RESPONSIBLE government ministries have been urged to investigate reports of ‘Blue Boats’ sightings off the Coast of Anuta Island, in Temotu Province recently. Following the sightings, the natives of Anuta said they were curious about these ‘blue boats’ as they used to stay afloat outside a nearby reef and probably do their illegal acts. The…
Hana FC has resumed their normal training schedule after a long break from the HFA 2016 season. A statement from the club said, this year 2017, Hana FC is planning to enter the S-league competition and also put another team in the division one as well. After the long break, Live & Learn is once…
The issue of increasing demand for tertiary scholarships every year is pressurising the government to exhaust its limited funds, which contributes to low cash flow in the treasury. This was revealed by Permanent Secretary (PS) for Ministry of Finance and Treasury (MoFT) Harry Kuma when he appeared before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Wednesday.…
Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has financially supported the Catholic owned San Isidro centre in Aruligo, Northwest Guadalcanal with $497,357 to ensure the country’s deaf and mute students can learn trade and life skills. This was revealed during the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) hearing into the 2016 supplementary budget 2017 yesterday. Delegation from PMO revealed in…
North-West Guadalcanal landowner, Daniel Kikele, threatens to temporarily shut down the Tamboko bridge if the government fails to settle their remaining payments this week. Landowner Kikele on Thursday told the Solomon Star that he will temporarily shut down the access bridge today because Ministry of Lands didn’t pay their land damage claims. “The Permanent Secretary…
THE newly appointed Finland ambassador to Solomon Islands Lars Backstrom says he will do his best to promote relations between both nations. Mr Backstrom was speaking at the Government House in Honiara when presenting his credentials before the Acting Governor General Jasper Nasiu on Thursday. “As Ambassador of Finland to the Solomon Islands I will…
The Public Finance Management Act (PFM) is said to be inactive, as regulations are still to be drafted. This is because the Ministry of Finance and Treasury (MoFT) lacked the capacity to draft the regulations. This was highlighted by the Permanent Secretary (PS) Harry Kuma during the hearing of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) into…
ELEVEN staff from Woodford International School were made redundant Wednesday last week due to the financial situation currently experienced by the school. A source within Woodford International School told Solomon Star that those made redundant include one teacher, two teaching assistants, five ancillary staff and three admin staff. The source said the main reason was…
THE Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (OPMC) has described yesterday’s front-page article by the Island Sun alleging the ‘Government goes through backdoor to borrow from worker’s (SINFP) savings’ as unfounded and misleading. A statement from the OPMC said contrary to what the author of the article, Alfred Sasako has claimed, the Government went…
Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Manasseh Maelanga has commended Solomon Islands Red Cross (SIRC) for prioritizing climate change adaptation programs in its strategic plan for the next four years. “I welcome the aim in this strategic plan to mainstream climate change adaptation across all programming. “It is also vital that as an island nation we must…