A TOTAL of $70 million is allocated for immediate recovery measures 2 under the Economic Stimulus Package third component to address the impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on the country’s economy. The prime minister announced on Monday that the government’s $70 million package proposes equity injection into government-owned or partly owned companies to enable them to…
A GOVERNMENT threat to suspend Malaita Provincial government is a slap on the face of the people of Malaita and their premier. Hence this “ill-conceived” decision must be reconsidered by the Minister responsible. This sentiment was echoed by a former government political appointee, who asked not to be named. “It is not in anyone’s interest…
PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare says preliminary predictions by CBSI and the Ministry of Finance indicate that Covid-19 is ‘likely to have a considerable negative impact on the economy’. Sogavare made the statement at the launching of the Economic Stimulus Package this week in Honiara. He said the country is now heading towards recession in the…
MEMBER of Parliament for Ulawa Ugi Constituency William Bradford Marau has praised the teamwork that resulted in the successful opening and blessing of three church projects on Ulawa Island. Speaking during the ceremony Hon Marau said that each support whether it be from groups or individuals has played an important role in the successful completion…
Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) at the Henderson Police Station are investigating a fatal accident involving a RAV4 vehicle which resulted in the death of a 30-year-old male person in the Henderson area East of Honiara on 4 May 2020. The incident occurred at the eastern end of the Honiara International…
Sore, Mamae must tell the truth, he urges FORMER chairman of the Honiara City Council (HCC) Finance Standing Committee, Cr Billy Abae has rebutted a statement from the office of the Mayor and City Clerk, over the recent revelation of unaccounted revenue collected for the sale of Fire Extinguishers by the Council. In a statement issued…
Sore, Mamae must tell the truth, he urges FORMER chairman of the Honiara City Council (HCC) Finance Standing Committee, Cr Billy Abae has rebutted a statement from the office of the Mayor and City Clerk, over the recent revelation of unaccounted revenue collected for the sale of Fire Extinguishers by the Council. In a statement issued…
The Office of the Mayor and Clerk has issued a statement in response to Cr. Billy Abae’s misleading claims of missing money from the fire extinguishers issued by the Council published in the Solomon Star. To clarify the matter, the statement affirmed that as agreed by the Honiara City Council Core Coordinating Committee (The 4Cs),…
PREMIER Daniel Suidani says a threat to suspend his Malaita Provincial government is an attempt to “kill the mustard seed” that his MARA Government has planted and is now germinating. Provincial Government minister Rollen Seleso recently warned Suidani to work and cooperate with the national government or have his provincial government suspended. In a letter…
Some say countless opportunities may come at once in a lifetime, but small opportunities surround us every day. Don’t waste it. Grab it and make the most of it. Otherwise, the sun will set on your time, then you’ll look back and say, such is an unrewarding life journey. Hailed from Chichinge village, Malango Ward…