THE Government’s budget for education has increased over the last five years. That’s according to the Minister of Education Lanelle Tanagnada during her contribution in parliament last Monday. “SIG budget for education has significantly increased over the last five years relatively to the other demands on the government budget and relatively to GDP. “Investment in…
Findings from initial assessments conducted on the burnt buildings from the recent unrest found moderate to high health risks. Led by the National Disaster Council (NDC) through the National Disaster Operation Centre (N-DOC), the assessments were conducted by the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF), Central Fire and Rescue Services, Honiara City Council, Ministry of…
IF all goes to plan, Government through the Ministry of Health and Medical Services will this week officially launch the vaccination rollout for the Pfizer vaccine on Thursday. This was revealed by the National Health Emergency Operation Centre (NHEOC) Incident Controller Dr Nemia Bainivalu. He was speaking yesterday during the COVID-19 talk-back show over the…
The Leader of Opposition, Hon. Mathew Wale, has called for the commencement of a full and thorough criminal investigation into serious criminal allegations concerning PM Sogavare. “I call on the police and criminal investigation authorities to immediately start criminal investigations into abduction and conspiracy to murder allegations that involve our Prime Minister back in 2000”.…
THE Minister for Youth, Children and Family Affairs (MWYCFA) has stated her ministry will try its best to amend maximum punishment to the kind of perpetrators that involved in the killing of late Mary and other similar cases. Mrs Freda Rotutafi Rangirei stated this during the Sine Die Motion in Parliament last Wednesday. She described…
MINISTER of Communication & Aviation and Member of Parliament for Central Guadalcanal, Peter Shanel Agovaka says the SIM card registration is good for all citizen and not only for government leaders. He stated this in response to the statement made by the member of east Are’are, Peter Kenilorea Jr who spoke against the sim registration…
THE ignorance and usage of Tear gas to disperse the public protest against the Prime Minister has increased the frustration which led the protesters to go into the extent of looting and burning down of properties in Honiara, few weeks ago. An observer and Taki House of chief representative Gordon Mae told Solomon Star Auki…
THE sentence for the juveniles who confessed to breaching the curfew on November 26 will be delivered on Monday. Principal Magistrate Felix Hollison was unable to deliver the sentence because only one of the juveniles was present in court, Friday. Lawyer representing the juveniles said he only managed to contact one of the juvenile who…
MEMBER of Parliament (MP) for North West Guadalcanal, Bodo Detke has come out publicly for the first time to speak out against a failed attempted murder incident 20 years ago, involving Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare. The allegation was confessed by former member of the defunct Malaita Eagle Force (MEF), Moses Su’u. Mr. Su’u made the…
SOLOMON Forest Association (SFA) is the latest organisation to pay its tribute to Linta Mabo – the 16-year-old school girl who lost her battle against a curable heart problem. Linta – the youngest of a twin sister – died on Thursday 2nd December after battling rheumatic fever which affected her heart for four years. Linta’s…