THE Opposition has renounced a proposal by the Parliamentary Entitlements Commission (PEC) to grant Members of Parliament a 10 per cent increase across the board in basic salaries and entitlements, saying the proposed increases are “unjustified.” In a statement on Tuesday, Opposition Leader Matthew Wale, called on the PEC to refrain from giving further increases…
Former Nusa Roviana MPA wins election as Speaker of the Western Provincial Assembly, vows to perform to his best THE newly elected Speaker of the Western Provincial Assembly (WPA) is Ramrahka Aquila Talasasa. The former Western Provincial Assembly Member for Ward 16 – Nusa Roviana- was elected during the election of a new Speaker yesterday.…
LEADERS of communities along Kwaiafa river in Malaita Province’s West Kwara’ae Constituency, have expressed their fury after discovering empty cans of beer dumped into the river after Christmas. It is believed that the mess was left by outsiders who partied along the river near Buiano village on Christmas eve. Kwaiafa river is a well-kept river…
The Gizo Hospital Labour Ward saw the arrival of two babies on the New Year’s Day, Sunday 1 January, 2023. This was revealed by a nursing officer early this week. The nurse could not indicate whether these two babies – one boy and one girl- were delivered via Cesarean section, vacuum process or just normal…
OPPOSITION Leader Hon Matthew Wale has conveyed his condolences on the passing of the late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. In a statement today, Hon Wale said Pope Benedict XVI was a renowned theologian who stood for the best of conservative Christian values. The Vatican announced that Benedict died Saturday at his home in the Vatican at age…
Officers of Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in Honiara City have arrested a 22-year-old male person for raping a 23-year-old female at Kola-ridge on 1st January 2023. Supervising Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Honiara City, Superintendent Chris Laekalia says, “It was alleged the victim was raped inside her own room. The suspect took advantage of…
THE Governor General, Sir David Vunagi, has called for the establishment of a ‘general consensus plan’ for the training and effective utilisation of the country’s human resource. Sir David made the call in his 2023 National New Year’s Address over the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation. He said after 44 years of independence, Solomon Islands should…
THERE are confusions in the Western Province as to the right date for the commencement of the 2023 academic year. After the late start of the 2022 academic year in June due to COVID-19, the Ministry of Education and Human Resource (MEHRD) had stated that all schools nationwide will begin the 2023 Academic Year on…
SOLOMON Islands farewelled 2022 with a hefty pay raise for its 50 Members of Parliament. The Parliamentary Entitlements Commission [PEC] – the legal body that regulates terms and conditions for Parliamentarians – is proposing increases in salaries and other parliamentary entitlements to be effective from April 1 next year, a PEC confidential document has revealed.…
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) officers at Tulagi in Central Island Province are investigating an infanticide incident in relation to the body of a female infant found washed ashore at Boromole Village seaside on 21 December 2022. Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Central Province Superintendent David Soakai says, “The body of the female infant…