He tells them to sort out their differences By IAN M.KAUKUI HOME Affairs minister Chris Laore reportedly told city councillors during a meeting Tuesday to settle their differences and continue run the council. This is despite the illegal borrowings and the obvious conflict of interest that city mayor Wilson Mamae and city clerk Rence Sore…
A MALAITA man has called on both the executive and non-executive Members of the Malaita Provincial Assembly (MPA) to stand firm and remain united under the Suidani-led MARA government. Nathan Maegwari from Gwounaoa community in Ward 3 in West Kwara’ae made the call following allegations that a previously sacked MPA is lobbying to overthrow the…
Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at the National Traffic Department are investigating a traffic incident involving a police officer driving a police vehicle at the East Kola Ridge junction in Honiara on 28 May 2020. A statement from the Police Media Unit alleged that while the officer was driving along the road,…
* Tasiu abductor to be sentenced today* Avuavu murder case starts today* $500 fine for permitting unlicensed vehicle Tasiu abductor to be sentenced today A MAN accused of abducting five members of the Anglican Melanesian Brotherhood or (Tasiu) in 2003 in the Weathercoast, South Guadalcanal, will be sentenced today.William Hence will be sentenced before Justice…
A new normal for students By ESTHER NURIA THE Solomon Islands National University (SINU) yesterday commenced lectures under a new normal as it put in places COVID-19 hygiene practices. “Lectures resumed in the week 8 of Semester 1 academic calendar,” the Faculty of Education and Humanities Acting Dean and Pro-Vice-Chancellor Academic Dr. Jack Maebuta told…
FORMER Honiara City councillor Henry J Star Dora has called on authorities to dissolve the HCC over serious allegations raised in the media over the past weeks. Dora said the events and information or spotlights that were flashing in the media does not speak well of how Lord Mayor Wilson Mamae and City Clerk Rence…
THE Malaita Provincial Government has reached out to Radefasu Community by conducting an awareness talk regarding the outlook for the Province. Malaita Provincial Premier Daniel Suidani, his Deputy Randol Sifoni, together with the MPA for Ward 29 and Minister for Lands Mr. Felix Bosokuru conducted the awareness talk on Sunday afternoon following a request from…
The National Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) is investigating the suspicious death of a 71-year-old Australian national whose body was discovered on his yacht anchored at the Mbokona Bay in Honiara on 29 May 2020. The deceased was from Queensland, Australia and has been living with his 46-year-old…
FARMERS in Malaita are calling on the national government to be fair when dealing with the Stimulus package for farmers throughout the country. A local farmer from Gwaifai community in Ward 29 in Central Kwara’ae, Harry Maefelo told Solomon Star Auki in an interview yesterday that most local farmers are worried that they might miss…
CITY mayor Wilson Mamae has accused councillors Reginald Ngati and Billy Abae for using the media to advance their political agendas to rubbish the good works of the Council under his leadership. In an interview with the Solomon Star over the weekend, Mayor Mamae described what was said in the media by Mr. Abae as…