The newly established London Mission cost government $3.5 million compared to $1.5 million cost for Brussels and $1.1 million office in New York this year. Speaking on the floor of parliament during the committee of supply, Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade Milner Tozaka said, the London mission cost $3.5 million because it is…
PARASI airfield in South Malaita, which has been closed for the past seven years, is now ready to take-scheduled flights. This was made possible after the government signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between three disputing parties that claimed ownership of the airport land in September 2017. “The Airport Taskforce led by the Ministry of…
POLICE in Lata, Temotu Province, rescued seven people, two women and five men, from a motorised boat when it ran aground on a reef at Cape Mendana on Santa Cruz Island in the afternoon of 3 April 2018. “Luckily when the police at Lata Police Station got to the scene after 5pm on Tuesday, the…
Parliament resumes meeting on Thursday after it was adjourned yesterday morning due to mistakes and printing errors in the copies of the 2018 Appropriation Bill 2018, which were distributed to Members of parliament (MPs). Parliament resolved into the committee of the whole house yesterday to look into the budget clause by clause, but could not…
PRESIDENT of the Solomon Islands National University Students Association (SINUSA) Reginald Ngati is appealing to students to behave well during the course of their sitting protest today. Mr Ngati said that if SINU council doesn’t want to address their demands, they will stage another peace sitting protest today and he wants every student to behave…
THE Ministry of Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening (MPGIS) has lashed out at the Malaita Province Premier Peter Ramohia following his front page story over the weekend. A statement from MPGIS described the premier’s comments on social media which appeared in the Solomon Star paper last Sunday as ‘irresponsible’. The front page article in the…
PROTEST TO CONTINUE By LESLEY SANGA STUDENTS of Solomon Islands National University (SINU) say their sit-in protest, which started on Wednesday, will continue today. The students staged the protest to demand the SINU Council to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (SINU) that will address issues they’ve raised with the university’s management. They claimed the SINU…
Police in Kirakira in the Makira Ulawa Province are investigating an alleged unlawful damage incident at Ulahu Village, Ugi Island ont the 3rd of April, 2018. “It was alleged that a group of drunken youths damaged two tents that are used as temporary classrooms for students at Ulahu Extension School,” says Provincial Police Commander, Makira…
A FINANCIAL scheme promising huge returns and bonuses to financial members if they invest between $1,000 to $4,000 is hitting Auki, Malaita province, by storm. As a result of the report, the Solomon Islands Financial Intelligence Unit (SIFIU) under the Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI), is calling on the general public to immediately cease…
Police at Lata in the Temotu Province are searching for two boats with nine people on board reportedly missing since Friday – 30 March 2018. It is alleged that one of the boats, painted light blue with a red cabin powered by a 40 horse power (HP) Yamaha engine with three adult females and two…