PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare says Solomon Island has made good progress so far in the fight against corruption. Sogavare made the statement when delivering his nation-wide address which coincidentally falls on this year’s World Anti-Corruption Day on December 9, 2020. He said the appointment of the Solomon Islands Independent Commission Against Corruption [SIICAC] is the…
PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare said that Solomon Islands have only 5 positive cases of COVID-19 within its isolation centres as of Tuesday 8 December 2020. In his nation-wide address on Wednesday, Sogavare said that only 5 still remain positive out of the 17 diagnosed cases. “This means that 12 have already been tested negative and…
GOOD Guest Ltd has surrendered its Fixed Term Estate (FTE) title back to the Commissioner of Lands, the second company to have done so following a clash of culture between the offices of the Commissioner and the Registrar of Titles. Commissioner of Lands, Alan McNeil, confirmed the voluntary return of the title on Wednesday afternoon. “The…
THE director of a logging company, Sunrise Investment Limited had been fined $50,000 to the state on Wednesday for harvesting Tubi trees in Isabel. Richard Song Sing Ngea from Malaysia was sentenced after pleading guilty to one count of illegal harvesting of restricted species without a license, export, or attempt to export restricted specimen under…
ABOUT six local students studying in the Philippines have failed to show up at the Manila airport yesterday to board their repatriation flight back to Honiara, Wednesday. This was revealed by Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare in his nation-wide address yesterday. “Six students failed to show up at the airport in Manila this morning (yesterday) leading…
* Mentally disabled man’s case tomorrow * Firearm trial continues Thursday Mentally disabled man’s case tomorrow THE case of a mentally disabled man accused of breaching the Covid-19 related lockdown in May has been adjourned to tomorrow. Jeffery Basiota who faces one count of restriction of movement was supposed to appear before the Honiara Magistrate’s Court yesterday. However,…
Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at the Honiara City Central Police Station are conducting an inquiry into the dead body of a male that was discovered at the Mataniko River on 5 December 2020. An initial report says members of the public discovered the body of the deceased in a boat…
THE Solomon Star asked the Office of the Registrar of Titles (RoT) to comment on forgery allegations by the Commissioner of Lands. Below is the response by the Registrar of Titles (RoT) to our three questions: 1. Question. Would RoT accept the Directions by the Commissioner of Lands? Are the directions LEGALLY binding on RoT…
THE Offices of the Commissioner of Lands and the Registrar of Titles (RoT) have locked horns over the issue of transfer of Fixed Term Estate [FTE] titles, trading accusations and counter-accusations over the matter. This follows claims by the Commissioner of Lands, Alan McNeil last Friday that his officers have uncovered a case where his…
For his bold leadership GOVERNMENT Ministers and backbenchers have taken their time to praise the leadership of the country’s Prime Minister (PM) Manasseh Sogavare describing him as a strong leader in this unprecedented time. The 11th Parliament which ended on Thursday saw Members of Parliament (MPs) took their time to debate the motion of…