A SOLOMON Islands seasonal worker employed at a pet food company in New South Wale, Australia, was suspended from work on Thursday after being caught chewing betel nut. The seasonal worker said his two supervisors saw his stained teeth and asked him what he was chewing and he told them that he was chewing betel.…
Politicians get their first New Year’s gift from a cash-strapped SIG POLITICIANS – perhaps not from all sides of politics – are about to get their biggest New Year’s gift yet – some $400, 000 each the first such payment for 2023, according to those familiar with the payment. If the funding is shared by…
OPMC helped calculate salary and other increases for MPs in 2023 THE Office of Prime Minister and Cabinet [OPMC] appears to be the instigator of new salaries and entitlements for Members of Parliament in 2023, documents have revealed. And the documents showed the Parliamentary Entitlements Commission (PEC) and the Office of Prime Minister and Cabinet…
Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) officers at Tulagi in Central Island Province have arrested and charged a 38-year-old mother on 29 December 2022 following the discovery of a dead body of an infant found washed ashore at Boromole village on 21 December 2022. Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Central Province Superintendent David Soakai says, “Officers…
The national government devotes to continuing investment in the country’s education sector this year, 2023. Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare said, the education of our children remains an investment priority for the government of the day. “The government is serious in investing in the education of our children. DCGA will continue to invest seriously in…
THE Governor General, Sir David Vunagi, has highlighted the country’s high unemployment rate as the central issue that needs to be addressed if social peace and economic independence is to be achieved by all Solomon Islanders. Sir David said employment opportunities in both the Public Service and the Private Sector have been saturated that school…
The current road upgrade in Auki, Malaita Province, is received with negativity by the public who are now criticising the work as being ‘poorly done. ‘ In December of 2022 when gravel was poured along the road to fix deteriorating sections of the road, hopes were high that the new contractor will finally deliver to…
KWASO brewers in Malaita have made huge earnings during the Christmas and New Year period from this illegal product. Reports reaching Solomon Star said kwaso brewers made a lot of money from the sale of their home-brewed alcohol during the festive season. The report said as most villagers could not afford to buy beer, they…
THE Opposition has renounced a proposal by the Parliamentary Entitlements Commission (PEC) to grant Members of Parliament a 10 per cent increase across the board in basic salaries and entitlements, saying the proposed increases are “unjustified.” In a statement on Tuesday, Opposition Leader Matthew Wale, called on the PEC to refrain from giving further increases…
Former Nusa Roviana MPA wins election as Speaker of the Western Provincial Assembly, vows to perform to his best THE newly elected Speaker of the Western Provincial Assembly (WPA) is Ramrahka Aquila Talasasa. The former Western Provincial Assembly Member for Ward 16 – Nusa Roviana- was elected during the election of a new Speaker yesterday.…