HCC acts on short routes saga THE Honiara City Council (HCC) Law Enforcement has arrested 15 buses for running short bus routes in the city, yesterday. According to an HCC media statement, the buses arrested were running a short bus route from the Central market to Didao, Talise, and Discount at Ranadi. “All bus drivers…
Leaked information exposed the government’s attempts to acquire a loan of USD$100 billion (SBD$800b) from a private businessman in China after switching diplomatic ties from Taiwan to China in September 2019. According to corresponding information sighted by this paper, the Minister of Finance Harry Kuma have written two letters to a middle man named Terry…
Malaita Provincial Government under the leadership of Premier Daniel Suidani is serious about setting things in order for the province and moving the province forward. Two areas the current Malaita Alliance for Rural Advancement (MARA) government is keen on strengthening are the financial management and improvement in its revenue collection. Seven months ago, when MARA…
• Foreign Officer sent back• SPC, MP, Business owner might allegedly collude By ANDREW FANASIA A FOREIGN business owner of Breakwater Cafe was reported for allegedly making very highly discriminative and racist comments against some local women who went there. Speaking to the Solomon Star on condition of anonymity a concerned citizen said this racist…
The Leader of Opposition Matthew Wale calls on the Prime Minister (PM) to confirm or deny information that he authorized the Minister of Finance to explore the borrowing of USD100 Billion from lenders in China. Mr. Wale in a statement last night said that information he has received has given him cause for great concern…
THE Solomon Islands Electoral Commission (SIEC) has confirmed they have approved a budget of $4.5 million for the by-election in 2020. This was confirmed to this paper by Electoral Commissioner and Chief Electoral Officer Mose Saitala on Wednesday. “Yes, we have a budget for by-election 2020 approved by the National Parliament,” Saitala added. When asked…
The Solomon Islands Government (SIG), through the Minister of Finance and Treasury, has appointed Mr. Raynold Micah Moveni to be the next Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI). This appointment was made in accordance with section 41(2) of the Central Bank of Solomon Islands Act 2012 and is for a period…
PSO plans on reviewing Vokia’s judgment By ASSUMPTA BUCHANAN The Public Solicitor’s Office (PSO) is planning to review the High Court election petition of Northeast Guadalcanal Member of Parliament (MP) Jamie Vokia. In a letter addressed to the Attorney General (AG) and Governor-General (GG), Public Solicitor Howard Lawry said they feel that the High Court…
TWO families in Gilbert Camp, East Honiara are now homeless after their two homes were burnt down by fire around midday on Monday. The cause of the fire is still unknown but neighbours and surrounding communities suspect its must be a fault from the battery charger using a solar panel. Speaking to this paper, an…
One of the recaptured prison escapees Frank Firimolea has on Monday confessed to a robbery offense laid against him. Firimolea entered his guilty plea on Monday afternoon before Principal Magistrate Felix Hollison. This came after police recaptured Firimolea and another prison escapee Dilo Faiga in a RAV4 vehicle along the Burnscreek main road in East Honiara…