SOLOMON Islands’ diplomat in Geneva, Barrett Salato this week told the UN Human Rights Council’s 32nd session about an eroding human rights situation in Indonesia’s Papua region. Mr Salato told the session that whilst his country welcomes increased attention on West Papua from Indonesia’s president Joko Widodo, violations of Papuans’ rights remain unresolved. He said…
AUSTRALIA is supporting Solomon Islands to undertake a Time Release Study at Honiara Port. This study will commence in July and measure the time it takes for sea cargo to be released after it arrives in Honiara. This data will help to identify bottlenecks and reduce clearance times. This will be the first such study…
CRUISE ship passengers injured in an horrific head-on crash in Vanuatu are in a strong position to sue P&O, an Australian law firm has claimed. Pacific Dawn was in Port Vila when the accident happened. The boat visited Honiara early this year. Shine Lawyers’ senior solicitor Thomas Janson said legal “waivers” signed by the passengers…
CRUISE ship passengers injured in an horrific head-on crash in Vanuatu are in a strong position to sue P&O, an Australian law firm has claimed. Pacific Dawn was in Port Vila when the accident happened. The boat visited Honiara early this year. Shine Lawyers’ senior solicitor Thomas Janson said legal “waivers” signed by the passengers…
Young man killed by poisonous gas A YOUNG man lost his life early this week when he reportedly inhaled poisonous gas while attending to a logging barge owned by loggers Samlimsan Company. The man, in his 20s, from Isabel, died after he reportedly inhaled poisonous gasoline from the barge, which was loaded and ready to…
LANDOWNING groups from the Guadalcanal plains have questioned Guadalcanal Plains Palm Oil Limited (GPPOL) for not paying their outstanding dividend for 2015. This came after the landowners still waited for their payments since the end of the financial year in April 2016. In a letter written to company on 24th May 2016 and a follow…
THE Government plans to host a national reconciliation ceremony next month. The week-long National Healing and Apology programme is scheduled to be held in Honiara from June 30 to July 6. It will start with a National Peace March, to be followed by a powerful speech from Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare. The aim of this…
Dear Editor – One could not be left appalled by the way our students are now scrambling to return from PNG institutions over the recent political events resulting in the shooting of protesting students and the eventual closing down of normal classes. It is common knowledge that this is not the first time this has…
Solomon Island’s Parliamentary system is based on the Westminster democratic system of British. A system which requires people from respective constituencies to elect a representative to represent them at the parliament. And their role is to debate and ask questions at their constituents’ behalf. The parliamentary representative is called a Member of Parliament. The role…
Solomon Island’s Parliamentary system is based on the Westminster democratic system of British. A system which requires people from respective constituencies to elect a representative to represent them at the parliament. And their role is to debate and ask questions at their constituents’ behalf. The parliamentary representative is called a Member of Parliament. The role…