Prominent businessman survives knife attack By LESLEY SANGA POLICE are now hunting down men who attacked prominent Honiara businessman John Lee during an attempted robbery at Point Cruz, 7.30am on Wednesday. Mr Lee, who owns Lee Kwok Quen Company, was about to enter the gates of his business premises when a man emerged from a…
General Secretary of the United Democratic Party (UDP) Barnabas Henson has refuted the Island Sun front-page article on Tuesday which he described as erroneously implied that parliamentary members of the party are part of a UDP-Kadere alliance faction within Solomon Islands Democratic Coalition for Change Government. In a statement Mr Henson said the implication is…
TWO primary schools have signed SBD$1.3 million grant contract for the construction of their classroom buildings with the Japanese government at the Japan Embassy on Tuesday. They are Ulunga in North West Malaita and Peava primary school in Marovo Lagoon, Western province. Under the grant contract Ulunga primary receives SBD$690,000 while Peava school receives SBD$630,000.…
Kindergarten fights to stay open By LESLEY SANGA A KINDERGARTEN with more than 70 students in west Honiara is fighting to stay open following a dispute with a private education authority. Kids’ Home Kindergarten at Raffle Range has been operating under the Tamlan Education Authority since 2014. But last Friday, Tamlan Education Authority issued the…
As set out in the Provisional Order Paper for today, Wednesday 28th February 2018: Parliament will begin with prayers, followed by: Presentation of Papers and of Reports and Bills first reading PRESENTATION OF PAPERS AND OF REPORTS By Mr. Ajilon Jasper Nasiu, Speaker of National Parliament: Report of the Auditor-General of the Solomon Islands on…
POLICE Commissioner Matthew Varley yesterday took time out to visit Noro town in the Western Province. A statement from the Police Media Unit said, the visit was to brief the Noro Town Leaders and members of the community on the facts and findings of the police investigation into the accidental death of a young man…
GIZO, (SIBC) – The Western Provincial Premier Wayne Maepio has denied paying any compensation to the Bouganvilleans who turned themselves over to the Gizo police over the weekend. Nine of the 29 Bouganvilleans who escaped police custody gave themselves up after successful talks between Shortland islands chiefs and the Premier. There were reports that Maepio…
Two schools in the country have received assistance from the Japanese Government through the Grassroots & Human Security Project Grant, facilitated by the Japan Embassy in Honiara. The schools are Arnon Atomea Primary and Illia Primary Early Childhood Centre. Arnon Atomea is a school located in the heart of North Malaita and Illia is in…
PRIME Minister Rick Hou has denied any plans to sack ministers in his Cabinet. The Prime Minister issued a statement following a front-page article by Mr Alfred Sasako in the Island Sun on Monday, claiming that the Prime Minister could be dismissing five senior Ministers in his Cabinet. “These false rumors are advanced by people…
The hearing of evidences on the million dollar fraud case of the former permanent secretary for the Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MID) Henry Murray and his wife Rose will continue today. This was after no hearing was conducted yesterday to allow prosecution to obtain documents from the bank and sort out documents for the court…