‘Tax payers pay $180,000 for under-par output from leaders’ MEMBERS of Parliament (MP) perform poorly in the current 6th Parliament sitting but the cost to tax-payers remains high; according to data obtain by The Solomon Star. The data showed times MPs spent in the meetings each day of the current session regardless of whether each…
Police are yet to make any arrest on the ‘big players’ behind the recent riot and looting in east Honiara last week. Acting Police Commissioner Ms Matanga said there are no initiators of the incident been arrest yet but investigations are still continuing. “Investigation into finding key leaders is ongoing and police remains high alert…
Georgia’s first ever Ambassador to Solomon Islands His Excellency Vladimir Konstantinidi has presented his Letters of Credence to Acting Governor General Sir Allan Kemakeza at Government House last Thursday. Georgia and Solomon Islands has established diplomatic relations in March 2011. Georgia is located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe. It has a…
A team from the United State navy divers are in the country training members of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) and the Solomon Islands Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team (SIEODT). The week-long training started on May 19 and will end on the 26th. The training which focuses on the underwater clearance of unexploded ordnance…
The Royal Solomon Islands Police is joining the Cyber Safety Pasifika taking on board cyber related crimes and are pushing on awareness to schools in the country as primary targets. Cyber Safety Pasifika is an initiative designed to help children, young people and adults to use technology in a safe and responsible manner that was…
The Malaita Ma’asina Forum (MMF) has again criticizes the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) and RAMSI to apply two different laws in this country when dealing with offenders. Forum president Charles Dausabea made the statement by referring to the long standing issue of the two ton beach-de-mer that has gone missing without a trace…
Acting Police Commissioner Juanita Matanga has maintained high conduct on putting the bech de mer issue as a national priority. Denying putting the issue as minor by re-tracking to the recent riot and looting as immediate issue needed to address first. “We have a team of investigators carrying out investigation that has been working together…
ATOIRI Police Station and staff housing need swift renovation. Officers of Atori Police Post in East Kwara’ae, Malaita province are calling on their superiors and responsible authorities to conduct quick and swift assessment and renovation of staff housing and the Police post itself. Spokesperson for the Atori police, Michael Ramosaea said that currently both the…
Malaiata Ma’asina Forum (MMF) president has urged all constituents throughout the country to question their members of parliament why they never attended parliament meetings. Charles Dausabea pointed out that the attitude of current MPs in missing parliament meetings has shown to their people they have no interest and concern for them, but only for themselves.…
Mass absenteeism in parliament ABSENTEEISM is not only a problem facing teachers. For the second time in the same parliament sitting, the meeting has to be adjourned due to absenteeism. Earlier in the current session, the meeting was forced to discontinue because of poor turnout resulting in lack of quorum. On Thursday when the meeting…