The Minister of Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening Rollen Seleso has disqualified former Malaita Premier Daniel Suidani from the Malaita Provincial Assembly in accordance with section 15(1)(a) of the Provincial Government Act 1997. Reasons for the disqualification were outlined in a letter to Suidani on March 20 which included Suidani’s ongoing failure to recognize the…
PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare has asked the Ministry of Health and Medical Services to explore other modalities of procurement of essential drugs and non-consumables from overseas for the country to improve the availability of these supplies. This was one of three points raised by Mr Sogavare when he met with officials from the Ministry of…
Western Provincial Premier, Hon. Billy Veo has highlighted three prerequisites for Statehood from the perspective of the Western Provincial Government yesterday at the Official opening of the Premiers consultation meeting on the draft Federal Constitution in Gizo. The country’s nine Provincial Premiers, including the Deputy Mayor of Honiara City Council are in Gizo this week…
PROSECUTION say they are expecting more complainants to come forward in the case of a man accused of obtaining money from students with a fake promise for Solomon Islands Government (SIG) Scholarship awards. Donald Keso is currently facing three counts of False Pretence. Last Friday, the Honiara Magistrate’s Court released him on a $1,000 cash…
THREE athletics athletes, Sharon Firisua, Rosifelo Siosi and Diana Matekali are gearing up preparations for a cross country race that will be held in Australia in two weeks time. Last week the trio joined Glenhuntly athletics club for a cross country race as a warmup towards the main event. Firisua finished second recording her seasonal…
THE Rubbish collection in Auki town will resume as of today. This was confirmed by Malaita Province Town Council field supervisor Ben Laufa following concerns over poor waste management in Auki town in the past weeks. The poor waste management by the province government has put the work of the Auki town council in the…
Koa hill bus stabbing case returns, April 17 THE young man accused of stabbing a man inside a public bus along the Koa Hill road, Honiara in January will appear in court again on April 17. The adjournment was made to allow police to complete their investigation into this matter. The matter of Davidson Daniel…
WORK on the Kongulai Water Treatment Plant is expected to pick up this week. This was clarified by the Solomon Water Authority Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in a press conference, Friday. Solomon Star had reported last Tuesday that the project was delayed as the environmental management plan was yet to be completed. But CEO, Ian…
THE next Solomon Islands Ambassador to the Peoples’ Republic of China is expected to be announced mid this year. To date, the selection process has yet to be finalised by the government. Permanent Secretary of Foreign Affairs and External Trade (MFAET), Collin Beck, has clarified in a press conference that whichever candidate that is selected,…
THE leading telecommunication company in Solomon Islands, Our Telekom through its Marketing Manager and Agent Network Manager and the UNCDF (United Nations Capital Development Fund) mobile money analyst, has successfully held meetings with partners for the introduction of mobile money in the Western Province. According to a statement from Our Telekom, the purpose of the…