Controversy surrounds seized bêche-de-mer By TEDDY KAFO THE stocks of seized bêche-de-mer confiscated from three Chinese business houses in Honiara last week have become a matter of controversy. Acting Permanent Secretary of Fisheries Ferral Lasi in an interview this week confirmed that after meeting with the police, they have agreed to return the bags of…
‘Blackbird’, a short narrative film exploring a dark and little known part of Australian history will be screened this evening. The screening will take place at Honiara’s Taloa Cinema, Rove seafront, West Honiara. This will be followed by a Q&A with Solomon Islander actors Jeremy Bobby and Regina Lepping, a statement from the organisers said.…
ASH cloud from the Tinakula volcano, which erupted last Saturday morning, has travelled over much of eastern Temotu Province’s Reef Islands. That’s according to the National Disaster Management Office (NDMO). “Ash is carried on the wind that flows at a high level and this can be different to the direction of wind on the ground,”…
THE court has ruled that despite the procedural failures on three separate cases including the fraud cases of two former permanent secretaries, Henry Murray and Edmond Sikua, those procedural failures can be rectified. Chief Magistrate Emma Garo in her ruling found that the procedural irregularity in these three cases although they relate to the institution…
MISS Malaita Greimie Ezra on Wednesday paid a courtesy visit to Deputy Prime Minister Manasseh Maelanga who is one of her main supporters and sponsor. Speaking at the brief meeting Mr Maelanga said that he was happy and proud to support Greimie to be Malaita’s representative at the Miss SI Pageant. He added he is…
SU’U National Secondary School in Malaita has called on all stakeholders to support the renovation work of the school’s infrastructures. This was in light of the run-down state of the school’s infrastructures. Su’u, one of the oldest secondary institutions in the country, is still using classrooms, dormitories, and houses built way back in the 60s…
MORE than 200 students graduated in a ceremony Su’u National Secondary School in Malaita conducted last weekend. The graduation, one of the biggest ceremonies to have been conducted by the school in recent years, was held for students of forms 3,5, and 7. It brought together hundreds of parents and guardians as far as Honiara…
THE second batch of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) volunteers have arrived in the country to serve. Up to 10 volunteers were dispatched to do voluntary work in Honiara and in the provinces. In an interview yesterday the volunteers said that they are happy and ready to serve their two years contract as volunteers in…
THE three impounded Vietnamese Blue Boats is again under state control after Iona Firi Property Limited failed to meet requirement of the agreement for the destruction process. Fisheries Acting Permanent Secretary Feral Lasi confirmed to the Solomon Star on Wednesday the blue boats are now under government custody. “….yes the boats are now taken back…
Printer failed to meet deadline THE national school examinations scheduled to start next week will be delayed for another week after the government contracted printer, Pacific Printers, failed to meet the deadline for printing the papers. Acting Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development James Bosamata confirmed this to the Solomon…