A TEENAGE male who consumed beer at Talise Bus Stop area, Honiara, and used abusive words at some boys after the New Year has been fined a total of $1,000 yesterday. He has until today to pay up his fine or failure to do so will result in a 40-day imprisonment. The teenager who is…
Dear Editor, Who in his right mind in SI would swallow such an entitlement? Common! SI. Where are we? Tuesday’s papers followed by various FB posts revealed: The 50 members of Parliament are allocated an extra $4.5 million on top of the $3 million under National Parliament, to refer them for medical treatment abroad ……
A SOLOMON Islands seasonal worker employed at a pet food company in New South Wale, Australia, was suspended from work on Thursday after being caught chewing betel nut. The seasonal worker said his two supervisors saw his stained teeth and asked him what he was chewing and he told them that he was chewing betel.…
MISS Solomon Islands, Tiare Haro’s, recent Christmas holiday at her father’s home village of Tetemara, Viru Habour, Western Province, has inspired youths to be determined to pursue their dreams. Miss Haro travelled to her father’s village after being crowned the Miss Solomon Islands 2022-2023 last month. She is of mixed parentage. Her father, Alex Haro,…
THE Solomon Islands renowned boys’ band, Doorman’s Project (DMP), will stage their second live show tonight at the Shades Nightclub in Brisbane, Australia. Upon their arrival in Australia last week, the they boys will perform their first exclusive show at the Shades. Their second final show is set for this Saturday at the Albion Hotel…
Politicians get their first New Year’s gift from a cash-strapped SIG POLITICIANS – perhaps not from all sides of politics – are about to get their biggest New Year’s gift yet – some $400, 000 each the first such payment for 2023, according to those familiar with the payment. If the funding is shared by…
OPMC helped calculate salary and other increases for MPs in 2023 THE Office of Prime Minister and Cabinet [OPMC] appears to be the instigator of new salaries and entitlements for Members of Parliament in 2023, documents have revealed. And the documents showed the Parliamentary Entitlements Commission (PEC) and the Office of Prime Minister and Cabinet…
Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) officers at Tulagi in Central Island Province have arrested and charged a 38-year-old mother on 29 December 2022 following the discovery of a dead body of an infant found washed ashore at Boromole village on 21 December 2022. Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Central Province Superintendent David Soakai says, “Officers…
The national government devotes to continuing investment in the country’s education sector this year, 2023. Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare said, the education of our children remains an investment priority for the government of the day. “The government is serious in investing in the education of our children. DCGA will continue to invest seriously in…
THE Governor General, Sir David Vunagi, has highlighted the country’s high unemployment rate as the central issue that needs to be addressed if social peace and economic independence is to be achieved by all Solomon Islanders. Sir David said employment opportunities in both the Public Service and the Private Sector have been saturated that school…