Arson victims query police By SOLOMON LOFANAin Auki Victims of the recent burning of six homes at a settlement close to Fote village in Ward Four of West Kwara’ae Constituency, Malaita Province, have questioned why police have not yet made any arrests after the arson attack. It was reported that at least six homes…
Remembering the famous Luke Susuta By LENI DALAVERANews Editor, SIBC FAMILY members, friends, former colleagues and prominent members of the media community were among hundreds of people who turned out at the All Saints Church in Honiara on Wednesday 7th March 2018, to say their final farewell to pioneer radio legend Luke Susuta. Susuta,…
I’m still in control of office, says Talasasa By ASSUMPTA BUCHANAN THE Director of Public Prosecutions Ronald Bei Talasasa says there is a control mechanism within the management of cases in his office. Mr Talasasa was responding to remarks made by Principal Magistrate Fatima Taeburi, who criticised him over “sloppy prosecution work” that delayed…
THE quest to press for progress towards gender equality is everyone’s’ business and in everyone’s’ interest. That was a statement made in a key note address by Honourable FredaTuki, Minister for woman Youth, Children and family Affairs. She was speaking to hundreds of women during the Women’s International Day celebration yesterday at the National Museum…
THE Ministry of Women Youth, Children and Family Affairs has taken a multi sectoral approach to implement the women, peace and security national action plan. This was reaffirmed yesterday byFreda Tuki, Minister for Women Youth, Children and Family Affairs. One of the policies is the Temporary Special Measures (TSM). She said they are working on…
OVERCROWDING at one of the country’s high performing secondary schools, St Joseph’s Tenaru, has forced a number of their students to sleep on the floor due to lack of beds. The Catholic-run education institution is located east of Honiara. Affected are some of the forms two and three female students. Reports reaching the Solomon Star…
FIJI has hit back at the deputy prime minister Manasseh Sogavare over criticism about the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG). Speaking in parliament Monday, Mr Sogavare said Fiji should apologise for bringing Indonesia into the MSG. He said Fiji’s Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama breached MSG procedure by forcing the other four full members to accept Indonesia…
AUSTRALIA and Solomon Islands have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the Pacific Pharmaceutical Laboratory Testing Pilot Program. This pilot program will give Solomon Islands access to Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) laboratories for medicine quality testing. Testing will focus initially on a selection of routine antibiotics and medicines commonly used in Solomon Islands…
…after surviving a 26-day sea ordeal By CHARLES KADAMANA AN ELEVEN (11) year old boy with his father and grandfather survived 26 days drifting out in the open ocean after their boat developed a mechanical problem early last month. They were rescued about 750 nautical miles away from Honiara and 400 nautical miles from Fiji…
MORE PEST FEARS By CROFTON UTUKANA THE deadly Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle has been sighted for the first time on one of the islands in the Russell Islands, Central Province. This latest discovery has prompted more worry to the government’s Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle (CRB) task-force. “This worrying new report was received last week by the…