Buses charging $5.00 for adult fares could face hefty penalties PUBLIC buses who are charging $5.00 as adult bus fare could be facing hefty penalties or fines, it was revealed yesterday. While others have been paying $5.00 to the dishonest buses, other commuters still maintains that the act of charging passengers with the said amount…
OPPOSITION Leader Mathew Wale insists a military response is not the solution to the country internal security. Instead, he said the permanent solution is a Government and Leadership that listens to the cries and voices of the people. He made this response in light of Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare statement of the need for a…
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare and his Cabinet Ministers witnessed the Police Response Team (PRT) under the National Response Department (NRD) of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) displaying the Public Order Management (POM) Interoperability Response Capability Demonstration Exercise at the Tenaru Firing Range this morning Tuesday 5 July 2022. Director National Response Department (NRD)…
Atori Police Station of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) needs more police officers to support the Atoifi outpost in east Kwaio. This was revealed during the latest visit of the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Ms Juanita Matanga to Malaita Province last week. Officer Commanding Station (OCS) Atori Police Station, Inspector Peter Kinita said we…
THE current fuel rise that takes the country by storm has forced some sea transportation operators to scale down their operation or just stop running transport since the weekend. A statement reaching this paper yesterday said fuel price in Noro has reached $24 per litre and Munda $20 per litre. This is a big hike…
Rodgers: Its not an insurance firm SECRETARY to Prime Minister Dr Jimmy Rodgers said that Mustard Seed is not a health insurance but a comprehensive health care support for Members of Parliament and Public Servants. Dr. Rodgers made this clarification following allegations that Mustard Seed policies were becoming scam, resulting in thousands of dollars in…
A MOTION of No Confidence against Central Islands Premier Stanley Manetiva will proceed today (Friday), and once again his executive will boycott the meeting. This was confirmed to this paper by Premier Manetiva. He said what has prompted his executive to boycott the meeting is that, the meeting is a waste of time, budget and…
THE COURT has rejected the application to stay the criminal proceedings against Member of Parliament t (MP) for North East Guadalcanal Constituency Ethel Vokia and her husband Jamie Vokia and three others. Their lawyer had made an application for permanent stay of proceedings because of abuse of process. The prosecution however argued that there are…
HISTORY has been written for Vella La Vella, Western Province after the first-ever taxi service for the island is now in operation in Southeast Vella Constituency. The service since its inception last year has been serving the public in that region, thanks to the Vonunu National Secondary School (VNSS) School Principal Lawrence Zaza. Speaking to…
Twenty- two years on some Ex Malaita Eagle Force (MEF) members are still waiting on the national government for its rehabilitation promise. A Malaitan who identified himself as an ex MEF by the name of James Denver Baura said he still remembered the promise made by former Prime Minister (PM) Allen Kemakeza and current PM…