SOLOMON Islands Independent Commission Against Corruption (SIICAC) has been described as a ‘tiger without teeth to bite’ because it does not have the power to deal with corrupt practises and fight corruption. Chairperson Sir Frank Ofagioro Kabui highlighted this last Friday at the official launch of the annual Corruption Perception Index (CPI) report 2023 in…
RULING on the application for a temporary stay of criminal proceedings against Temotu Premier Clay Forau who allegedly misused over $350,000 belonging to his constituents when he was the Member of Parliament for Temotu VATUD will be delivered today. The outcome of the ruling will determine as to whether or not the trial that was…
SOLOMON Islands High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea (PNG), His Excellency William Soaki met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs for Papua New Guinea, Honourable Justin Tkatchenko and reaffirmed the country’s commitment to closer cooperation with PNG. The meeting convened last week was initiated after the reinstatement of Tkatchenko as the Foreign Affairs Minister. The…
THE outgoing, outspoken and former Opposition Leader, Mathew Wale is in boiling water as his constituents of Aoke-Langalanga Constituency continue to expose his ‘dirty deals’ to retain the constituency seat at the coming National General Election (NGE) in April. A government insider said many officials have read the news item in the Solomon Star Edition…
CARETAKER Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare on Sunday bade farewell to the Governor General His Excellency Sir David Vunagi as the latter departed for Australia for medical check. Caretaker Prime Minister Sogavare, Speaker of National Parliament Patteson Oti, Chief Justice Sir Albert Palmer and Commissioner of Police Mostyn Mangau were amongst dignitaries who made it to…
THE country’s eligible voters who will not be in the country on the Election Day to cast their votes, including Solomon Islanders in Australia and New Zealand for seasonal work, will not be able to participate in the 2024 joint elections as there will still be no out-of-constituency voting, neither postal voting. This was explained…
BREAST cancer is the now leading cause of death amongst women in Solomon Islands followed by cervical cancer. This was revealed by the head of the Oncology Unit at the National Referral Hospital (NRH) in Honiara which looks after the registry of all cancer cases in the county. Dr Andrew Soma highlighted this last Friday…
A ROBUST justice system can prevent corruption and protect the government and the rights of citizens. In his keynote speech at the launch of the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) at the Justice grounds in Honiara last Friday, Vice Chairman of Transparency Solomon Rodney Kingmele underscored that the justice system plays a vital role in protecting…
CHINA Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) is expected to begin improving the existing 4-lane road from the Central Market through to White River in Honiara. This project will commence once the removal of pipelines belonging to Solomon Water, Solomon Power and Our Telekom is completed. The Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MID) Permanent Secretary Stephen Maesiola…
SINU accused of nepotism for ‘pushing’ Dr Paul from his job, VC Aqorau says the Indian resigned due to ill-health A DECORATED Academic from India has accused SINU of nepotism, claiming he was “pushed” from his job to make way for a Dr Elliot Mugamu – allegedly a friend of Pro Vice Chancellor (Corporate), Shadrach…