THE National Scholarship Division (NSD) also known as National Training Unit (NTU) has warned the public from attempting to submit forged documents or government scholarship awards to their (NTU) office or to any academic institutions. The warning was issued after NTU early this week discovered few forged 2020 scholarship awards, a statement from the NTU…
THE Leader of Opposition, Hon. Matthew Wale calls on the Prime Minister to explain the true situation with the government scholarship awards approved for the constituencies. The Leader of Opposition says, “Recently, Cabinet approved 6 scholarships each for our 50 constituencies for the 2020 academic year”. “These are additional to the awards approved by the…
ACTING Police Chief Mostyn Mangau says police will try to get the materials needed to complete investigations in a murder case in East Guadalcanal before the court’s due date. He made this assurance after Principal Magistrate Fatima Taeburi refused to accept their excuse for the delay caused in this investigation. The court had heard on…
ALL Solomon Islanders should have equal access to justice no matter their gender, age, disability or remoteness of their village. This was highlighted by the Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs, Paul Mae during a final review of the justice sector’s draft Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) Strategy, Wednesday. Improving…
Officers suspended over breach of virus regulation By ANDREW FANASIA THREE Solomon Islands Immigration Officers were suspended for insubordination against the gazetted regulations restricting the entry of any person who have been to countries that have confirmed cases of coronavirus. The suspended officers were Immigration Deputy Director Chris Akosawa and his two other officers Thomas…
The Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) on Wednesday hosted an Information Session on the Fibre Optic Cable for its members of the business community. Some of the topics covered during the session included the history of telecommunication in the Solomon Islands, Information on the fibre optic cable project, the payments systems and…