THE driver of the vehicle who allegedly run over and killed an elderly last December at the Island nightclub area at Henderson, East of Honiara is yet to plea the allegation. Jimmy Junior Lusibaea, 31, is facing one count of murder. He appeared yesterday in the Honiara Magistrate’s Court and his matter was further adjourned…
THE Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to the Solomon Islands, His Excellency Li Ming has paid a courtesy call on the head of the Catholic Church in Solomon Islands, Archbishop Christopher M Cardone. The brief visit took place in Honiara yesterday, Wednesday 13th January 2021. Both men later attended a hand-over ceremony…
EXAMINATION and placement results for new intakes this year will be made available next week. This was announced by the Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development (MEHRD) in an issued statement yesterday. “The Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development would like to inform students, parents/guardians, school principals and teachers, education authorities and other…
Facebook (FB) users and the general public at large welcomed the decision by the government not to suspend Facebook in the Solomon Islands, Wednesday. As first reported by leading online news Solomon Business Magazine the government through the Minister for Commerce and Aviation Peter Shanel Agovaka said, Facebook will not be suspended. The Solomon Star…
SHORTAGE of funds to pay for the Government’s Economic Stimulus Package (ESP) is putting “considerable pressure” on Customs and the Inland Revenue Division (IRD) of the Ministry of Finance and Treasury to raise the necessary capital, it was revealed Tuesday. “There is considerable pressure being applied on Customs and IRD to go after everyone –…
THE Clerk to the Western Provincial Assembly Kevin Paia has vacated his office having received instructions that his fixed-term contract had ended and would not be renewed. His departure has raised speculations among a number of provincial government officers and observers as to whether or not the action to vacate the office is procedural. In…
THE Revised calendar for terms and holidays for all the schools in the country has been released on Monday. Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development Dr. Franco Rodie in an issued statement said, “This school calendar is to fulfill requirements as specified in (cap.69) Part IV section 18.1(C) of Education…
The three foreign sailors who entered the country during the State of Public Emergency (SOPE) period between November and December last year have been allowed to travel to Tulagi, Central Province. This is to fix the engine of their yachts that were anchored there. This was after some of their bail conditions were varied yesterday…
Leader of Opposition applauds the Foreign Investment Division (FID) and the other agencies involved in compliance checks on foreign-owned shops in and around Honiara recently. Matthew Wale in a statement said it is important that the laws of the country are complied with. “The only way to ensure that this is the case is that…
THE Government through the Ministry of Education is set to release all school results this week. Information obtained by the paper from the ministry revealed the result will be for students doing their forms one, four, six and seven this year – 2021. Its understood the Minister of Education Lanelle Tanangada is waiting for the…