AN estimated $2.51 billion per year was the estimated money value that the marine environment is actually providing to the country, says the Minister for Environment Samuel Manetoali. Mr Manetoali was speaking at the national event to mark three important environmental days on Wednesday, in Honiara. “….at the national scale, the ocean brings in revenue…
THE Leader of the Independent Group, Dr Derek Sikua says he stands by the comments he made in support of the CEO of Solomon Airline’s decision to suspend its operations on Tuesday. Dr Sikua was responding to the Minister of Finance Synder Rini, terming Dr Sikua’s statement on 8th June as “inaccurate, misleading, downright untrue,…
THE Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Leaders Summit is scheduled to take place in Honiara on 14th July. The summit was originally scheduled for Port Vila in Vanuatu at the start of May, but moved to Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, towards end of June. However, it was postponed again because the leaders could not find…
ABOUT 300 paramedics and doctors, who served at National Referral Hospital during the ethnic conflict from 1998-2003 on Guadalcanal are demanding compensation from the government. They are asking the government to pay each of them $300,000 – a request if granted would cost tax payers about $90 million. The submission came after the government paid…
A FORMER commanded of the disbanded Guadalcanal Revolution Army (GRA) has slammed rumours circulating in town that Guadalcanal people are starting another war. Andrew Te’e came out public to dispel the rumours after fears expressed, especially by Malaitans living on the outskirts of Honiara. “Let me say this: the rumours are simply untrue,” Mr Te’e…
A POSSIBLE bail application will be made in court next week for three men accused of involving in a clash that broke out with another party at the Water Front nightclub. George Gray of Public Solicitor’s Office will apply for bail to Paul Junior Maenu’u, Lency Maenu’u and Henry Maenu’u. The brothers appeared in the…
A SECOND man has been arrested and charged for the arson at Windy Ridge in Central Guadalcanal in April this year. Patken Rere was brought to the Honiara Magistrates Court on Thursday afternoon for remand but was however, released on a cash bail of $1, 500. He will appear again in court on June 17.…
THE cases of the Member of Parliament for East Guadalcanal Bradley Tovosia and Guadalcanal Premier Anthony Veke will resume at the Honiara Magistrates’ Court on Monday. The court will know on that day as to whether or not the trial will proceed. The trial depends entirely on the availability of all the defence counsels, including…
LCC has powers to probe unexplained wealth: Kalu PUBLIC servants possessing unexplained wealth that are far beyond their incomes can be reported to the Leadership Code Commission (LCC) for proper investigation. LCC chairman Solomon Kalu clarified this in the wake of claims certain public servants are enriching themselves through dishonest allocations of government contracts. “The…
But they wanted to return home SOLOMON Islands students studying at University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) were evacuated from the university campus on Wednesday to a hotel after police opened fire on protesting students. And they told the Solomon Star although none of them took part in the protest or was injured in the…