A PRE-TRIAL conference will be conducted next on the case of the Police Minister Peter Shanel after he pleaded not guilty to the assault charge against him, on Thursday. The Member for Parliament for Central Guadalcanal entered a not guilty plea to one count of assault causing actual bodily harm when he appeared in the…
A team from the Advocacy and Legal Advice Centre (ALAC) under Transparency Solomon Islands will be visiting Gizo in Western Province next week. In a statement yesterday TSI explained, the visit will provide residents of Gizo and surrounding communities with an opportunity to learn more about fighting corruption and promoting good governance. “Legal Officers will…
ACTING Auditor General has dismissed an Island Sun front page story yesterday that claimed the Office of the Auditor General is not up to standard. “This is simply not an accurate description of the talk that I gave to Members of Parliament at their induction session on Wednesday 12 May 2015,” Acting Auditor General, Robert…
AS part of preparation to host the 2018 Melanesian Arts and Cultural Festival in the country, government through the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (MCT) plans to build Melanesian Village. This will be located at the southern end of the Festival of Pacific Arts (FOPA) Village. The Ministry’s Permanent Secretary (PS) John Wasi revealed this…
Police Commissioners of the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) countries have been reminded of their ‘serious’ responsibility to ensure the peace and safety of the Melanesian sub-region. The Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare made the reminder in his key-note address to the fifth MSG Police Commissioners conference in Honiara on Wednesday morning. “You occupy very important positions…
Members of the civil society organization under the umbrella body of Solomon Islands in Solidarity for West Papua gathered in numbers on Thursday to renew their call on the Solomon Islands Government to support the bid for West Papua to gain full membership in MSG. The call was made ahead of the Prime Minister and…
A SOLOMON Islands National University (SINU) mathematics lecturer will be leaving to Japan on a six weeks mathematics scholarship funded by the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Patrick Valusa, who is a mathematics lecturer at SINU, will be leaving on the 18th of this month to Japan to study a more advanced and effective way…
THE Solomon Islands National University students association (SINUSA) executive has formally conducted their handing over ceremony yesterday afternoon at Kukum campus. This was to allow newly elected executive for 2015/2016 to run the association. In his speech former president Wilson Mae congratulated his successor George Apato and told him to take over from where he…
SYDNEY, 1 (AFP) – Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology has warned the El Nino weather phenomenon, which can spark deadly and costly climate extremes, will pack a punch this year after declaring its onset in the tropical Pacific. El Nino is associated with drought conditions in Australia and occurs when the trade winds that circulate over…
CONTINUOUS heavy rainfall has disrupted classes in various schools in and around Auki town, Malaita province over the past days. The heavy rain started on Wednesday night and continued till yesterday morning which stops both teachers and students from turning up at school. Students from Auki Community High School, Auki Primary School, Aligegeo provincial secondary…