School refurbishment underway

THE refurbishment work on seven selected schools and institution that will serve as athletes’ accommodation during the Pacific Games 2023 is well underway. Star Sports has visited one of the Schools, the St Josephs Tenaru National Secondary school where work on the dormitories has started. The project started since December last year and is expected…

UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT

CDF grants are under scrutiny as government officials commenced discussions on the inconstancies in the legality of their disbursement SENIOR government officials have begun a series of meetings to address what is described as the “inconsistencies” in the legality of disbursing grants from the multi-million dollar Constituency Development Fund (CDF). Representatives of key government ministries…

Striking GPPOL workers resume work

GUADALCANAL Plantation Palm Oil Limited 3 (GPPOL 3) workers who had gone on strike for the removal of the company’s Field Plantation Manager, Syfig Rusepini, resumed work on Thursday. This came about after the GPPOL Management ironed out issues that led to the strike on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. In an interview with Solomon Star…

Police weekly media conference News

Men in custody for armed robbery THREE men have been arrested and charged for allegedly robbing over $100,000 including Chinese currencies at the Holiday Resort Motel at Henderson, Guadalcanal on January 20. Police Commissioner Mostyn Mangau, at his first weekly media conference for this year, said the trio are currently remanded in custody. He said…