The Pacific’s eastern islands can expect an usual or below-par cyclone season, according to New Zealand’s climate and forecasting agencies. On Wednesday, NIWA and MetService released their modelling for the upcoming tropical cyclone season which runs from November to April. It is a milder projection for six to 10 cyclones overall, compared with last year’s outlook which tipped nine to…
THE Managing Director of Maraghoto Holdings Company Limited, Dr Richard Pauku has denied any ‘conflict of interest’ after receiving several assistances under the Economic Stimulus Package (ESP). The recently released audit report conducted by Office of Auditor General is concerned with the evaluations on the ESP that were conducted by a consultant who was a…
HIGH Court judge Howard Lawry has refused to strike out the amended petition filed against the Member of Parliament (MP) for Northwest Guadalcanal Francis Sade and therefore the case will proceed to trial. The petition was filed by the former MP Bodo Dettke after he lost the Northwest Guadalcanal Constituency parliamentary seat to the former…
Leader of the Independent Group in Parliament, has called on the Minister of Mines and Energy Bradley Tovosia, to immediately rectify his recent actions in the appointment of public officers to the Board of the Solomon Islands Water Authority (SIWA). Peter Kenilorea Jr. has expressed grave concern over the Minister’s actions, asserting that they exceed…
THE couple accused of raping a girl in Gela, Central Province, in 2017 will know their fate when they appear in court on Friday. That is when Judge Leonard Maina will deliver his judgement on defendants George Solopoto and wife Elizabeth Koka. The judgement was listed to be delivered yesterday. However, the Registry Office informed the two defendants…
HIGH Court Judge Howard Lawry has granted leave for the withdrawal of the petition filed against filed against Member of Parliament (MP) for South Guadalcanal Rollen Seleso. Gabriel Suri of Suri’s Law Practice, who represents the petitioner – former MP David Day Pacha – on Monday formally made the application to withdraw the petition after…
APPROXIMATELY 1,000 teachers, have used fake certificates and transcripts to secure their teaching employment across the country, a source from the Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development revealed. The source said many of these teachers attached fake certificates and transcripts to their applications through the various Education Authorities in the country. The source said in Malaita, a significant number of teachers have been found…
TEACHERS from up to 10 Schools on Gizo island have gathered in the Western Provincial capital to mark the World Teachers’ Day on Monday. The theme for this year’s Teacher’s Day is ‘’ Valuing Teacher’s Voice towards a New Social Contract for Education. Gizo teachers did not celebrate the event on Friday but instead organized…
The first Australia Awards Solomon Islands Short Course Award- a Graduate Certificate in Fisheries Management and Development- has officially launched. Economic contributions, food security, and jobs creation makes fisheries a critical sector for Solomon Islands and all Pacific Island countries and territories. This Australia Awards Short Course is a collaboration between the University of Wollongong, Australian National…
The Auditor General on Tuesday calls for the urgent strengthening of the legal and regulatory regime for the administration of government grants. David Dennis made the call after an audit into the COVID-19 Economic Stimulus Package (ESP) revealed major fraud risk, poor to non-existent administrative controls and almost zero transparency in the disbursement of $309…