AS the Government prepares to bring down its 2021 $4 billion-plus budget, a huge ‘mismatch’ appears to exist between the Budget estimates and the Government’s Redirection Policy, a special investigation by Solomon Star has uncovered. At the same time, our investigation has confirmed what has been suspected all along that figures presented in the budget…
TWO of the three men suspected of assaulting an elderly man at Bahai, Central Honiara on March 26, had been arrested after the man died two days later at the National Referral Hospital (NRH), Police Chief Mostyn Mangau told reporters Friday. Mangau said the two young men are now in police custody but are yet…
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare was briefed on the United States (US) initiatives to upgrade the US’s development programs in the country. The US Deputy Chief of Mission based at the Port Moresby Embassy, in Papua New Guinea (PNG) Bernard Link led the team during the courtesy call, a statement issued by the Prime Minister Press…
Response to “I almost died from injection” report GOVERNMENT through the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) has responded to our front page report yesterday of a woman who nearly died after receiving her jab on Monday. In a statement last night through the ministry’s media unit, it said this is crucial to ensure…
Budget papers: Gov’t to spend $1.3billion on salaries this year SALARIES will eat up a quarter of this year’s $4 billion-plus budget, leaked budget papers obtained by Solomon Star have revealed. The Government is also ploughing more money into scholarships and rentals this year, other documents have shown. According to the Summary of Payroll…
EIGHTY-eight (88) people are currently in our quarantine stations to date. This was both confirmed by Prime Minister (PM) Manasseh Sogavare and the Permanent Secretary (PS) for Health and Medical Services (MHMS) Pauline McNeil. Speaking in his weekly nationwide address, Sogavare said that we currently have 88 persons who are still in quarantine stations serving…
THE Ministry for Finance and Treasury was told to seriously mainstream job tracking and dedicate a function within MoFT to keep track of the jobs in the country. The issue was raised by the Leader of the Opposition and a member of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Mathew Wale last week. The Permanent Secretary for…
THE Malaita Provincial Assembly has successfully concluded its meeting including the 2021/2022 budget session, Tuesday. Malaita Province Deputy Premier Randal Sifoni in his sine die motion speech reminded the assembly members of the importance of maintaining personal credibility and continues to face challenges when it’s come to dealing with critical issues and decisions. He said…
The flight from China, Guangzhou to bring in 24 workers to build the University of South Pacific (USP) Campus has scheduled for 5th April. Secretary to Prime Minister, Dr. Jimmie Rodgers has highlighted this during the fortnightly talkback show on the 28th March on the national broadcaster. Dr. Rodgers said the flight will bring in…
THE man who sold a fake scholarship offer letter for $2,000 to a Solomon Islands National University (SINU) student last year had received a one-year jail term. John Folia, 31, was sentenced after pleading guilty to one count of false pretence. Principal Magistrate Fatima Taeburi when sentencing Folia said the amount of $2,000 is substantial.…