THE Auditor General (AG) has issued a special thematic audit report calling on the Government to strengthen procurement processes after compliance audits of three key ministries uncovered a series of problematic procurement practices in their management of $90-million worth of COVID19 response funds. Speaking at a press conference in Honiara on Wednesday, the Auditor General,…
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at Kirakira Police Station have uprooted more than 20 plus marijuana plants in Central Makira-Ulawa Province last week. It is alleged that a male person in his 50’s with his wife are farming marijuana plants as a source of income. Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Makira-Ulawa Province, Superintendent Peter…
Unlicensed firearms possessor to return to court THE matter of a man accused of possessing a World War II rifle and ammunition without a firearm licence in 2021 will return to court next week. That is for Pre-Trial Conference. Iro Kwaita is facing one count of possession of firearm or ammunition without licence, to which,…
The New Malaita Executive Government under the leadership of Premier Martin Fini vows to remove the Auki Communique THE Auki Communique, long regarded as the signature policy of the MARA administration and a stumbling block to economic development on Malaita, is to be shelved, sources within the new administration have confirmed. The removal of the…
THE Labour Mobility Unit within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade has reiterated its warning over individuals posing as recruitment agents for the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) Scheme. The warning came after claims on social media that people posing as local agents are charging upfront payments for individuals to be recruited as…
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has hosted 21 police officers from the Asia-Pacific region who completed a pre-deployment training course for United Nations (UN) peacekeeping missions. The officers from Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Vanuatu, Vietnam and Canada completed two-weeks of training at the Australian Institute of Police Management in…
Ongoing road maintenance works are scheduled on nightshifts to avoid clogging the city traffic during the day. A statement from the Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MID) today confirmed that the three contracting companies selected to carry out maintenance works have agreed to this schedule following a meeting with MID Minister Hon. Manasseh Maelanga last week.…
A BAIL application will be made today for the bus driver accused of hitting an elderly woman who was crossing the Kukum Highway, Honiara, last year. Patrick Maetalulu is facing trial for one count of Causing Death by Reckless Driving. His matter has been listed for today before Principal Magistrate, Leonard Chite, for a bail…
THE Sol2023 National Hosting Authority (NHA) are concerned with recent media reports regarding the recent sit in protest by local construction workers working on the Sol2023 Pacific Games Stadium project constructed by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC). The NHA respects the CCECC and its employees and wants to ensure this dispute is resolved as…