Lecturers at the Solomon Islands National University (SINU) have boycotted classes as of Monday over employment contract grievances. They claimed that there was no employment contract for both none and academic staff when Solomon Island College of Higher Education (SICHE) was transformed to SINU. Lecturers Association of Solomon Islands National University (LASINU) in their meeting…
Prominent businesswoman, Mary Chow is standing trial for the second time around for four counts of perjury charges in the Honiara Magistrates’ Court. Her case was remitted to the Magistrates’ Court for re-trial after she won her appeal case in the High Court. Chow has successfully appealed against her conviction and sentence in the High…
Owner of the Samlimsam logging company Pau Kiu Den and three other locals who were accused of the senseless attack of a Renbel Chief at the Kingsley Food bar in November last year with a knife in relation to a logging dispute denied the allegations made out against them. Malaysian Den and Malatians Buddley Fakani,…
VISA applications of Solomon Islands students studying at various universities in Papua New Guinea are still to be processed by the Immigration department in Port Moresby. One student was informed by PNG High Commission office in Honiara that all the applications sent by National Training Unit (NTU) in Honiara are still with Solomon Islands High…
Six suspects of Ugi Island have been arrested in relation to a burning and threatening incident that occurred in Ugi Island over the weekend. They had been charged and were still waiting for the courts at the Kirakira Police custody. The incident occurred, Thursday last week after two disputing parties’ fought over land. As a…
The Choiseul Provincial Government has congratulated the Member of Parliament for East Choiseul Hon Manasseh Sogavare for his election victory as Prime Minister of Solomon Islands. When paying a courtesy call on the Prime Minister last week, a Choiseul Provincial Government delegation led by the Deputy Premier Hon Alpha Kimata said, “On behalf of the…
The Malaita Provincial Government (MPG) has now approved and endorsed its policy statement called our Malaita Alliance of Reform and Transformation (MART). Hon. Premier Peter Ramohia yesterday said, they have completed the translation of the policy with help of PMO staff, divisional heads and stakeholders early this week. “Each sector have provided priority areas budgeted…
The Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) has thrown its support behind the proposed trade link between Temotu Province and Vanuatu. A member of the MSG Eminent Persons Group (EPG) and Ni-Vanuatu Joe Natuman confirmed this via an email interview. He said, the proposed trade link would boost economic growth in Temotu and the nation. “As a…
A new project that will monitor and ensure Constituency Development Funds (CDF) are used in an transparent and accountable manner will be launched this week. Entitled ‘Constituency Development Funds Community Audit,’ this project will be undertaken Transparency Solomon Islands (TSI). A statement from TSI said, the CDF Community Audit is a two year project funded…
A prominent Chief of East Are’Are Constituency was pleased to hear about some of the major development projects for East Are’Are Constituency being proposed by the Democratic Coalition for Change (DCC) highlighted in its policy statement. Chief Michael Aitoreain a statement thankedthe Prime Ministership of ManassehSogavare for registering their development projects in the government development…