SOLOMON Islands Independent Commission Against Corruption (SIICAC) has been described as a ‘tiger without teeth to bite’ because it does not have the power to deal with corrupt practises and fight corruption. Chairperson Sir Frank Ofagioro Kabui highlighted this last Friday at the official launch of the annual Corruption Perception Index (CPI) report 2023 in…
RULING on the application for a temporary stay of criminal proceedings against Temotu Premier Clay Forau who allegedly misused over $350,000 belonging to his constituents when he was the Member of Parliament for Temotu VATUD will be delivered today. The outcome of the ruling will determine as to whether or not the trial that was…
SOLOMON Islands High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea (PNG), His Excellency William Soaki met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs for Papua New Guinea, Honourable Justin Tkatchenko and reaffirmed the country’s commitment to closer cooperation with PNG. The meeting convened last week was initiated after the reinstatement of Tkatchenko as the Foreign Affairs Minister. The…
SOLOMON Islanders currently engaged in the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme in Australia will soon be able to apply under the PALM scheme workers to have their immediate family join them in Australia. The Australian Government last week announced that it has launched the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme family accompaniment pilot. A…
THE outgoing, outspoken and former Opposition Leader, Mathew Wale is in boiling water as his constituents of Aoke-Langalanga Constituency continue to expose his ‘dirty deals’ to retain the constituency seat at the coming National General Election (NGE) in April. A government insider said many officials have read the news item in the Solomon Star Edition…
INSURANCE is the corner stone of risk management and business security. That’s according to the Chairman Trans Pacific Assurance Limited (TPAL) Michael Sullivan when speaking at the launch of the Papua New Guinea owned company in Solomon Islands at Heritage Park Hotel in Honiara last Monday. The company’s launch followed its acquisition of Tower Insurance…
CARETAKER Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare on Sunday bade farewell to the Governor General His Excellency Sir David Vunagi as the latter departed for Australia for medical check. Caretaker Prime Minister Sogavare, Speaker of National Parliament Patteson Oti, Chief Justice Sir Albert Palmer and Commissioner of Police Mostyn Mangau were amongst dignitaries who made it to…
THE country’s eligible voters who will not be in the country on the Election Day to cast their votes, including Solomon Islanders in Australia and New Zealand for seasonal work, will not be able to participate in the 2024 joint elections as there will still be no out-of-constituency voting, neither postal voting. This was explained…
BREAST cancer is the now leading cause of death amongst women in Solomon Islands followed by cervical cancer. This was revealed by the head of the Oncology Unit at the National Referral Hospital (NRH) in Honiara which looks after the registry of all cancer cases in the county. Dr Andrew Soma highlighted this last Friday…
A ROBUST justice system can prevent corruption and protect the government and the rights of citizens. In his keynote speech at the launch of the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) at the Justice grounds in Honiara last Friday, Vice Chairman of Transparency Solomon Rodney Kingmele underscored that the justice system plays a vital role in protecting…