AN Australian man living in Ughele village, Rendova Island in Western Province was allegedly attacked by a villager last Sunday. John Fairfax from Sydney who is married to a local woman and had been residing at Ughele for some time doing community work was said to be attacked at his private residence in the early…
The Forum Solomon Islands International (FSII) has taken on board pleas of Rennell landowners over controversial land acquisition and mining activities by APID on the island. The popular group founded in Social Media networking has gained momentum as more support from people and organisations puts weight on FSII’s role to bark over self-serving government decisions.…
THE Parliamentary Opposition Group has urged the Prime Minister to walk the talk and put the money where his mouth is. In a statement last Sunday, the Opposition Group said, amongst the list of promises the Prime Minister and his Government promised to the people of this country, a notable one is the projects in…
STUDENTS that were unfortunate to study this semester at the University of the South Pacific (USP) under the Solomon Islands government (SIG) scholarship have arrived last Sunday from Fiji. A total of 59 local students studying at USP were terminated by the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD) under the National Training Committee…
PT Mega Bintang Borneo Ltd must be allowed to export bauxite stockpile: Attorney General’s Chambers PT Mega Bintang Borneo Ltd must be allowed to export the stockpile of bauxite it has extracted on Rennell, according to the Attorney General’s Chambers. The advice was contained in a letter addressed to Prime Minister, Manasseh Sogavare, after the…
A Member of Parliament (MP) and a Minister of the Crown has condemned the work of the public sector, labelling it as corrupt, irresponsible and needs overhaul. The Cabinet Minister who declined to have his name revealed stated he is sick of how plenty of these educated and experienced public servants were irresponsible in implementing…
The Government will build 5000 affordable new 2-3 bedroom homes in the City in the next four years for public servants and ordinary Solomon Islanders. This was made possible after the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Solomon Islands Government and a developer on Friday. Minister of Finance and Treasury Snyder Rini…
THE Parliamentary Opposition Group has described a statement from the Special Secretary to Prime Minister Rence Sore regarding the $3.7 million payout as ‘misleading’ and ‘contradictory’. This was after a statement carried in the Solomon Star last week quoted Mr Sore stating that the $3.7 million to Aggressor Solomons Limited (ASL) was for financial support…
TEN sub-tribes of Suava bay cannery in North malaita, Malaita province have recently met and discussed the project. The meeting was held last Sunday at the Mana’abu Training Centre. A spokesman Henry Kamuda said, that the meeting was organised to identify the tribes that owned the land intended for the project. Mr Kamuda added this…
… In granting renewal of expired prospecting licence says Attorney General’s Chambers The Attorney General’s Chambers has revealed that the renewal of a Prospecting Licence (PL) of one of the suitors vying to develop the multi-million dollar bauxite deposits on Rennell, was approved almost 12 months after it has expired. At the same time, it…