CONCERN citizens group, Forum Solomon Islands International (FSII) has appealed to sporting federations eyeing the Pacific Games next year to start their preparations. The Pacific Games, the region’s major sporting event will be hosted by neighboring PNG next year and will run from the 4th to 18thof July 2015 in PNG’s capital City, Port Moresby.…
The involvement of a young Solomon Islander in the West Tanna TVL championship league in Vanuatu has become a boost to Vanuatu’s provincial level of football. That was according to the Anthony Kalia, the secretary General for Tafea football association office in Tanna, Vanuatu Toata was in the Tafea province for work as a contracted…
TAX payers will take care of the welfare and living expenses of the nation’s prime ministers when they retire. This was stipulated in the Prime Minister’s (Pensions and Benefits) Bill 2014, which parliament passed on Thursday. MPs from both sides of the house who spoke during the debate gave their overwhelming support to the bill,…
INVESTIGATIONS into the murder case involving two men who allegedly assaulted a deceased at China Town, Honiara, early this year continues. Police Prosecutor David Tepai on Thursday informed the court on the status of investigations into the case. He said only two more witness statement are yet to be obtained. He then sought an adjournment…
HONIARA High School students and their teacher on Thursday confronted a prominent Honiara businessman over foul smell emanating from ABA Corporation premises in Chinatown. The bad smell was believed to have come from rotten products thrown into a drainage that runs between the classroom and ABA compound. The students and their deputy principal Allen Ketei…
A YOUNG man facing criminal offences in the Honiara Magistrate Court is still without a lawyer. The 15-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, told the court he made a request to the Public Solicitor’s Office seeking legal representation but since then no lawyer has visited him. Principle Magistrate Shepherd Lapo explained to the…
POLICE in Central Province on Wednesday uprooted more than 335 marijuana plantsand arrested a suspect believed to be the owner of the plants. Provincial Police Commander, Central, Alfred Satu said the suspect has been on the run since last week. However through intensive search and investigation with the help of the community the suspect was…
THE Fee Free Basic Education Policy has been hailed a success. Minister of Education, Dick Ha’amori highlighted this in Parliament on Thursday. The policy, which was implemented back in 2004 and carried on by the current NCRA government, was part of the MDG (Millennium Development Goals), which stated that education must be given to everyone.…
UP to 300 plots of land are available for tender. Minister of Lands, Housing and Survey, Joseph Onika revealed this in Parliament on Thursday. These plots are within the Koa Hill and Mataniko areas. Mr Onika said that the tendering of these plots was made possible following a successful three-month long survey. Mr Onika however,…
A FORMER RAMSI Special Coordinator has died on Tuesday while serving abroad as an Australian High Commissioner. RAMSI’s Office of the Special Coordinator announced the death of Graeme Wilson on Thursday. The late Graeme Wilson was the Australian High Commissioner to South Africa when he died peacefully at his residence in Pretoria on 2 September…