· Gov’t sworn in eight ministers · Four ministries are still vacant · Honiara Hotel camp claims it has 28 MPs By JOHN AATAI A GOVERNMENT minister who resigned over the weekend has rejoined the government on Wednesday. West Guadalcanal MP and former minister for Police, National Security and Correctional Services Moses Garu was one…
TWO men who escaped from lawful custody at the Magistrate’s Court while waiting to be transported to the Rove Correctional Centre have been formally remanded on Wednesday following their captures, Monday. Frank Firimolea and Eric Nathaniel Junior were brought to the Honiara Magistrate’s Court yesterday afternoon in handcuffs. They were escorted by the Central Response…
THE Newly crowned Miss Solomon Islands Emily Chan on Tuesday faced the media while expressing her plans and aspirations as she prepares for the Miss South Pacific Pageant in Fiji in four weeks time. She said, as a eighteen year old lady, she is very young and she doesn’t have many experiences about all the…
More than 200 officers from the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) are involved in a security operation during the presidential visit of the President of the Republic of China (ROC), Taiwan. Police Commissioner Matthew Varley told journalists at his weekly conference that they have an extensive security plan developed to ensure that the visit…
THE Parliamentary Opposition Group has clarified that the current political situation has not changed their overwhelming support for the Anti-Corruption Bill. In a statement on Tuesday, the Opposition said they fully support the progress of the Bill and they will continue to support it. The Opposition Group also referred to former DPM Manasseh Maelanga and…
THE country is now eligible to receive support from the United Nations Peacebuilding Fund for the next five years. This was declared by the United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres. This is following the submission in June this year by Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare to the Peace-building Commission for support in deepening peace-building efforts. In…
PRINTING of the exam papers has already been completed this week and distribution is now underway. Acting Permanent Secretary James Bosamata confirmed on Tuesday. “Pacific Printers and Provincial Press have completed printing the 16 subjects.” As such, education authorities will distribute the examination booklets to schools later this week and over the weekend. “The papers…
· Court orders seized beche-de-mers to be released to claimants · Claimants shall be entitled to process the said sea cucumber and prepare the same for export · But claimants shall not be permitted to export the said sea cucumber save by the further order of the court By AATAI JOHN A HIGH Court judge…
The Member of Parliament for East Malaita Manasseh Maelanga says the mass resignation of Ministers and Backbenchers from the Democratic Coalition for Change Government (DCCG) was promoted by severe lack of confidence in the leadership of the Prime Minister. Mr Maelanga resigned as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Home Affairs last weekend along with…
Police have recaptured two of the remand escapees yesterday and are now in police custody. A statement from the Police Media Unit on Monday confirmed the recapture of Frank Firimolea and Eric Nathaniel Junior. Both men were recaptured at different locations and time yesterday, the police statement revealed. Erick Nathaniel Junior (Jnr) was recaptured early…