No classes from Friday onwards By IAN M. KAUKUI STAFF at Solomon Islands National University (SINU) last night insisted they will withdraw their services to the university starting tomorrow. That decision was confirmed during an urgent meeting they held at Kukum campus late yesterday evening. “….yes we’ve reached a decision,” a spokesman told the Solomon…
THE Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Assistant Commissioner (AC) Provincial, Joseph Manelugu met with the Provincial Secretary (PS) for Western Province Jeffery Wickham at Gizo on 23 June 2020. AC Manelugu says, “One of the key issues we discussed during the meeting is the land for police infrastructure projects. The PS assured me that…
MEMBER of Parliament (MP) for West Kwaio Constituency Titus Fika has handed over two (2) dump trucks, a Lucas mill, and building materials to his constituents at Bina in West Kwaio, Malaita Province over the weekend. This is part of phase one of the ongoing West Kwaio constituency development program through the West Kwaio Constituency…
THE Economic Stimulus Package Awareness team under Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (OPMC) warns the public and people in rural areas not to accept any COVID-19 stimulus package paperwork support in exchange for money from individuals. It has been reported over the weekend that a bunch of opportunists is going around Honiara’s periphery…
THE Malaita public is pouring in numbers each day into the Provincial Premier’s office seeking information on the stimulus package. Premier Suidani told Solomon Star Auki that most Malaitans think that the national government has channeled a share of the stimulus package through the Provincial Government for Malaitans to access, which is not true. The…
NZ diplomats quarantined within Panatina community By ANDREW FANASIA RESIDENTS of Panatina Ridge (Tanakake) in east Honiara say they are living in a state of panic and confusion following the arrival and self–quarantined of seven New Zealand (NZ) nationals at the New Zealand High Commission Residence on Monday. The seven were part of a small…
ONE Link Pacifica director Gerrad Tauohu has yesterday denied most of the allegations made against him. Tauohu pleaded not guilty to 33 counts of false pretense contrary to section 308 (a) of the Penal Code [Cap. 26] and one account of Unlicensed Financial Institution prohibited contrary to section 3(2) (a) of the Financial Institution Act…
A ONE day trial conducted on the case of a man accused of robbing almost $100, 0000 from a Bakery in East Honiara last April has ended in the Honiara Magistrate’s Court. Frank Firimolea is standing trial for one count of armed robbery. The prosecution called only two witnesses at the trial conducted before Chief…
SINU STAFF ROW By IAN M.KAUKUI CHAIRMAN of the Solomon Islands National University (SINU) Council says demands by staff to remove vice-chancellor Dr. Ganesh Chand are not procedural. Dr. Culwick Togamana, who is also the Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Disaster Management, was responding to a seven-day ultimatum SINU’s staff and lecturers have given him to…
Minister orders check on council finances By IAN M.KAUKUI A SPECIAL audit of Honiara City Council (HCC) books is underway following allegations of widespread financial mismanagement and illegal borrowings. The office of the Auditor General is conducting what it called a ‘Spot on Audit’ at the directives of the Minister of Home Affairs Chris Laore. “….yes,…