PRIME Minister Jeremiah Manele will move a motion to set the date for the election of the Governor General when Parliament resumes on Monday 10 June. PM Manele confirmed this to media during the first ‘Meet the Press’ in Cabinet on Monday. He said such motion is provided for under Standing Order 16. Apart from…
THE Acquisition Officer who falsified documents that were produced to the Ministry of Lands, Housing & Survey (MLHS) about land acquired for mining on Rennell island in Renbel Province in 2015 has been fined $600. Principal Magistrate Tearo Beneteti yesterday also included 10 hours of counseling for the defendant, 79-year-old Laury Penrose Palmer. The maximum…
PRIME Minister Jeremiah Manele has announced a $140 million buy-back of prime land jointly owned by Levers Solomon Ltd (LSL) and Russell Island Plantation Estate Ltd (RIPEL) in a move which has taken everyone by surprise. Funds for the purchase would be raised by sale of Treasury Bonds to State-owned Enterprises (SOEs) such as Solomon…
THE trial of former Member of Parliament Temotu VATUD Constituency and former Temotu Premier Clay Soalaoi Forau, who was accused of converting over $350,000 of his constituency project fund in 2012, has ended. Soalaoi stood trial for 14 counts of conversion before Principal Magistrate Fatima Taeburi. The prosecution called a total of nine witnesses when…
THE Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) and friends of football have paid tribute to former National Team Head Coach and SIFF High-Performance Head, Felipe Vega-Arango. SIFF hosted a farewell dinner to thank the Spaniard after completing his renewed contract as Head Coach and has decided against renewing it. Vega-Arango was first contracted as Technical Director…