POLICE Frontline Officers in the national public emergency zone and Nurses looking after COVID-19 positive cases at the National Referral Hospital (NRH) are urging the government to pay their various duty allowances before matters get out of hand. “We are serious about this,” a police officer who spoke on anonymity told Solomon Star on Saturday.…
OPPOSITION Leader, Hon. Matthew Wale calls on the Minister of Finance and Permanent Secretary to explain why the government made an ESP Payment of $600,000 to North East Guadalcanal Constituency when the former MP, Jamie Lency Vokia left the seat after his election was declared null and void by the High Court, in February 2020. …
Commissioner of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) Mostyn Mangau assures members of the public that there will be no protest by frontline officers over unpaid COVID-19 as the Government is dealing with the issue and the outstanding allowances should be paid in the coming week. “I wish to thank all police officers who…
THE Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance and Treasury, McKinnie Dentana has clarified the misleading statement made by TSI alleging that public officers have been qualified for the ESP payment. The article, which was based on leaked information, is misleading and can amount to defamation of character to those that have appeared on the list. “I…
YOU are the future of this province and your knowledge and skills will be depended upon to move this province forward. This sentiment was echoed by Premier Daniel Suidani when addressing Auki Community High School Students yesterday. In today’s world, one must acquire the relevant skills and knowledge in order to survive and make a…
EIGHTEEN new local lawyers have taken their oaths of admission yesterday before Chief Justice Sir Albert Palmer. Sir Albert in his remarks during the ceremonial event yesterday said in taking the oath of allegiance and legal practitioner’s oath, they have subscribed to two fundamental duties. “……one owed to your clients and the other more important…
THE Japanese Ambassador to Solomon Island has announced that his government would provide an ISUZU garbage truck under its grassroots project to Malaita Provincial Government. H.E. Yasuhiro Morimoto revealed that the garbage truck costs SBD$642,000. The Malaita Provincial Government and the Japanese Embassy yesterday signed the grant contract agreement to formalize the project. During the…
QUESTIONS are being asked as to whether the initial design of the Government’s Economic Stimulus Package (ESP) took into account strategic considerations critical to long term returns on the overall tax-payer-funded $320 million investment. “Has the initial design for example embraced target sectors, the level of the proposed investment and returns from those sectors, the…
POLICE Chief Mostyn Mangau has assured members of the public that there is no police front liner protest over unpaid Covid-19 allowances as reported in the media, Thursday. He made this clarification to reporters yesterday at his weekly conference at Rove Police Headquarters. “I want to assure the members of the public that there is…
MPs await RCDF funds from China By ANDREW FANASIANewsroom, Honiara THE politicians will pocket their shares of the Rural Constituency Development Fund (RCDF) contributions of SBD$1.8 million from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) anytime soon. This was revealed by a reliable source within the government. The source who spoke to this paper in anonymity…