Tausoro stabbing trial starts Tuesday TRIAL on the matter of a man accused of stabbing an elderly man to death at Tausoro, Central Guadalcanal, last August will start today. The hearing of evidences will start before Judge John Keniapisia at 9.30am. The defendant Stanley Gegesi is facing trial for one count of Murder and one…
(AHC) AUSTRALIAN High Commission acting Counsellor Samantha Bell yesterday officially handed over the last of Australian Government-funded five new Honiara bus shelters to Honiara City Council Deputy Mayor Clement Terewauri, providing accessible, all-weather protection for thousands of travellers. Mrs Bell, Deputy Mayor Terewauri and Permanent Secretary Allan Lilia, Ministry of Infrastructure Development, joined local contractors…
Celebration of the 46th Independence anniversary to be centralized in Honiara due to financial constraints THE nine provincial governments will not receive any assistance to mark the country’s 46th Independence celebration this year. Unlike the 2023 Independence anniversary, the Independence Committee has not allocated $20,000 to each province of the nine provinces for this year’s…
Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Commissioner Mostyn Mangau held a ceremony to recognise contributions by policing and military personnel from Australia, New Zealand and Fiji to recent major operations in Solomon Islands at Rove Police Headquarters on Thursday 20 June 2024. During the ceremony Commissioner Mangau presented Commissioner’s Group Citations to 37 members of…
Commissioner Tabusasi says lack of financial support left SIICAC inactive since inception, Japanese funding through UNDP Transparency Accountability Project should be given directly to commission if progress is to be seen THE Solomon Islands Independent Commission Against Corruption (SIICAC) has never done anything since its establishment almost five years ago. One of the SIICAC Commissioners,…
PRIME MINISTER Jeremiah Manele has embarked on his first overseas trip since taking office last month, with a slight change to the official announcement of the trip over the weekend. The Prime Minister’s Press Secretariat told Solomon Star yesterday the first leg of the official visit to Australia is being taken separately unlike the initial…
THE Ministry of Finance and Treasury plans to implement cost-cutting measures to increase revenue and meet the country’s service needs within the Government’s 100-day program. This decision follows significant revenue losses due to exemptions, mismanagement and corruption. The Minister of Finance and Treasury, Manasseh Sogavare announced this when contributing to the sine die motion moved…
A WORLD Bank mission is in Solomon Islands to support the implementation of the Solomon Islands Roads and Aviation Project (SIRAP) and the Second Solomon Islands Roads and Aviation Project (SIRAP2) and explore additional financing opportunities for SIRAP2. The World Bank team is reviewing the progress of ongoing works under SIRAP and SIRAP2; providing support…
PERMANENT Secretary of the Ministry of Rural Development (MRD), Dr Samson Viulu has been reshuffled to the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, sources revealed. The reason for his reshuffle is unknown, but sources suggest that the Government for National Unity and Transformation (GNUT) made the decision following pressure from coalition members whose constituencies did not…
THE High Court sent a man who had unlawful sex with his 14-year-old niece twice in 2018 in Makira-Ulawa Province to prison for nine years. The now 31- year-old defendant was sentenced after he pleaded guilty to two counts of Sexual Intercourse with a Child under 15 years of age. Judge John Keniapisia, in his…