AROUND 70 students from Vanuatu are arriving this weekend to commence studies at the Solomon Islands National University (SINU). This was announced by SINU Chancellor, Sir Dr Nathan Kere, at the inauguration ceremony of the national university’s third Vice Chancellor, Professor Transform Aqorau, on Thursday at the Friendship Hall in Honiara. Sir Dr Nathan revealed…
THE Minister of the Ministry of Police, National Security and Correctional Services (MPNSCS), Anthony Veke has praised the relationship between China Police Liaison Team (CPLT) and the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) as outstanding and one that is built on transparency, accountability, trust and genuine partnership purposely for the positive betterment and growth of…
BURGLARS broke into a family home at Naha Ridge yesterday morning and got away with laptops, phones and cash. Mrs Nanette Tutua told Solomon Star that it was around 5am that burglars broke open their residential gate lock and entered their house through the back door. They took away two laptops, phones and cash. She…
AN outspoken Malaitan, Max Bobby, has slammed not happy the Fini-led Malaita Provincial Government’s plan to axe the Auki Communique. Premier Martin Fini, following his election victory after removing the Premier Suidani-led MARA Government in a Motion of No Confidence, told Solomon Star that the communique will be removed. Mr Fini labeled the communique as…
Ex-policemen accuse Senior Ministers accused of ignoring plight, warn of dire consequences if the government fails to address payout claim in a month SENIOR MINISTERS Manasseh Maelanga, Peter Shanel and Bradley Tovosia have been accused of ignoring the plight of ex-police officers pushing a multi-million-dollar payout claim from the DCGA government. An estimated 430 ex-police…
Man beaten up, handed over to the Gizo Police for spying on girls and stealing ladies’ underwear in village outside the Western Provincial capital A MAN was beaten up and handed over to the Gizo Police Station for spying on girls and stealing ladies’ under wear at Titiana village, outside the Western Provincial capital, Gizo.…
Ex-Police Officers who served at the western border during the civil unrest are warning the gov’t that their patience is wearing thin over their delayed payment EX-POLICE officers who served along the sea border between Solomon Islands and Bougainville during the civil unrest 23 years ago have warned their patience is wearing thin. They are…
THE Malaita Provincial Police Commander (PPC), Superintendent Leslie Kili, has called for calm amongst relatives of the deceased following the double murder incident in East Fataleka on Monday. Speaking to Solomon Star Auki, PPC Kili urged the relatives of the deceased not to take the law into their own hands as the case is now…
The Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (OPMC) has injected a SB$5 million budgetary support to the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC) to boost the National Broadcasters services locally and abroad. This is an increase of SB$4 million dollars from the annual subvention grant of SB$1 million every year. The increase was drawn under…
LEADER of Opposition Hon Matthew Wale has praised the Office of the Auditor General (AOG) following the release of the report on the audit of COVID-19 funds. The Office of the Auditor General (OAG) has recently released the Audit Report that contains serious financial mismanagement of COVID 19 funds by the National Disaster Management Office…