TRANSPARENCY Solomon Islands (TSI) says the ongoing serious allegations of bribery involving Members of the Provincial Assembly (MPA) in Malaita Province must be reported with evidence for arrest and investigation. In a statement on Monday, TSI said the ongoing blaming of MPAs for the act of bribery is really disturbing. TSI said it seems the…
Cut the green house emission Climate change threatens our islands PRIME Minister(PM) Manasseh Sogavare makes a strong call by requesting all major greenhouse gas emitting countries to cut emissions and take more ambitious action place the world on a below 1.5 degrees Celsius pathway. His call came during his address to the 76th United…
HUNDREDS of Selwyn Old Students Association (SOSA) members and their families join staff and students at Selwyn College, Marovovo, West Guadalcanal yesterday to commence the week long celebrations to commemorate the school’s 50th Golden Jubilee. Saturday’s event started with the Walk Back to Selwyn College – a 3km parade – from Vaturanga Bridge (Lavasa) in…
THE Malaita Provincial Premier, Daniel Suidani has denied allegations that the MARA government promised $20,000 and shell money for MPAs who remain with the MARA government. According to allegations spread by MPAs who resigned from MARA, on the night of Friday 17th September, the Malaita provincial minister of finance was driving to see the MPA for…
Customs and Excise boss caught for breaking country’s financial laws THE Comptroller of Customs, Jim Sutton, has once again being put on the spotlight for allegedly breaking the law by creating an ‘unauthorised’ commercial bank account in which proceeds of vehicles sold by public auction conducted by Customs are deposited. At the same time,…
GCU: The Minister for Provincial Governments and Institutional Strengthening, Hon. Rollen Seleso has refused to formally appoint new ministers following their nominations by Malaita Premier Daniel Suidani. Suidani nominated seven members of the Malaita Provincial Assembly on 13 September to replace those that have resigned from his MARA Executive early this month. In a letter…
The Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) become the first Chamber of Commerce in the Pacific to establish a Partnership with Facebook that provided a training opportunity for local businesses to engage in an exciting session directly with of one the world’s most popular social media platform. The ‘Boost with Facebook’ workshop saw…
A TWO-DAY Malaita Sons and Daughters Forum is currently underway at Hotel Malaita in Auki, Malaita province. More than 200 people which consisting of chiefs, church leaders, men, women, and youths from different parts of Malaita are attending the forum. The theme of the forum is “Our Future Malaita.” The meeting focuses on the establishment…
POLICE Chief Mostyn Mangau has on Thursday confirmed the case file of the missing $300k exhibit is now with the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions ODPP. He told reporters that the file was forwarded last Friday to the ODPP. “The case file was compiled and forwarded to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP)…
A NUMBER of Members of the Provincial Assembly (MPAs) who recently tendered their resignations from the MARA government have reportedly wanted to reconcile with the government. Information reaching Solomon Star Auki claimed that some of the six MPAs are now in talks with MARA government to try, reconcile and return their portfolios. At this stage,…