CHINA FLIGHT CRITICISED

THE Government has now come under criticism over its proposed plan to organise a direct repatriation flight to China later this month. Both the Opposition Group and Transparency Solomon Islands (TSI) on Tuesday expressed their concern over the planned charter flight in separate statements issued to the media. The Opposition Group in its statement labeled the…

Kuma hits back at TSI

The Minister for Finance and Treasury (MoFT) Harry Kuma has described the media article published by the Transparency Solomon Islands (TSI), as factually incorrect, malicious, and unbecoming of an organization that promotes itself as the beacon of transparency.   Any article that is published without proper research is ultimately designed to mislead the public, he said. …

SDA holds mass baptism

FOLLOWING a three weeks Bible evangelism series organized by the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church which concluded on Saturday 1st August hundreds have surrendered their lives to Jesus through the water of baptism. ‘Truth For Today’ series was aired live on Telekom TV (TTV) each evening for an hour with the support from Hope Channel…

Dr Chand fires back

VC, Chairman denies claims of son’s recruitment By ANDREW FANASIA SOLOMON Islands National University ‘s (SINU) Vice-Chancellor Dr. Ganesh Chand strongly denied allegations that he forced the university to offer a director’s position to his son. Dr. Chand’s Public Relations Officer (PRO) Estee Lonamei told Solomon Star on Tuesday that this is a total fabrication and…