Commission of Enquiry needed

Chief Justice Sir Albert Palmer has re-emphasised his justification to set up a Commission of Enquiry to inquire into matters of major importance and concern. He made reference to the cause of the riots and arming the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in preventing crimes. He highlighted this at the opening of the 2023…

Teachers end training in Fulton

LOCAL Adventist teachers attending the three days leadership training at Fulton Adventist College University in Nadi, Fiji have concluded their training on Sunday. Reports reaching the paper said, the training commenced on Thursday. The training was hosted by the Trans Pacific Union Education Office based in Suva. The theme for the workshop was: ‘I will…

IS SOLOMON ISLANDS A TAX HAVEN?

IS Solomon Islands a tax haven – a country where rich people invest and corporate entities invest their money to avoid paying tax in their own country. As well, tax haven countries have secrecy laws, that block information on their deposits from foreign tax authorities. According to a public notice put out by Bank South…

LIST OF ALLEGATIONS

Premier Suidani prepares to respond to wild allegations The Malaita Provincial Premier Daniel Suidani has labeled the allegations against him by the mover of the upcoming motion of no confidence as wild allegations. Speaking to Solomon Star Auki over the weekend Premier Suidani said some of those allegations are wild allegations and are news to…

Parents unhappy with school treatment

FIVE concerned parents in Western Province have questioned the action by the provincial education authority for removing their children’s names from a school designated to them by the Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development in the recent secondary school placement. One of the concerned parents, who refused to be named, said her child was…

MP KOLOGETO TO ALLOCATE MONEY TO CONSTITUENTS

SOUTHEAST Vella Constituency Member of Parliament Honourable Fredrick Kologeta has promised to donate over $1million to his constituents. Vella Development Cooperation (VDC) chairman has informed constituents that the funding will be given to constituents to enable them to create income generating activities to sustain themselves and their families. The chairman said the funding will be…