Chief Justice Sir Albert Palmer has re-emphasised his justification to set up a Commission of Enquiry to inquire into matters of major importance and concern. He made reference to the cause of the riots and arming the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in preventing crimes. He highlighted this at the opening of the 2023…
OPPOSITION Leader Hon Matthew Wale has called on the government to urgently address the bad state of the roads and drainage in Honiara. In a statement yesterday, Hon Wale said the current poor state of our roads is a national embarrassment for the government of the day. He said it is an eyesore and the…
LOCAL Adventist teachers attending the three days leadership training at Fulton Adventist College University in Nadi, Fiji have concluded their training on Sunday. Reports reaching the paper said, the training commenced on Thursday. The training was hosted by the Trans Pacific Union Education Office based in Suva. The theme for the workshop was: ‘I will…
IS Solomon Islands a tax haven – a country where rich people invest and corporate entities invest their money to avoid paying tax in their own country. As well, tax haven countries have secrecy laws, that block information on their deposits from foreign tax authorities. According to a public notice put out by Bank South…
Discussions have commenced on the possibility of establishing resident Court of Appeal (COA) in the country, Attorney General (AG) John Muria (Jnr) has said. He said, this is for the Court of Appeal can sit whenever there is a need and ordinary Solomon Islanders can have their matters dealt with rather than having to wait…
BOSNIAN professional football club, FK Velež Mostar has issued the official statement, confirming Solomon Islands young striker Raphael Lea’i inclusion with the club. The statement confirmed that Lea’i has penned a one and a half year deal with the Bosnian and Herzegovina’s top flight professional football club. “Football club Velež Mostar informs all its members,…
Premier Suidani prepares to respond to wild allegations The Malaita Provincial Premier Daniel Suidani has labeled the allegations against him by the mover of the upcoming motion of no confidence as wild allegations. Speaking to Solomon Star Auki over the weekend Premier Suidani said some of those allegations are wild allegations and are news to…
The new Australian High Commissioner to the Solomon Islands, His Excellency Rod Hilton has paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Hon. Jeremiah Manele today. The courtesy visit was made to the MFAET head office in Honiara where both discuss issues of mutual interest. H.E Hilton replaces Dr Lachlan…
FIVE concerned parents in Western Province have questioned the action by the provincial education authority for removing their children’s names from a school designated to them by the Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development in the recent secondary school placement. One of the concerned parents, who refused to be named, said her child was…
SOUTHEAST Vella Constituency Member of Parliament Honourable Fredrick Kologeta has promised to donate over $1million to his constituents. Vella Development Cooperation (VDC) chairman has informed constituents that the funding will be given to constituents to enable them to create income generating activities to sustain themselves and their families. The chairman said the funding will be…