CJ throws out the case challenging the validity of the Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2022 to extend the life of the current Parliament THE High Court yesterday threw out the case challenging the validity of the Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2022. Chief Justice Sir Albert Palmer announced his decision after giving a summary of the submissions for…
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Guardian Class Patrol Boat (GCPB) will be armed on 7 September 2023. This comes about after the initial announcement that was made during the commissioning ceremony of the RSIPF Guardian Class Patrol Boat (GCPB) on 28 June 2021. Commissioner of Police Mr Mostyn Mangau says, “This support from…
BIOMETRIC Voters Registration has started in Malaita Province since Monday in accordance with the registration timeline. Registration Officers in all Registration Centres in the province’s 14 Constituencies commenced the registration exercise on Monday. Information obtained by Solomon Star Auki confirmed registration in the past two days in some areas have been slow as some people…
Australia hands over Iumi Water Sports Park to Solomon Islands ahead of Sol2023 Pacific Games PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare was officially handed over the Australian-funded Iumi Water Sports Park at the DC Park in East Honiara yesterday. The Australian High Commissioner Rod Hilton handed the sports facility to the Prime Minister in the presence of…
The High Court to hand down decision on the on strike out application for the strike out of the challenge to the controversial Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2022 this morning THE Government will know today whether its application to strike out the challenge to its controversial Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2022 is successful. Chief Justice Sir Albert…
SECONDARY school students who have been identified by the Labour Mobility Unit Work Ready Pool (WRP) in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade (MFAET) for aged care jobs in Australia have to pass a compulsory test provided by the APTC in Honiara. After passing the Language and Numeracy test, they will undertake the…
CHURCHES and the state must work together to address the many social issues affecting young people in the society. And the presence of the churches at the community level is important to support the youth population to make the right decisions in their lives. This was highlighted by the Western Provincial Premier Billy Veo last…
BUILDING new public toilets for the 17th Pacific Games in Honiara will be impossible given the hurdles of land and finance but existing facilities can be upgraded for use. That’s according to Honiara City Council Clerk Justus Deni during the Iumi Sol2023 talkback show on the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC) on Sunday. He was…
MALAITA Province is seeing a big number of Malaitans living in Honiara back in the province since last week for the Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) which started yesterday. Reports have it that some of registrants who have a busy schedule and want to get their registration done as soon as possible were the first to…
THE three men who were accused of masterminding the November 2021 riot in Honiara will face trial next month. The trial will start on 9 October. Simon Mannie, John Kwaita and Knoxley Atu are facing trial for two counts of managing unlawful society, one count of sedition, two counts of unlawful assembly and seven counts…