THE Governor-General (GG) Reverend David Tiva Kapu has highlighted that Solomon Islands needs peace to achieve its goals for 2025. The Governor-General emphasised the necessity national peace to the achievement of the national goals for this year in his New Year’s Address on the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC). Governor-General Kapu said the country’s successful…
Robert Manu, a 50-year-old former procurement officer of the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS), has been handed a two-year suspended sentence for corruptly receiving $195,000 in exchange for facilitating payments to a shipping company. Manu was convicted of three counts of Official Corruption after a trial. Magistrate Emily Zazariko Vagibule Pakoa imposed a…
A TWENTY-NINE old man who allegedly possessed a police VHF radio inside his vehicle in Honiara last October, will now plead to the allegation on Monday January 6. The court was informed that Darren Maelaua has acquired a new lawyer from the Public Solicitor’s Office, replacing his previous lawyer from L & L Lawyers who…
PROVINCIAL Premiers are taking a backseat following the defeat of the Constituency Assembly Meeting Amendment Bill 2024 in Parliament recently. The Bill, which required a majority of 37 votes in Parliament, narrowly failed with only 36 of the 50 MPs voted. Among GNUT members, 31 supported the Bill, two were abstained, and three voted against…
LIKE many rural communities in Choiseul that successfully welcomed 2025 on Wednesday, 1st January the small community of Koa in South Choiseul also had a bit of fun on to welcome the day. Reports reaching the Solomon Star revealed that after much planning a new year celebration was organised on Wednesday. Because of the festive…
BICKERING and disunity within the ruling Government for National Unity and Transformation (GNUT) is far from over, according to a confidential document obtained by the Solomon Star. It is threatening to tear the nine-month-old coalition apart, unless Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele acts to defuse the situation. The explosive situation stemmed from a confidential document known…
THE Member of Parliament (MP) for Aoke-Langalanga Constituency and Leader of the Opposition, Matthew Wale is amongst eight persons approved for the Solomon Islands 2025 New Year’s Awards by His Majesty King Charles III. The names of the eight Solomon Islands 2025 New Year’s Awardees were announced by the Governor-General Reverend David Tiva Kapu in…
THE Governor-General Reverand David Tiva Kapu has used his New Year’s National Address to reiterate the call by his predecessor Sir David Vunagi on educational institutions in the country to review the curriculum they offer to students in order to prepare them for any job available to them after graduation. He said, “regarding human resource…
AN online post via the social media announcing the declaration of form 4, 5 and 6 results in the coming days is a fake one. That’s according to the Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development (MEHRD) in response to a Facebook page claiming to be from MEHRD which posted online during the New Year’s…
Victims of the alleged demand for the $200.00 commission related to police clearance certificate have been urged to come forward with information. In a statement issued on Thursday, the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) is appealing to the victims to reach out to the Professional Standard Internal Investigation (PSII) to provide their statement. “Your…