AFTER ten months of “painful and frustrating” experience, the Government’s flagship policy on anti-corruption is finally up and running. The event was marked by the swearing-in of the head of the newly-established Solomon Islands Independent Commission Against Corruption (SIICAC), John Hugani Kouni, in Honiara on Thursday. The brief ceremony sealed Mr. Kouni’s five-year appointment as…
* Police land issue at Pelau, MOI sorted* Three crocs killed in Choiseul* POLICE 24/7 operation continues Police land issue at Pelau, MOI sorted A MEETING over land issues between chiefs, landowners of Pelau, Malaita Outer Islands and Police last week has been successful. Police Chief Mostyn Mangau has travelled to Pelau with the…
CENTRAL Honiara by-election contender Pauline Radoe Firisua will launch her election campaign at the Honiara High School grounds on Saturday. The event is scheduled to start at 10 am. A spokesman for her campaign team said Malaita Premier Daniel Suidani will be the guest speaker at the launch. Mrs. Firisua is expected to outline her election…
Dear Editor – The call from the President of the HRUA in light of the Rugby saga that was currently hit up in Honiara and discussed in other media platforms is highly commended and worth taken note of. As a rugby player and fan, I strongly believe that we need each other to support and…
TELEKOM S-League defending champions Solomon Warriors finished off round one of the TSL season on the third spot with 19 points. They wrapped up round one of the country’s premier club competition with a comfortable 4- 1 against debutants Honiara City at Lawson Tama on Wednesday. The debutants started off on the front foot with…
Transparency Solomon Islands (TSI) acknowledges on day one that at times like this Covid-19 pandemic, emergency powers are needed pointing out at the same time that these must have a clear deadline and limited scope. Furthermore, based on experiences of the ethnic tension days the Executive Government was reminded about the indispensable importance of protecting…
Solomon Islands has created history by producing a first-ever visually impaired (blind) person to have graduated with a Bachelor of Law in the South Pacific. Edwin Babanisi from Shortlands in Western Province and Makira on Thursday graduated from the University of the South Pacific (USP) after years of study at the USP Laucala Campus. Due…
POLICE are hunting down the owner of a drone that was seen flying over their base at the Western Border, Shortland Islands, Western Province. Police Chief Mostyn Mangau said they are concern with the flying of the drone at the border because it compromises their security operation. “We will find information as to who owns…
The Embassy of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in the Solomon Islands has recently reiterated their view on foreign assistance to Solomon Islands during an interview with Solomon Star. The Embassy has pointed out that, all foreign assistance should bring real benefit to the people of Solomon Islands. The Embassy emphasized that, as the…
TWO employees of a logging company operating in Malaita Province attempted to offer money to the Provincial Police Commander (PPC) for Malaita this week. Report reaching the paper said Stanley Riolo was visited by two men associated with the company. The company had come under media spotlight for allegedly illegal logging activities on one of…