THE Central Provincial (CP) Premier Stanley Manetiva has called on all CP teachers to return to their respective schools and to begin classes immediately. Schools in CP have been reported to not begin classes since the starting of the academic calendar for this year, 2021. In an interview with this paper, Manetiva said teachers should…
THE People’s Alliance Party (PAP) has expressed its sadness about losing its former Member of Parliament for South Choiseul, Elijah Doro Muala. The Caretaker PAP President and former Governor-General, Sir Nathaniel Waena said in Honiara the late Doro Muala who died recently was a dedicated supporter before and after he entered Parliament. He says although…
THE Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in Auki, Malaita Province has called off a search for the missing five people that traveled from Guadalcanal to Russell Islands last Saturday. This week, Auki Police conducted a search to try to locate the missing people but could not sight any of them. After three days of…
AN AUSTRALIAN couple who have been seeking justice in the Solomon Islands for the past 14 years say they are “comforted” by an email they received from the Attorney General (AG) John Muria Jnr this week. Mr. Muria Jnr has written to Mr. and Mrs. Fred and Gloria Olsson, acknowledging the receipt of a copy…
Six local fishermen detained after coming in contact with relatives SIX local fishermen have been detained and placed in the quarantine center in the Shortlands after coming in direct contact with their traditional relatives from Bougainville this week. As a result, security has been beefed up at the border. An initial report said the…
THE ruling on bail applications for three of the nine men accused of robbing gold bars and a substantial amount of money from a mining camp in Guadalcanal last December is expected to be heard on Thursday afternoon. The ruling was to be heard in court on Tuesday afternoon, but the matter was further adjourned to…
THE Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) has signed a sponsorship agreement with JQY Company yesterday for the National Beach Soccer Championship this year. The signing was done between SIFF president William Lai, SIFF CEO Leonard Paia, and JQY Manager Yiang Jian Qing at the SIFF Conference room. The sponsorship is worth $50,000 and it will…
COUNCILLOR Reginald Ngati for Vura ward fails to provide the right information to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) when he revealed that the Honiara City Council Clerk received a payment of $53,000 for writing a report in response to the Special Investigative Audit Report. Ngati in his closing remarks when he appeared before PAC on…
SIG thankful to JICA for support The Solomon Islands Government (SIG) has signed a loan agreement of about SBD190M with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in Honiara on Wednesday. Minister of Finance and Treasury Harry Kuma signed the deal on behalf of the government. The concessional loan is purposely to assist the work on…
HONIARA City Lord Mayor and Councilor Wilson Mamae had vowed to clean up the mess and fix the Honiara City Council Office. He made this profound sentiment after he appeared before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) yesterday. A number of concerns and issues were raised by PAC on the outcome of the Special Investigative Audit…