THE use of ‘discretion powers’ by the members of parliament has given them more avenues to roam without fear of voter repercussion and should be totally stripped off. Speaking in the condition of anonymity to this paper an officer within the government circle said that this ‘discretion power’ has created rooms for most ministers of…
A NETWORK involving the illegal production of fake scholarship award letters have been uncovered. This came after National Training Unit (NTU), the body responsible for issuing scholarships under the Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development (MEHRD) discovered a copy of the fake scholarship award letter, Wednesday. Reports reaching the paper said a student was…
The Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) church has organised a series of fundraising drives in Honiara following the request by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) to the Solomon Islands Christian Association (SICA) for Christian denominations in the country to support the government assist Australian bushfire victims. A special steering committee headed by Pr Robinson Diosi district…
THE theme of the 2020 International Education day is ‘Learning for people, planet, prosperity and peace’. Permanent secretary of the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development Franco Rodie said the theme reiterates that education and learning enables is humanity’s greatest renewable resource and reaffirm the role of education as a fundamental right and a…
A HONIARA magistrate has refused to accept police’s excuse for the delay caused in a murder case that happened early this year at East Guadalcanal. This was after Principal Magistrate Fatima Taeburi was informed by the prosecutor that police could not produce photographs obtained during post mortem. This was because police ran out of the…
RSIPF warns public to take extra care during current wet weather By MOFFAT MAMU AN Asian man working for a logging company has been crashed to death during heavy flooding in West Guadalcanal last week. A statement from the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) said the 58-year-old Malaysian man was carried away when…
A Change Maker’s Story Growing up as a passionate art lover and always with an ambition for creating something new, Millicent Barty, has by time gradually directed all her energy to being the young energetic and innovative entrepreneur she is today. Being raised in a broken family was tough but with the parenting style of…
Lambi arson trial continues Rarata murder case, today Lambi arson trial continues TRIAL will continue today on the case of four people accused of burning four houses relating to sorcery claims at Lambi area, Guadalcanal in 2017. The hearing of evidences into this matter resumed yesterday in the Honiara Magistrates’ Court after it was adjourned…
The Solomon Islands international player Robert Laua missed out in Hekari United final line up for the PNG champions club in the upcoming 2020 OFC Champions League. Hekari United confirmed that Laua missed out in their final squad that will represent the country in the most coveted competition set to kick off this month in…
PRIME MINISTER Manasseh Sogavare congratulates the Chairman and the CEO of the Solomon Islands Ports Authority for the vision that underpinned the investment which will provide huge benefits to customs and agricultural quarantine and biosecurity. He was making these remarks during the historical commissioning of the new X-ray equipment for the Solomon Islands Ports Authority…