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…
TWO of the three men suspected of assaulting an elderly man at Bahai, Central Honiara on March 26, had been arrested after the man died two days later at the National Referral Hospital (NRH), Police Chief Mostyn Mangau told reporters Friday. Mangau said the two young men are now in police custody but are yet…
Solomon Airline faces big lose in revenue NATIONAL flag carrier Solomon Airlines will lose SBD$45 million dollars this year as COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect their operations. This was revealed by Solomon Airlines senior board member Bob Pollard during the 2021 Appropriation Bill 2021 inquiry on Tuesday. The inquiry was conducted by the Public…
ORGANISERS of the annual Easter Fun Run has announced that the 2021 event is being delayed until Whit Monday – 24th May 2021. The Rotary Club of Honiara issued the statement on Wednesday. The Rotary Club which is the main organiser of the event each stated it had received permission from the Covid Oversight Committee to…
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare was briefed on the United States (US) initiatives to upgrade the US’s development programs in the country. The US Deputy Chief of Mission based at the Port Moresby Embassy, in Papua New Guinea (PNG) Bernard Link led the team during the courtesy call, a statement issued by the Prime Minister Press…
Response to “I almost died from injection” report GOVERNMENT through the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) has responded to our front page report yesterday of a woman who nearly died after receiving her jab on Monday. In a statement last night through the ministry’s media unit, it said this is crucial to ensure…
Budget papers: Gov’t to spend $1.3billion on salaries this year SALARIES will eat up a quarter of this year’s $4 billion-plus budget, leaked budget papers obtained by Solomon Star have revealed. The Government is also ploughing more money into scholarships and rentals this year, other documents have shown. According to the Summary of Payroll…
EIGHTY-eight (88) people are currently in our quarantine stations to date. This was both confirmed by Prime Minister (PM) Manasseh Sogavare and the Permanent Secretary (PS) for Health and Medical Services (MHMS) Pauline McNeil. Speaking in his weekly nationwide address, Sogavare said that we currently have 88 persons who are still in quarantine stations serving…
THE Ministry for Finance and Treasury was told to seriously mainstream job tracking and dedicate a function within MoFT to keep track of the jobs in the country. The issue was raised by the Leader of the Opposition and a member of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Mathew Wale last week. The Permanent Secretary for…