OPPOSITION Leader Honorable Matthew Wale says the Parliamentary Opposition is closely watching whether or not the Government will renew the State of Public Emergency (SOPE). The Opposition Leader said this in response to questions by the media whether it is necessary for the SOPE to continue. Hon Wale said the matter is of great concern…
Kenilorea describes plans to extend parliament ‘fundamentally flawed’OPPOSITION Member of Parliament (MP) for East Are’Are Peter Kenilorea Jnr has described proposed plans by the government to extend Parliament as ‘fundamentally flawed’. The Opposition Group understands that the government is continually pushing to extend the life of Parliament from 4 to 5 years under the radar. The Opposition also understands that government…
THE 28 year-old man accused of lying to three women using different names and titles will be facing additional charges, including a new rape charge. Public Prosecutor Jonathan Auga yesterday told the court via virtual audio link that investigation is now completed but a number of new complaints have been made to police against the…
THE Parliamentary Opposition Group is concerned over the Democratic Coalition Government for Advancement’s (DCGA’s) continual push for the Extension of Parliament from four to five years. Opposition Leader, Mathew Wale together with MP for East Are’Are, Peter Kenilorea Junior (Jnr) confirmed this in a press conference with the media yesterday. Mr Wale said they knew…
THE man accused of sexually abusing his four daughters aged between two years and two months old from 2017 to last July in Western Province is awaiting a trial date. The 36 year-old man who cannot be named to protect his daughters’ identities is facing four counts of sexual intercourse with a child under 15.…
Dear Editor – I write in response to the article on March 8, 2022 in the Solomon Star titled “DR WHO OPPOSES VACCINATION”. The Solomon Star article claimed as proof the Lund University publication by Markus Alden et al titled “Intracellular Reverse Transcription of Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine BNT162b2 In Vitro in Human Liver…
TENSIONS remain high in the Baegu Asifola electorate in Malaita Province as three dwelling homes were torched to the ground at Ato village in what was regarded as a retaliation attack in relation to a murder incident two years ago. Eye witnesses told Solomon Star Auki that the burning incident took place at Ato village…
17 years on after the current Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare took to the podium of the United Nations to call for donor support for the Provincial Capacity Development Fund (PCDF) initiative; people are now benefiting from small infrastructure projects, thanks to the PCDF. The PCDF is responsible for over 294 small infrastructure projects across…
Today, the United States—through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)—presented state-of-the-art seismometers to monitor the potentially dangerous Savo Volcano in Solomon Islands. The equipment was procured after an official request from the Solomon Islands government Ministry of Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification (MMERE) to the U.S. government to supplement the…
The Solomon Islands Government is confident to deliver the 2023 Pacific Games as scheduled regardless of the challenges generated by covid-19 in the country. This followed detailed presentations on work progresses to the Prime Minister and Caucus Wednesday this week by the National Hosting Authority (NHA) with its respective Committees. Committees that made presentations on…