The government’s total Budget expenditures for 2022 is $4.531 billion. Of this amount, the total recurrent budget is estimated at $3.050 billion. This consists of a payroll budget of $1.363 billion, $1.666 billion for Other Charges, and $20 million in Contingency Warrants. These figures were announced by the Minister of Finance and Treasury. Harry Kuma…
KURT CAMPBELL, the US National Security Council Coordinator for the Indo-Pacific, and Daniel Kritenbrink, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, are heading to Honiara, according to overseas news dispatches. Their mission could not be clearer. Washington DC, which has literally forgotten Solomon Islands since World War II, has finally woken up…
THE Government will provide a 50 percent duty exemption on fuel imports and will remove sales tax on fuel across the board for six months effective from 1st June, 2022. This incentive was announced in Parliament by the Minister of Finance and Treasury, Harry Kuma when tabling the 2022 appropriation bill in its second reading.…
WOODFORD International School has started its term two classes, today (Tuesday 19th April). A statement from the school said students will be continuing with online/distance learning until official notice of the approval to reopen school is received. “The good news is that guidelines of the process for safe reopening have now been received and are…
OFFICERS of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in Gizo, Western Province, recently conducted awareness at Kongu following a request from community leaders. A statement from the RSIPF said the awareness to Kongu community is part of the RSIPF community policing under its Crime Prevention Strategy. Western Province Provincial Police Commander chief superintendent Mathias…
THE Ministry of Health and Medical Services is now calling on citizens who are yet to get vaccinated to do so immediately. The Ministry made this call today (19th April) as it announced COVID-19 vaccination fixed sites for Honiara in light of the growing number of COVID-19 positive cases in Honiara. The vaccination fixed sites…
GUADALCANAL Province is now mobilising its swabbing team as it implements its Second Wave Activation Plan. A statement from the province said since 7am this morning (19th April) the Guadalcanal Province (GP) swabbing team conducted swabbing for all GP staff at the provincial headquarters. “Only those who tested negative will allow to continue work. “Those who…
OPPOSITION Leader Hon Matthew Wale says the country’ economy is built on an exploitative model. Mr Wale said the extractive industry has led the way, aided and abetted by Solomon Islands government leaders. The Opposition Leader said as a result natural resources are removed from our islands, and our people gain absolutely nothing from our…
A TOTAL of 129 newly graduate nurses from the Solomon Islands National University have been awarded part one nursing registration by the Board of the Solomon Islands Nursing Council. National Director of Nursing, who is also the chairman of Solomon Islands Nursing Council (SINC) Board, Michael Larui confirmed this during the SINC Board Meeting on…
THE increasing price of fuel in Gizo, Western Province is now forcing taxi owners to also increase taxi fares. One of the taxi services in Gizo that forced to increase its charges on customers is Lezu Taxi Service. A representative of Lezu Taxi Service Harley Max told Solomon Star Gizo that the increase in their…