Dear Editor – Your paper last week, Tuesday 14th October 2014 (edition#: 5640) had two interesting titles on the front page: “Govt Gets tough on Funds” and “MPs terminal grant forces Fanega’s removal”. Speaking of contradictions! Management of the nation’s finances by the outgoing government is anything but prudent. There’s only one phrase that aptly…
Dear Editor – It is most interesting to read Henry Ata Daukalia’s piece glorifying Fiji’s Bainimarama (see Star of Monday 13th Oct 2014). In my opinion it is too early to judge whether Bainimarama is a good leader of his people. For goodness sake, the man has only been elected. Let him rule for a…
THE outspoken Provincial Secretary (PS) for the Renbel Provincial Government has been reportedly removed from his post last week. Peseika Baiabe was to be dismissed from his position and subsequently replaced by Adrian Tuhanuku as the new acting PS for the province. It was claimed Mr Baiabe was removed after filing a court case against…
$400,000 increase in Terminal Grant is unreasonable: TSI The recent increase in Terminal Grant for all out going Members of Parliament (MP) has been criticized. Transparency Solomon Islands (TSI) in a statement yesterday said it believes that the increase of Terminal Grant from $100,000 SBD to $400,000 SBD is unreasonable and unjustifiable. “We know that…
THE Caretaker Deputy Prime Minister Manasseh Maelanga has clarified claims made against him about the last minute assistance to the constituency. Last week a number of constituents have questioned the support rendered to the constituency in the form of roofing iron. Some claimed its part of his campaigning moves. But in a statement last week…
The People’s Alliance Party (PA) for Change has launched its Party campaign in Munda last Friday. The Party’s president Sir Nathaniel Waena introduced the Party along with its two intending candidates running under the party’s umbrella. They are Mr. Warren Paia from Munda who is contesting the West New Georgia Constituency and Miss Damirita Donga…
POLICE has been called on to investigate and intervene what was described as a tense situation at the mining site at Lavaku Bay in Rennell Island. It was reported Indonesian Mining Company BinTang Borneo Ltd and its associates are insisting to land their machineries and equipments at the mine site. A villager Mike Teagei of…
About 10 young entrepreneurs from the Youth@Work’s Young Entrepreneurs Program (YEP) received grants from Youth@Work last Monday as part of the programs initiative to help young business men and women. The grants awarding ceremony was graced with the presence of Mrs. Sue Kennedy, local entrepreneur and owner of the King Solomon Hotel and Gizo Hotel…
The Youth@Work internship program has just received major support from the Ministry of Women, Youth, Children and Family Affairs. The program that provides training for more than 500 young unemployed people each year has been able to fund the expansion and improvement of its training, especially of the front loading classes of the core program,…
FOLLOWING concerns raised by people of North West Choiseul Constituency following the release of $3million from the government for the purchase of a new boat for the constituency, a meeting is being planned for next Sunday. In a statement last Sunday Moses Pelomo of the Vatate Task Force Chairman said people from North West Choiseul…