AG chamber declares Tango as still the legal premier Ousted Renbel premier Lence Tango remains the legal premier of the Renbel province. That’s according to a formal letter issued by the Attorney General Chamber’s office (AGCO). The clarification came following the political impasse affecting the province since last month resulting in mass resignation from the…
CONCERN Group Forum Solomon Islands International (FSII) has commended the Honiara City Council (HCC) for the reopening of the underpass tunnels. Whilst welcoming the good news, FSII has called on all Honiara residents and users of the recently reopened underpasses to appreciate and take ownership of them. “Our people must appreciate and take ownership over…
ST JOSEPH Catholic Secondary School will stage its annual grand bazaar tomorrow at the school’s playground. The bazaar will start at 9am. School principal Abraham Hihiru said money raised will go towards the new administration building and the general operation of the school programmes. The day long bazaar will feature entertainment by the Rainbow Boys,…
PASSENGERS traveling West ward from the main market are urged to wait in front of the Low Price Enterprise to get a public bus. The same message was issued to public buses to stop in front of the shop instead of stopping opposite the main market. The Honiara City Council (HCC) and Royal Solomon Island…
Management and sustainable use of water resources in the pacific is a cross cutting issue that governments and its partner agencies with communities need to seriously consider. Rhonda Robinson the deputy director water and sanitation programme with the secretariat of the pacific community said pacific small island developing states (SIDS) are lagging behind in access…
TWO men accused of the murder of a man at Kolobangara, Western Province last year, were committed to stand trial in the High Court. Reuben Kabolo and Tana Kabolo were also released on bail after the ruling of the committal hearing, Wednesday. The ruling was handed down following a long form preliminary inquiry conducted on…
A PUBLIC officer accused of obtaining more than $40,000 from two men under false pretence will return to court on September 9. Frank Sade Bilau faces 14 counts of false pretence. He was brought to the Honiara Magistrate Court on Tuesday evening for remand but his lawyer successfully applied for bail. Principal Magistrate Shepherd Lapo…
SOLOMON Islands High Commission in Papua New Guinea has denied accusations it misused funds the government sent for student allowances. The High Commission’s counsellor William Soaki said the claims some students levelled at their office were slanderous and portrays a negative image of the diplomatic mission. Students studying at Divine Word University in Madang alleged…
IT has been a year now, the missing $10 million worth of stolen beche-demer remains a mystery. East Choiseul MP Mannaseh Sogavare in his supplementary question in Parliament yesterday asked the Minister of Fisheries Alfred Ghiro of the whereabouts of the consignment but received no hint. Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo in response said the…
WORK on the Kukum Highway Upgrading Project is expected to start late next year. That’s according to Dr Nobuyuki Tsuneoka, senior adviser to Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), which is managing the project. Japan is funding the multi-million dollar road project, which will see the upgrading of the three kilometre road from Honiara City Council…