The Member of Parliament for North West Guadalcanal, Hon. Heinz Bodo Dettke has thanked the Government and Caucus for seeing it fit to extend the China RCDF assistance to his constituency but pleads with his colleague Guadalcanal MPs in government, to think of the leaders and peoples in the Malaita constituencies that were denied. Hon.…
KABUI BACK IN ACTION By IAN M.KAUKUI STATESMAN and former Governor General Sir Frank Kabui has been appointed to head the newly established Solomon Islands Independent Commission Against Corruption (SIICAC). Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare announced at an event held on Monday to mark International Anti-Corruption Day in Honiara. Lawyer Anika Kingmele has been picked to be…
Malaita provincial capital of Auki came alive on Monday morning with the commemoration of the 2019 international anti-corruption day. The day was marked worldwide under the theme ‘Corruption: An impediment to sustainable development goals.’ In Solomon Islands, the event was marked under the theme ‘United against Corruption.’ Its the first time the event was celebrated in…
THE nation joined the world on Monday to mark the United Nations International Anti-corruption day with a theme ‘United Against Corruption’. The event started off with a parade from the Honiara City Council to the National Auditorium with members of the Parliament, diplomatic corps, senior government officials, UN agencies, Civil Society Organisations, churches, private sector, regional and…
THE Malaita Alliance for Rural Advancement (MARA) government joins the fight against corruption says the Malaita Provincial Premier Acting. Randel Sifoni told the gathering public who gathered to mark the international anti-corruption day in Auki on Monday that MARA government will no longer entertain and accept business as usual where he said; “enough is enough.”…
Western province has marked its 36th second appointed day with a celebration on Monday at the J.F. Kennedy stadium in Gizo. The day’s celebration featured parade by the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF), speeches from guests and entertainment. Groups that participated in the parade involved members of the Gizo RSIPF officers, Plastic Wise group,…
His Royal Highness Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales has been enumerated and recorded in the Solomon Islands population count as a foreigner after the Census Office counted him on the ‘Census Night’ (Sunday 24th November). Prince Charles who made an official visit to the country on 23rd-25th November was residing at the British High…
A MAN who bit his two year-old son’s head and armpit in August has been sentenced to 18 months imprisonment, Monday. Charles Salven Dori, 24, was jailed after pleading guilty to one count of cruelty to children. Deputy Chief Magistrate Ricky Iomea in his sentencing remarks said this incident is a demonstration of a…
Field enumeration (counting) for the 2019 National Population and Housing Census has been successfully completed on Sunday 8th December 2019. Actual field enumeration started on 4th November to 8th December covering all the nine provinces including Honiara City. Census Commissioner Douglas Kimi said it was a challenging undertaking though a success as field operation effectively…
PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare says addressing the cancer called corruption is not government responsibility alone but everybody’s business. Sogavare made the statement as he challenged both leaders and the public during the International Anti-Corruption Day event in Honiara. He said the government cannot do it alone, even the new Independent Commission Against Corruption cannot do…