THE Solomon Islands Post Conflict Rehabilitation Restoration Association (SIPCRRA) has urged the Leader of the Independent group to acknowledge the rehabilitation proposal the government has earmarked for association members. SIPCRAA is a legal body made up of ex-combatant from the former Malaita Eagle Force, (MEF)who benefited from the government’s $3 million payout on Christmas Eve…
Oversight costs foreign investors and Rennell landowners millions AN oversight by the Solomon Islands Bar Association (SIBA) has brought to a standstill work on developing the multi-million dollar bauxite deposits on West Rennell, effectively cutting off wages being paid to resource owners there. The oversight, discovered only on Thursday when the matter was brought to…
Australia has provided AUD 2.7million (approximately SBD18 million) to the Solomon Island’s Government as part of its ongoing commitment to improving access to quality basic health care for all Solomon Islanders. Australian High Commissioner Andrew Byrne said Australia is proud to be working with the Ministry of Health and Medical Services to improve access to…
PREPARATORY work for the Tina Hydro Project is progressing well according to landowners. Landowners have been working closely with the project coordinators which resulted in one tribe already receiving their cooperative society certificate this week. Roha tribe is the first of the five resource owner tribes to receive the certificate after successfully registering their society…
The efforts of Solomon Islands Scouts and Coastwatchers have been recognised at an official function to mark Australia Day earlier this week. Mr James Tungi from East Guadalcanal received a prestigious Solomon Islands Scouts and Coastwatchers medallion on behalf of his late uncle, Tungi Vilia who served as a Solomon Scout during the Second World…
THE University of the South Pacific (USP) Honiara Campus was flooded with a high number of school dropouts, a USP officer confirmed to the Solomon Star. Since last week the USP campus near Multi-Purpose Hall was flooded daily with students collecting admission forms and making enquiries about the academic entry system of the university, the…
HONIARA City Council will conduct a by-election for Vohukesa Ward on February 29. This is to elect a new councilor to replace Jack IgiMaeli, who passed away late last year. City clerk Charles Kelly confirmed the date. I would like to publicly announce that the date for the Vohukesa ward by-election He said the Ministry…
PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare and the Minister for Commerce, Industries, Labour and Immigration Elijah Doromuala were on Friday shown samples of Solomon Islands electronic passports and given a demo on how electronic passports are produced by the IRIS Group contracted to produce electronic passports for the country. The IRIS Group is a Malaysian company, which…
PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare has deplored what he describes as blatant lies by the Leader of the Independent Group, Derek Sikua. Dr Sikua in a press conference on Thursday alleged that the $3 million the government paid to ex-MEF members was made to keep a promise the Prime Minister made to the group for keeping…
ABOUT 109 new intakes in the Bachelor of Accounting students at Solomon Islands National University (SINU) are calling on the government to sponsor them this year. They made the call yesterday after seeing the government approving an extra $17.3 million to meet the scholarships of tertiary students who missed out in the first selection by…