Thursday 25 November, Honiara โ Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI), as the peak body representing the private sector, is observing the current security situation in Honiara with great concern. As the representative of the business community, SICCI in a statement released today (Thursday 25 November, 2021) urge everyone to exercise judgement and…
The Archbishop of the Anglican Church of Melanesia (ACOM), the Most Revd. Leonard Dawea, is calling on all members of the ACOM in Honiara and throughout the country to refrain from participating in illegal activities including the wanton destruction of property and looting of businesses. The Archbishop is very concerned about the destruction of both…
HONIARA City was last night facing a night of terror as protestors vented their anger, demanding Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare to resign immediately. In a day which slowly turned violent, one female police officer was injured, a leaf hut next to Parliament House was torched, along with the Kukum Traffic Police Station. Shops at the…
The Premier of Guadalcanal, Hon. Francis Sade, has strongly call on all people of Guadalcanal living in Honiara to refrain from any unlawful behaviors and activities that would further escalate the ongoing volatile situation in Honiara City and the Henderson area. โI call on my good people of Guadalcanal to immediately refrain from any unlawful…
THE Chairman of South Pacific Oil Limited โ the parent company of Land and Sea Circle Services โ says SPO is suing Solomon Star for two articles the newspaper published last month. Riley Mesepitu is the Chairman of SPO. He is also the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Commerce, Industries, Labour and Immigration โ…
THE Malaita Province Full Assembly Budget meeting has commenced on Tuesday in Auki, with most of the non-executive members absent. Eighteen out of the 33 Members of Provincial Assembly (MPAs) attended the meeting while 15 did not make it to the meeting. MPA for Ward 4, Iven Tonafalea is the only non-executive member that joined…
LOCAL government sponsored students studying at the Solomon Islands National University (SINU) are still to received their allowances. Solomon Islands National University Student Association (SINUSA) executive has informed this paper yesterday that almost 75 percent of students attending SINU have raised complaints and even showed frustration to the SINUSA executive. SINUSA newly elected treasurer, Erickson…
THE Ministry of Finance and Treasury and Inland Revenue Division (IRD) strongly refutes claims that a special investigator who was working in the Inland Revenue Division in the past was fired by the Prime Minister. The Leader of the Parliamentary Opposition Mathew Wale in a statement yesterday expressed his disgust at the alleged dismissal of…
Malaitan MPs call on protest leaders, Suidani to refrain from unlawful activities Members of Parliament (MPs) from Malaita within the Government have appealed on the proposed protest leaders and Premier Daniel Suidani to refrain from inciting Malaitans to engage in unlawful activities. This came after they have been reliably informed with grave concerned by the…
The Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) says that the recent release of 90 million funding assistance from the 2020 Budget Approved Constituency Development Fund (CDF) Program and funded by Peoples Republic of China (PRC) Support to Constituency Development projects was paid directly into constituencies bank accounts and not to Members of Parliament (MPs). The Ministry…