COMMUNITY Residents Association (CRA) should be formed and given a place in land development matters says prominent Gizo resident Kenji Sato. The formation of such associations should be mandated as the country grows to see more and more developments being brought onto or near residential lands or that of which is used by residents, especially…
Leaders of some of the Honiara based Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in a meeting organized and held at the Solomon Islands National Council of Women last week, has condemned the proposed action of the Honourable Minister of Finance and Treasury, Mr. Harry Kuma, for attempting to solicit the $100USD Billion from China, without prior consultation…
PANELISTS in a radio Talk-Back show united on Sunday to condemn the government’s move to borrow US$100 billion in loan from a mysterious Chinese broker called Terry Wong. Ruth Liloqula, executive director of Transparency Solomon Island; Edward Ronia, former Auditor General and Denton Rarawa, former Governor of Central Bank were panelists in the talk-back show…
TWO teenagers have been arrested and remanded in custody in the Republic of Nauru following the death of a young Solomon Islander last month. The teens aged 18 and 19 were remanded in the District Court of Nauru after their arrest on 15 and 16 February. They were facing assault-related charges but maybe charge for…
HEAD of the Chinese Embassy Taskforce in Solomon Islands Yao Ming wants the Solomon Islands Government (SIG) to ease the travel restriction to allow their diplomat officials to travel to Solomon Islands. The travel ban was placed by SIG in early February 2020 after the coronavirus (2019-nCov) outbreak in Wahun, China, towards the end of…
THE Office of the Prime Minister & Cabinet (OPMC) has rebutted a front-page story in the Island Sun newspaper, describing it as “‘irresponsible and misleading”. In a statement, the OPMC said ongoing claims in the media that the prime minister has encouraged members of Parliament in Caucus to invest in One Link is nothing but…
NEW CLAIM AGAINST CHAND By ANDREW FANASIA VICE Chancellor of the Solomon Islands National University (SINU) Dr. Ganeshwar Chand has been reported to have ordered the university’s ICT officers to allow him access official emails of staff. His orders came after reports of his alleged “corrupt activities” were leaked to the media, the university’s ICT…
The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources has issued a statement today saying it will not lift the current ban on beche-de-mer fishery. It made its stance clear following reports of illegal beche-de-mer harvesting in some parts of the country. An order to ban beche-de-mer harvesting was gazetted and became effective as of May 31,…
Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) at Henderson are investigating the suspicious death of a man in his 50s whose body was found at the junction of the main road and the road to Gold Ridge on the Guadalcanal Plains on Saturday, 29 February 2020. Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Guadalcanal Province, Chief…
A THIRD logging company has left Malaita Province on Monday due to outstanding dues to the province. Woodland Enterprises Logging company was forced to leave on Monday without any round log. Speaking to the Solomon Star in an exclusive interview on Tuesday, resource owner Max Bobby said Woodland Enterprises loaded its machines and left on…