Dear Editor – I have been reading comments recorded in a late article published in the Solomon Star newspaper and remarks said to have been made by the claimed M4D President Knoxly Atu. Mr. Atu in part of the article alluded to his involvement in a “peaceful protest” in Honiara last November. I quote what…
Dear Editor – I am delighted to write today to tell readers that I have been contacted by Marty Emmett, the Managing Director of YWAM Ships Aotearoa (YSA) who told me he is seeking to work in partnership with the Solomon Islands Government and the MHMS to provide health care support to outer island communities…
Dear Editor – The denial by the Commissioner of Police of the arms shipment is the most damaging and dangerous statement made by the Commissioner of Police, when Solomon Star in its investigation revealed sufficient evidence of the alleged consignment having reached Solomon Islands. The investigation by Solomon Star has not only revealed details of…
Dear Editor – The RSIPF has come under an unfavourable spotlight in the Solomon Star newspaper on Saturday, after allegations of the actions of its RRT members when executing an early morning operation to capture a suspect in his home village in Malaita Province on Thursday last week. The allegations of the botched police operation…
THE Livelihood Sector Committee (LSC) which deals with the distribution of relief food supplies have ended their food distribution task in Honiara. The National Situational report issued by the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) on Friday revealed this. “As of 8th March 2022, a total of 36,679 households have been covered under the food relief…
Prime Minister Honorable Manasseh Sogavare today congratulates Isabel Province on the election of its new Provincial Premier and the country’s first female premier, Hon. Rhoda Sikilabu. Hon. Sikilabu was declared new premier at the closure of nominations yesterday, as her nomination was unopposed following Sunday’s resignation of former premier Leslie Kikolo. PM Sogavare said, the…
THE matter of Member of Parliament (MP) for North East Guadalcanal Constituency Ethel Vokia and her husband Jaimie Jamie Vokia and three others has been adjourned to March 28. This is for the Public Solicitor’s Office (PSO) to confirm whether they will provide legal representation to four of the defendants including Jamie who sought legal…
Secretary to the Prime minister (SPM) and Chairman of the National Hosting Authority (NHA) for the Pacific Games 2023, Dr. Jimmy Rodgers last week updated CEOs of State Owned Enterprise and Corporate Bodies of the work in progress and appealed for their support going forward towards Solomon Islands hosting of the Pacific Games 2023 at…
OPPOSITION Leader Hon Matthew Wale has congratulated the new premier of Isabel province Hon Rhoda Sikilabu. In a statement today, Hon Wale said Sikilabu has made history as the first female premier not only in Isabel but also Solomon Islands as a whole. Sikilabu was declared as the new premier this morning unopposed. “I would…
CHAIRMAN for Parliamentary Foreign Relations Committee and Opposition MP Hon Peter Kenilorea Jnr says he is concerned that authorities might be tightlipped over facts related to the guns shipment. This followed recent media reports of exposing very interesting information about the undisclosed guns shipment into the country. In a statement today, the MP for East…