CDO jailed for corruption FORMER Constituency Development Officer (CDO) for Temotu-Nende, Philip Tuplo, has been jailed for corruption. Tuplo was convicted of one count of official corruption for conversion of more than $58,000 constituency fund in 2013. On November 25, the Magistrate Court sentenced him to one year and seven months behind bars. Magistrate Leonard…
Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) at Auki in Malaita Province have identified 11 suspects in relation to the suspicious death of a male person found under Fiu Bridge on 6December 2022 in Central Kwara’ae. RSIPF Commissioner Mostyn Mangau says, “It is confirmed that the dead body is of a male adult…
THE National Government through the Ministry of Public Service is now taking measures to monitor public servants work attendance. Minister of Public Service Makario Tagini revealed this in response to recommendations from the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) when contributing to the 2023 Appropriation Bill 2022 in Parliament today (Thursday 8th December). Mr Tagini said lateness…
Dear Editor, My name is Moses. I’m a farmer from Auki. I applied for the SCALE program two years ago but haven’t received any funding so far. So many people in my village are facing the same problem. Our provincial government and winrock office have been ignoring our request and now we are getting mad at their inaction.…
DEAR EDITOR, This week is our last week of schooling, which is exam week. Most students are already done with their exams and a few have remaining exams till Friday. This semester is one of the most frustrating semesters for the students in the sense that all modes of study are online and it requires…
There seem to be no sense of direction in the government of Western Province since the dissolution of the provincial assembly in June 2022. This is because for over 5 months there has been no care-taker government in the Province until after the provincial elections of 14th December 2022. Only the Deputy Provincial Secretary has…
THE Opposition Leader, Matthew Wale says Solomon Islands should not see its future in mining but rather as a transitionary enabler from the wealth generated to invest in other sustainable sectors. In his Budget Debate speech in Parliament on Monday this week, Mr Wale said mining is not a renewable resource and although mining as…
THE Malaita Provincial Premier Daniel Suidani has strongly refuted claims that Winrock has paid him to recruit people to take part in the 2021 November riots in Honiara. Speaking to Solomon Star Auki, in response to claims that Winrock and the Malaita Premier were involved in instigating the November 2021 Honiara riots, Premier Suidani said…
FOREIGN governments paid young people who smashed vehicles and burned down buildings in Honiara during last November’s riot, a Malaita farmer has revealed for the first time. Using the pen name Pie Filea, the farmer is calling for a full investigation into Premier Daniel Suidani’s involvement as a conduit for funding the riot, which has…
OUR Telekom Network users at Dala North Community in West Kwara’ae, Malaita Province, are not happy with the current network coverage. Reports reaching this paper said Telecommunication coverage at Dala north has been very poor and unreliable at night, since last week. They stated that the situation has denied mobile users who wanted to access…