PRIME Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo has called on politicians to stop engineering riots during the process of electing prime ministers. Mr Lilo made the call whilst moving the sine die motion in parliament, Thursday. Mr Lilo said that it was obvious previously riots that escalated during the election of various prime ministers including himself were…
STUDENTS of Honiara High School have been warned against trespassing into the compound of nearby ABA Corporation in Chinatown. Anthony Hong of ABA issued the warning after several students trespassing into their area were bitten by their dogs. These are students who left school early without permission and sneaked through an opening in the fence…
THE Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development (MEHRD) has concluded a one-day workshop on Wednesday 3 September 2014 at the Hotel Kitano Mendana. The workshop aimed to familiarise senior managers and heads of divisions with the restructuring program now underway at the ministry and to engage staff to progress the restructuring process by assessing…
LANDS, Housing and Survey minister, Joseph Onika says people need to have land first before other services are provided. Mr Onika said this in response to a question raised by Opposition Leader, Dr Derek Sikua if other services including electricity and water are available following revelations that 300 plots of land were available to be…
THE level of literacy and numeracy amongst primary school students in the country has improved greatly since the introduction and implementation of the fee-free basic education policy. Minister of Education and Human Resource Development, Dick Ha’amori informed parliament of this, Thursday. Mr Ha’amori said that since its introduction in 2004, the fee-free education policy has…
CHARGING of additional fees by both education authorities and schools is illegal. Minister of education, Dick Ha’amori clarified this during the question and answers session in Parliament Thursday. Mr Ha’amori said that schools should not be charging substantial additional school fees on students unless approved, authorised and signed by the minister himself. “Fees that are…
TAX payers will take care of the welfare and living expenses of the nation’s prime ministers when they retire. This was stipulated in the Prime Minister’s (Pensions and Benefits) Bill 2014, which parliament passed on Thursday. MPs from both sides of the house who spoke during the debate gave their overwhelming support to the bill,…
INVESTIGATIONS into the murder case involving two men who allegedly assaulted a deceased at China Town, Honiara, early this year continues. Police Prosecutor David Tepai on Thursday informed the court on the status of investigations into the case. He said only two more witness statement are yet to be obtained. He then sought an adjournment…
HONIARA High School students and their teacher on Thursday confronted a prominent Honiara businessman over foul smell emanating from ABA Corporation premises in Chinatown. The bad smell was believed to have come from rotten products thrown into a drainage that runs between the classroom and ABA compound. The students and their deputy principal Allen Ketei…
A YOUNG man facing criminal offences in the Honiara Magistrate Court is still without a lawyer. The 15-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, told the court he made a request to the Public Solicitor’s Office seeking legal representation but since then no lawyer has visited him. Principle Magistrate Shepherd Lapo explained to the…