AN officer working under the Economic Stimulus Package (ESP) has been disciplined for discrepancies in the implementation of the funds. This was revealed by the Chairman of the ESP Committee McKinnie Dentana on Sunday during the fortnightly talk-back show. He said, the officer was reassigned to another department after his was caught. He reminded the public…
New Zealand High Commissioner to Solomon Islands, Her Excellency Georgina Roberts on Monday paid a courtesy visit to Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare. The meeting was held at the Office of the Prime Minister & Cabinet (OPMC), a statement issued by the Prime Minister Press Secretariat said. High Commissioner Roberts during the meeting commended PM for his…
Villagers help out to fix Dala Bridge in west Kwara’ae, Malaita province. THE current deteriorating state of the Dala Bridge in west Kwara’ae has denied vehicles and passengers from east and northern regions of Malaita from reaching Auki town. It was reported that the bridge was damaged as a result of the continuous heavy rain…
Government contracting and procurement is now at a level that should alarm the people of Solomon Islands. Some of the examples shared on air during the live panel discussion of Solomon Islands 2020 Corruption Perception Index is but the tip of the iceberg of what is actually happening. For example, a computer of the same…
Solomon Airlines has taken delivery of the latest aircraft to join the national carrier’s fleet, a 19-seat De Havilland Twin Otter registration H4-SIC which will operate on domestic routes in the Solomon Islands. The refitted aircraft from Ikhana Aircraft Services touched down at the Honiara International Airport en route from California, United States via Honolulu…
Court acquits Dettke of traffic offences THE Member of Parliament for Northwest Guadalcanal, Bodo Dettke, is a free man. The Magistrate’s Court acquitted Mr. Dettke of traffic offences which landed him in court in the first place. Magistrate Emily Zazariko Vagibule last Tuesday acquitted Hon Dettke of one count of careless and inconsiderate driving after…
Sponsorship pulled from SINU 2020 final year students SOME 200 or more students at the Solomon Islands National University (SINU) have had their sponsorships pulled from under their feet on allegations their two-year sponsorships granted by the National Scholarship Division (NSD) in 2019 were “fake”. They are now faced with arrears of up to…
RURAL Kava farmers in West and Central Kwara’ae constituency, Malaita Province have acknowledged the visit by the Interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Development Bank of Solomon Islands (DBSI) Tukana Bovoro to Malaita last week. Speaking on behalf of the Kava farmers at Gwariagalu, Central Kwara’ae Dudley Ramo acknowledged the visiting saying; “This is the…
Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at the Lata Police Station in Temotu Province are investigating a homicide incident that occurred at Rakisu Village in Tikopia on 4 February 2021. Prior to the incident, the suspect’s wife got ill and another child died as well. It was alleged that the deceased poisoned…
ENVIRONMENTAL advocator and outspoken Malaita man from Ontong Java Lawrence Makili has raised concerns about the need to preserve Gizo white- Eye bird scientifically known as the Zosterops Iuteirostris only found on Gizo islands in Western province. Gizo white-eye (zosterops Iuteirostris) is a species of birds in the Zosteropidae family Mr. Makili said Gizo Island…