West Kwaio polling day tomorrow The people of West Kwaio in Malaita Province will know their new Member of Parliament (MP) on Thursday as they set to cast their votes in the by-election tomorrow. Six candidates are vying for the West Kwaio by-election. As of Monday they ceased their campaign rallies and are waiting for…
A NUMBER of organizations have successful engaged in the annual International Coastal Clean-up Day 2022 over the weekend. The annual event is coordinated by the International Coastal Clean-up Association (ICCA) where volunteers from around the world collect trash and debris from coastal and marine habitats. In the country separate clean-ups were held in Honiara and…
Provisional voters’ lists for Choiseul and Western Provinces have been dispatched over the weekend. A statement issued by the Solomon Islands Electoral Office (SIEO) said, the provisional voters’ lists were dispatched to Western and Choiseul Province on Saturday 17 Sept 2022. “This morning (Saturday) we dispatched all printed provisional voter lists to Choiseul and Western…
THE outspoken chairman of the Malaita Outer Islands Constituency Fisheries Taskforce, Lawrence Makili, has called on the Democratic Coalition Government for Advancement to tell the absolute truth about the Economic Stimulus Package (ESP) funding approved for the MOI Constituency Fishery Project. Late last month, Mr Makili told this paper in an interview at Town Ground…
The Provincial Police Commander (PPC) of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in Central Islands Province (CIP), Superintendent David Soakai said Public Order Management (POM) training conducted is a big boost to open development in CIP. Superintendent Soakai in his welcome remarks at the POM Training closing said, “China Police Liaison Team (CPLT) this…
It is time to give way for the young generation to lead the country forwards, says the Malaita Provincial Premier Daniel Suidani. Premier Suidani uttered this in his keynote address to mark the International Youth Day in Auki over the weekend. He told Malaita youths to rise up and take up leadership roles. For that he encouraged…
THE Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Rural Development (MRD), Dr Samson Viulu said the MRD received the biggest share of the Development Budget for this year with the sum of SBD 340 million. Speaking to Solomon Star Auki in an interview late last week, PS Viulu said MRD continues to receive an increase of…
THE Minister of Finance and Treasury, Harry Kuma, appeared to have misled Parliament on the cost of the Enforcement Order awarded against the Government over the illegal use of Hell’s Point on the outskirts of east Honiara. No final figure has been established on the costs of the multiple Enforcement Orders made against the government…
The Speaker of Parliament who is the current chairman of the Solomon Islands Electoral Commission (SIEC), Sir Patterson Oti, is expected to visit the Malaita provincial capital tomorrow ahead of the two bye-elections in the province. The Solomon Islands Electoral Office in Auki said Sir Patteson will be in Auki as part of a two-day…
POLICE are investigating a purported anti-government Facebook page administrator who spread rumours about a “Secret Malaitan Force” targeting the Prime Minister during the recent parliament sitting. Deputy Commissioner (DC) National Security and Operation Support (NSOS), Ian Vaevaso said though there are some technical issues because it appears on Facebook, they are working with the Solomon…