The Ministry of Provincial Governments and Institutional Strengthening (MPGIS) dismisses a newspaper report by reporter Eddie Osifelo in the Island Sun newspaper who claimed that Minister Rollen Seleso delays the endorsement of MARA Government appointments. The MPGIS has already engaged in the process of formally appointing new ministers submitted by Premier Daniel Suidani. But unlike…
Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in Honiara today (16 November 2021) farewelled their colleague officer the late Police Inspector Silas Sario Tuaviri during a funeral service at the Holy Cross Cathedral after he passed away on 12 November 2021. Speaking at the funeral service RSIPF Assistant Commissioner (AC) National Operations Ms…
PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare has addressed the OUR Party Convention at the Cowboys & Grill today. Prime Minister Sogavare who is also the OUR Party Wing Leader said the political party grew from a humble and challenging beginning to the largest Political Party in the current National Parliament. The Prime Minister said in 2019, after…
Man to know fate over fraud voter’s registration, Nov 23 THE man accused of registering in several constituencies using different names in 2018 to vote at the last National General Election will know his fate on November 26. Alif Vai’s matter was listed for yesterday for the judgment. However, Principal Magistrate Felix Hollison who had…
The National Scholarship Division (NSD) at the Solomon Islands Tertiary Education and Skills Authority (SITESA), Ministry of Education has announced that scholarship application for next year is now open. In a public announcement yesterday SITESA said it now welcomes and invite applications from Solomon Islands citizens only for Scholarship Awards that will be made available…
Two others seriously injured from knife wound ONE person is dead and two others are badly injured following a fight fueled by a ‘love affair’ case in Arosi, Makira Ulawa Province, Monday. Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in Kirakira yesterday confirmed the incident. An officer told the Solomon Star in an interview late yesterday…
PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare has described the 2023 Pacific Games Village project as a ‘5 wins project’. Speaking during the signing of the Implementation Agreement of the Solomon Islands National University Dormitory project on Friday last week, the Prime Minister said the project is a ‘Win-Win-Win-Win-Win’ project. “This is a 5-win project – a Win…
THE Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) has condemn last week’s newspaper report of a young girl in Malaita province who claimed to have her arm turned magnetic attracting android phone and other metal objects after getting her first COVID-19 vaccine jab. In a statement yesterday, the ministry said the media report is not…
PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare has expressed his dismay at what he described as the near collapse of respect for authority and for each other in our country today. The Prime Minister highlighted in his speech during the Tenakoga Form 6 graduation on Sunday. He said it is shocking to note that the social media and…
THREE (3) top doctors at the National Referral Hospital (NRH) still refuses to get the Covid-19 vaccine to date. Speaking during the Covid-19 radio talk-back show yesterday, Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Health and Medical Services Pauline McNeil when responding to a question asked about the stand of 17 doctors who refused to get…