THE Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in Auki, Malaita Province has called off a search for the missing five people that traveled from Guadalcanal to Russell Islands last Saturday. This week, Auki Police conducted a search to try to locate the missing people but could not sight any of them. After three days of…
AN AUSTRALIAN couple who have been seeking justice in the Solomon Islands for the past 14 years say they are “comforted” by an email they received from the Attorney General (AG) John Muria Jnr this week. Mr. Muria Jnr has written to Mr. and Mrs. Fred and Gloria Olsson, acknowledging the receipt of a copy…
Six local fishermen detained after coming in contact with relatives SIX local fishermen have been detained and placed in the quarantine center in the Shortlands after coming in direct contact with their traditional relatives from Bougainville this week. As a result, security has been beefed up at the border. An initial report said the…
THE ruling on bail applications for three of the nine men accused of robbing gold bars and a substantial amount of money from a mining camp in Guadalcanal last December is expected to be heard on Thursday afternoon. The ruling was to be heard in court on Tuesday afternoon, but the matter was further adjourned to…
COUNCILLOR Reginald Ngati for Vura ward fails to provide the right information to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) when he revealed that the Honiara City Council Clerk received a payment of $53,000 for writing a report in response to the Special Investigative Audit Report. Ngati in his closing remarks when he appeared before PAC on…
SIG thankful to JICA for support The Solomon Islands Government (SIG) has signed a loan agreement of about SBD190M with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in Honiara on Wednesday. Minister of Finance and Treasury Harry Kuma signed the deal on behalf of the government. The concessional loan is purposely to assist the work on…
HONIARA City Lord Mayor and Councilor Wilson Mamae had vowed to clean up the mess and fix the Honiara City Council Office. He made this profound sentiment after he appeared before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) yesterday. A number of concerns and issues were raised by PAC on the outcome of the Special Investigative Audit…
PAPUA New Guinea’s new high commissioner to Solomon Islands H.E Moses Kaul has paid a courtesy visit to Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare, Wednesday. Prime Minister Sogavare in his brief remarks has welcomed the new PNG envoy to the Solomon Islands. “Welcome to the happy isles,” the Prime Minister said. The Prime Minister said Papua New…
HCC needs Finance Ordinance THE Honiara City Council (HCC) should develop procedures and guidance for the purchase of goods and services. That’s according to the Special Investigation Audit Report compiled by the Solomon Islands Office of the Auditor General (OAG) which was scrutinised by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Tuesday. The Auditors from…
Bio-security officers of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) Friday, last week destroyed the dozen of concealed goods which was impounded from a shipment at the Ports International wharf in Honiara on Thursday 25th February. The goods were destroyed at the MAL Bio-security Quarantine site at Ranadi, East Honiara, together with the smuggled seeds…