Third telecommunication company eyed

THE Government will be considering a third telecommunication provider if Bemobile Limited does not perform to expectation under its licenses. This was revealed by the Minister of Communication and Aviation (MCA), Peter Shanel Agovaka, in Parliament on Tuesday. He was responding to a supplementary question raised by the Opposition Leader and Member of Parliament (MP)…

Drunk youths threaten medical officers

A GROUP of intoxicated youths in Gizo, Western Province, have verbally threatened to kill a group of nurses and medical officers on Monday night after they were refused a ride on a medical vehicle. Reports reaching Solomon Star Gizo said the incident occurred about 12 midnight when the nurses were returning to their homes after…

HC Hilton tours fisheries project site

THE Australian High Commissioner, Rod Hilton, has toured the Bina Habour Fisheries Project site in West Kwaio, Malaita Province on Tuesday. The tour was made on the second day of his historical three-day visit to the province. The visit was the first to be made to Malaita Province by High Commissioner Hilton since being posted…

Govt to increase school grants, reduce fees

THE Government through the Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development (MEHRD) is working towards reviewing the school grants with the intent to increase it so that the tuition fees charged to students are factored in the grants and reduce tuition. This was highlighted by the MEHRD Minister, Lanelle Tanangada, in Parliament last week. This…

Dr Togamana meets India’s Minister Singh

(MHMS) FOLLOWING the conclusion of the Asia Pacific Leaders Conclave on Malaria Elimination 2023, in New Delhi, India, at which the Minister of Health and Medical Services, Dr Culwick Togamana represented Solomon Islands, the minister paid a courtesy visit to India’s Minister of State for External Affairs, Dr Rajkumar Ranjan Singh. During the courtesy visit…

HCC Amendment Bill passed

PARLIAMENT has passed the Honiara City Council (Amendment) Bill 2023 without any amendment yesterday. The passage of the bill means some sections of the Honiara City Council Act of 1999 have been changed. The changes include the holding of Honiara City Council (HCC) on the same day with that of the Provincial Assembly and the…

PREMIER FINI TO CHINA

In an effort to deliver his 11th hour election promises, Malaita Premier Fini and his deputy will travel to China to negotiate funding for the various projects outlined in MNGFR’s policy document THE Malaita Premier, Martin Fini and his Deputy, Joe Heroau, will fly to China in the coming weeks to negotiate funding for their…