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An army of security guards converged onto Chinatown last Saturday as the nation heads to the polls on November 19. They are private security guards the Solomon Islands Chinese Association (SICA) engaged to provide 24 hour security within the shopping district during the election period. SICA chairman Matthew Quan confirmed to the Sunday Star they’ve…
A team of eight police officers from Auki was deployed to West Kwaio last Saturday afternoon to reclaim a stolen R4 vehicle. Some drunken men in the area seized the vehicle after they stopped it and attacked the driver and his three passengers. An Auki police officer told the Sunday Star the incident occurred near…
Relocating those on the low lying atolls affected by climate change is a huge challenging. That’s according to Permanent Secretary Ministry of Environment and Conservation, Climate Change and Meteorology, Dr Melchior Mataki. “When we talk about relocating, you are relocating structures, cultures and even political attachments,” he said. “All these issues need to be looked…
An audit report conducted into the Rural Constituency Development Fund is in its final draft, but it won’t be ready until the new government comes in. A team from the Office of the Auditor Genera conducted the audit into the use and allocations of the funds and what impact, if there’s any, has the fund…
Twenty-four women are confirmed to contest the November 19 elections. This was confirmed in the final candidates list the Electoral Commission released, Friday. All provinces, except Renbel, will see at least one woman contesting. Malaita will see five women contesting amongst the 144 candidates. Another five will contest for the three Honiara seats. Central Honiara…
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Students of St Joseph’s Tenaru were told learning does not stop at the end of exams. Principal Abraham Hihiru made the reminder during the school’s graduation ceremony last Saturday. “I wish to remind you that the process of learning does not stop at the end of your exams,” he said. Hihiru also reminded the students…
Hundreds of people joined Bank South Pacific’s 2014 GO GREEN Annual Clean-up day last Saturday, to clean up various schools and parts of the streets. The clean-up started after BSP’s Country Manager David Anderson launched the event at St Nicholas Secondary School in Honiara. St Nicholas is one of the participating schools. Staff from the…
MANAGING wastes should be everyone’s business and responsibility and should not be shoved around. Permanent Secretary responsible for environment Dr Melchior Mataki told stakeholders when addressing them on the status of waste management in Solomon Islands at a Workshop Towards Toilet Waste Recycling Pilot Project, last Friday. This project includes introducing of a new designed…
DRIVERS in Auki, Malaita’s provincial capital, are urged to take responsibility while on the road. The call came in light of increasing number of road accidents in the past months. Resident Peter Maniasi said Auki is a very small town that does not require drivers moving at high speed. “I’m call on all drivers both…