THE MANAGEMENT and vendors of Gizo Market are the proud beneficiaries of sanitation supplies received this week. “The sanitation supplies were handed over through the UN-Women Organisation and funded by the Government and people of both Australia and New Zealand. It is a boost to our facility for both vendors and customers,” Market Manager Moffat…
POLICE in Auki, Malaita Province have arrested the suspect in relation to an alleged rape incident at Kwaibala river. Provincial Police Commander (PPC) for Malaita Province Inspector Stanley Riolo confirmed this to Solomon Star Auki. “The suspect has been arrested and put on remand and will be appearing in court soon.” PPC Riolo said the arrest…
THE Central Provincial (CP) Premier Stanley Manetiva has called on all CP teachers to return to their respective schools and to begin classes immediately. Schools in CP have been reported to not begin classes since the starting of the academic calendar for this year, 2021. In an interview with this paper, Manetiva said teachers should…
THE People’s Alliance Party (PAP) has expressed its sadness about losing its former Member of Parliament for South Choiseul, Elijah Doro Muala. The Caretaker PAP President and former Governor-General, Sir Nathaniel Waena said in Honiara the late Doro Muala who died recently was a dedicated supporter before and after he entered Parliament. He says although…
THE Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in Auki, Malaita Province has called off a search for the missing five people that traveled from Guadalcanal to Russell Islands last Saturday. This week, Auki Police conducted a search to try to locate the missing people but could not sight any of them. After three days of…
AN AUSTRALIAN couple who have been seeking justice in the Solomon Islands for the past 14 years say they are “comforted” by an email they received from the Attorney General (AG) John Muria Jnr this week. Mr. Muria Jnr has written to Mr. and Mrs. Fred and Gloria Olsson, acknowledging the receipt of a copy…
Six local fishermen detained after coming in contact with relatives SIX local fishermen have been detained and placed in the quarantine center in the Shortlands after coming in direct contact with their traditional relatives from Bougainville this week. As a result, security has been beefed up at the border. An initial report said the…
THE ruling on bail applications for three of the nine men accused of robbing gold bars and a substantial amount of money from a mining camp in Guadalcanal last December is expected to be heard on Thursday afternoon. The ruling was to be heard in court on Tuesday afternoon, but the matter was further adjourned to…
COUNCILLOR Reginald Ngati for Vura ward fails to provide the right information to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) when he revealed that the Honiara City Council Clerk received a payment of $53,000 for writing a report in response to the Special Investigative Audit Report. Ngati in his closing remarks when he appeared before PAC on…
SIG thankful to JICA for support The Solomon Islands Government (SIG) has signed a loan agreement of about SBD190M with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in Honiara on Wednesday. Minister of Finance and Treasury Harry Kuma signed the deal on behalf of the government. The concessional loan is purposely to assist the work on…