MORE than 200 teachers who marked high school exam papers in 2020 say there are still waiting to be paid their allowances – almost a year after they had completed their assignment. One of them told Solomon Star the teachers marked Form 3, Form 5, and Form 6 papers in 2020. “All the results were…
THOUSANDS of Christians in Honiara have turned up at the Holy Cross Cathedral to commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on Good Friday. This is an annual event where Christians in the country and around the world commemorate Good Friday to mark the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on Calvary. At the packed Holy Cross vicinity, hundreds of men,…
OFFICERS of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at the Central Police Station in Honiara City assisted officials of the Ministry of Fisheries have arrested two suspects at the Honiara domestic wharf, Wednesday this week for illegal harvesting of beche-de-mer. Provincial Police Commander Honiara City Superintendent John Matamaru says, “Fisheries officials called police to…
AS the Government prepares to bring down its 2021 $4 billion-plus budget, a huge ‘mismatch’ appears to exist between the Budget estimates and the Government’s Redirection Policy, a special investigation by Solomon Star has uncovered. At the same time, our investigation has confirmed what has been suspected all along that figures presented in the budget…