The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) Dr. Samson Viulu is calling on the 47 Member of Parliament from the provinces to utilize a majority share of their Constituency Development Fund (CDF) allocations for the financial year 2023 in their constituencies instead of in Honiara. PS Viulu have toured some of the…
AFTER six months of waiting eligible voters of Choiseul and Western province will go to the polls this Wednesday to elect their new members of the provincial assembly (MPA). The one day election will be held throughout the two provinces after weeks and months of preparation. The election was supposed to be held on 14th…
THE decision by the Minister of Provincial Government Institutional Strengthening (MPGIS) to dissolve both the Choiseul and Western Provincial Executive six months ago was a wrong decision. The National Government has admitted its wrong doing to dissolve Western Provincial Executive on June 13th which has been described as null and void. Initial reports said that…
The Central Islands Provincial Government has pledged support to the Solomon Islands Independent Commission Against Corruption, SIICAC, in its mandatory responsibility to fight against corruption in our society. Speaking during the ceremony to mark the International Anticorruption Day on Friday 9th December at Tulagi, Central Islands Premier, Hon. Polycarp Galaigu said that Central Provincial is…
Vehicle owners in the Malaita Provincial capital of Auki are calling on the responsible authority to fix the deteriorate roads within Auki Township. The call came following lack of action by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Development (MID) to maintain roads within the Township for the whole year. MID allocated a contractor to do six…
HONIARA Senior High School set to expand its classes after the completion of its infrastructures under rebuilding project. The expansion includes Design Technology, Food Technology, and Computer science for Form six and Form seven students. School Principal Mr. Allen Siosi Ketei highlighted this during the school’s graduation ceremony last Thursday. His speech was delivered by…
PRESSURE is mounting on Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare to sack the Attorney General following admission by a senior Minister that the advice he gave the Western Provincial government to go to the election later this month was reportedly “wrong”. The Minister for Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening, Rollen Seleso reportedly made the admission in an…
A Papua New Guinea man allegedly hiding two young Solomon Islands’ children in his custody is a serving senior government official in PNG’s East Sepik Province, it has emerged. Joshua Himina is the District Administrative Officer at Maprik District,” Jack Siwainao – the father of the two young girls – told Solomon Star yesterday. Solomon…
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) appeals to all members of the public throughout the country who are planning to travel by boat and outboard motor (OBM) to be aware of sea safety measures as people travel to their home Islands to celebrate Christmas and New Year 2022. The vessels and OBMs carrying passengers…
THE lifeless body of a young lad discovered beneath the Fiu Bridge near Auki in Malaita Province on Tuesday morning this week was the result of an act of murder. The key suspect in the murder is a male juvenile who has just completed his Form Three education this year. Information reaching this paper stated…