THE Government’s plan to conduct a direct chartered flight to China on the 29th of August 2020 remains as it is. Secretary to Prime Minister Dr. Jimmy Rodgers confirmed this when he led a team from the Prime Minister’s Office and Cabinet appeared before the Public Account Committee (PAC) on Saturday. Following the announcement of…
THE two Bougainvilleans who were arrested and charged for illegally crossing our border in June has been sentenced recently to six months imprisonment. Deputy Commissioner Ian Vaevaso told reporters yesterday that the two Bougainvilleans are serving their jail term in Gizo Correctional Centre, Western Province. In light of this sentence, Vaevaso reminded both Bougainvilleans and…
PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare has graced the Makira/Ulawa Province 2nd Appointed Day celebrations in Kirakira on Thursday. Speaking during the occasion, Prime Minister Sogavare took the opportunity to acknowledge the traditional landowners of the land for acknowledging his delegation’s attendance. The prime minister also conveyed his sincere gratitude to the past and present leaders of…
A 60-year-old grandfather at Paradise village, in North New Georgia, Western Province was arrested and charged for allegedly raping his 16-year-old granddaughter. Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) officers at Noro in Western Province made the arrested on Monday 3 August, a statement from Police Media Unit said. The incident came to light after the…
Frustrates over China/SI deal and treatment to Malaita By ANDREW FANASIA WESTERN Provincial Premier David Gina has come out publicly to express his frustration and disappointment with the government’s silence over China’s promised assistance to the province. In a statement issued to this paper last night, he said it is over a year now since…
MEMBERS of the Solomon Islands National University (SINU) staff will ‘withdraw all services’ for an indefinite period starting next week in protest to remove the Vice-Chancellor Dr. Ganesh Chand. The move was agreed upon by members of the Lecturer Association of Solomon Islands National University (LASINU) and the Solomon Islands National University General Staff Union…
CHIEFS from East Kwaio in Malaita Province have suggested that Malaita Province conduct a reconciliation ceremony over the killing of William Bell in 1927 which resulted in Malaitans standing against Malaitans. Kwaio chiefs appealed to the MARA government during their awareness talk in East Kwaio last week saying it is appropriate for Malaitans to come…
THE Government has now come under criticism over its proposed plan to organise a direct repatriation flight to China later this month. Both the Opposition Group and Transparency Solomon Islands (TSI) on Tuesday expressed their concern over the planned charter flight in separate statements issued to the media. The Opposition Group in its statement labeled the…
The Minister for Finance and Treasury (MoFT) Harry Kuma has described the media article published by the Transparency Solomon Islands (TSI), as factually incorrect, malicious, and unbecoming of an organization that promotes itself as the beacon of transparency. Any article that is published without proper research is ultimately designed to mislead the public, he said. …
VC, Chairman denies claims of son’s recruitment By ANDREW FANASIA SOLOMON Islands National University ‘s (SINU) Vice-Chancellor Dr. Ganesh Chand strongly denied allegations that he forced the university to offer a director’s position to his son. Dr. Chand’s Public Relations Officer (PRO) Estee Lonamei told Solomon Star on Tuesday that this is a total fabrication and…