areas. Chief adviser of the project Dr. Rikimaru of JICA said the project will kick start, once the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) approved their proposal in November…