PRE-TRIAL hearings are continuing to be conducted into the election petition cases against Members of Parliament (MP) in the High Court. The total number of the petitions related to the recent National General Elections (NGE) in April currently before the High Court is 26. Twenty-five cases are in pre-trial hearings and direction hearings stages while…
Three Members of Parliament (MP) were sworn-in before the Governor General His Excellency, the Rt Reverend David Vunagi on Tuesday morning to serve as ministers’ of the crown. A statement from the Prime MInister Press Secretariat The swearing-in ceremony formalises the appointment of Nestor Ghiro as the new Minister for Fisheries and Marine Resources, John Moffat…
PRIVATE Secretary to the Governor-General (GG) Nigel Zagiri Maezama says the front page article in the Island Sun on Tuesday was misleading and contain errors. He stated it in an email sent to Solomon Star last night. “Government House (GH) did not refuse to hold a credential presentation ceremony for the new Ambassador of the Peoples’…
CSOs call on PM to step down within 14 days By ANDREW FANASIA SPECIAL Secretary to the Prime Minister (SSPM) Albert Kabui has received the petition from the Civil Society Organisations (CSO) at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), Tuesday. The petition was submitted calling on Manasseh Sogavare to step down as the prime minister…
LEADER of Opposition Matthew Wale has blasted the Government for the statements issued recently to justify the switching of diplomatic ties from Taiwan to China. He statement comes after the Government hastily sealed the switch to China and made the announcement at the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York last week. “The statements…
Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in Western Province have arrested and charged a 47-year-old male on an allegation of brewing kwaso at the Waste Water settlement in Noro on 29 September 2019. Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Western Province, Chief Superintendent Mathias Lenialu says, “A raid was conducted at the location after…
CIVIL Society leader Lawrence Makili calls on veteran journalist Alfred Sasako to stop misleading this nation about the Bintang Mining Solomon Islands Ltd (BIMSI) Mining $300 million injected into the nation’s coffers since 2014. “Who are you fooling Sasako,” Mr Makili questioned. It was reported by Sasako yesterday that new unaudited figures obtained by Islands…
THERE was poor turnout of youths during the youth-police forum dialogue on Monday in Honiara. The event was held at the Multi-Purpose Hall. A head count just saw just well over a hundred youths showed up during the forum facilitated by Police. The forum was arranged by the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in which…
NORTH West Guadalcanal people have uttered their gratitude towards their Member of Parliament Bodo Detke for his stand with Taiwan instead of China. Former Member of Provincial Assembly for Sahalu ward Kanuto Kobi relayed the statement through the North West Guadalcanal Stringer John Toki on Monday. “We the people of Sahalu ward in N/West Guadalcanal…
Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) are investigating a death incident at Vatubulu Primary School in East Central Guadalcanal on 28 September 2019. Police Criminal Investigating Officer (PCIO) Guadalcanal Province, Inspector Hughes Nevol says, “On the night of Saturday 28 September 2019, the complainant, deceased and other two boys were consuming alcohol.…