THE Clerk to the Western Provincial Assembly Kevin Paia has vacated his office having received instructions that his fixed-term contract had ended and would not be renewed. His departure has raised speculations among a number of provincial government officers and observers as to whether or not the action to vacate the office is procedural. In…
THE Revised calendar for terms and holidays for all the schools in the country has been released on Monday. Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development Dr. Franco Rodie in an issued statement said, “This school calendar is to fulfill requirements as specified in (cap.69) Part IV section 18.1(C) of Education…
The three foreign sailors who entered the country during the State of Public Emergency (SOPE) period between November and December last year have been allowed to travel to Tulagi, Central Province. This is to fix the engine of their yachts that were anchored there. This was after some of their bail conditions were varied yesterday…
Leader of Opposition applauds the Foreign Investment Division (FID) and the other agencies involved in compliance checks on foreign-owned shops in and around Honiara recently. Matthew Wale in a statement said it is important that the laws of the country are complied with. “The only way to ensure that this is the case is that…
THE Government through the Ministry of Education is set to release all school results this week. Information obtained by the paper from the ministry revealed the result will be for students doing their forms one, four, six and seven this year – 2021. Its understood the Minister of Education Lanelle Tanangada is waiting for the…
Students of Su’u National Secondary School (NSS) in Malaita Province who will be returning for academic learning in two weeks’ time are calling on the school education authority to address the long-standing water problem at the school. Its understand the school has been facing a water problem since last year. Speaking to the Solomon Star a…
The month of December 2020 had seen the highest number of repatriated citizens from overseas. This was revealed by Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavere in his weekly nationwide address. The PM said that the country had recorded 821 people being repatriated in the month of December alone. “In the month of December alone, we brought in…
A mentally disabled man accused of cutting a man with a knife last August at Makira/Ulawa Province is waiting for further directions on his matter from the Governor-General (GG). The court had earlier already ruled that the accused was of unsound mind or suffering from mental illness and therefore cannot take his plea. This followed…
PRIME Minister (PM) Manasseh Sogavare has slammed media report on the SBD$1.2 million from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) aimed at supporting the Ministry of Health and Medical Services fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Media reports stated that there were speculations the SBD$1.2 million 19 has already been used for the Economic Stimulus Package (ESP)…
AN outspoken community leader on the Economic Stimulus Package (ESP) has thrown down the gauntlet on the Government to disclose the true status of the facility, saying there is only one way to prove it still has money. “Publish the list of ESP recipients for all to see. It is the only way to prove…