A new tentative date for the committal hearing on the murder case at Auki, Malaita Province has been fixed on Tuesday. This date will be confirmed by all the lawyers representing the accused persons and prosecutions on July 6. The previous tentative date for the long form preliminary inquiry on July 18 to July 29…
THE MEMBER of Parliament (MP) for Temotu Vatud has come out boldly to clarify the proposed development at Vanikoro Island recently, which however went out of hand and resulted in an immense dispute. This came after this paper published an article earlier, stating that machines have been loaded on to a barge bound for the…
PACIFIC Islands News Association (PINA) president, Moses Stevens has encouraged national media associations to be empowered to give strong voice for PINA. Stevens stated this when he met with members of Media Association of Solomon Islands (MASI) at Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) last Friday before his departure to his home country in Vanuatu. He said…
A private consultant says the importance of ward profiling is vital to the implementation of development projects, by the government and NGOs (Non Government Organization) in our rural communities. Samson Maenuta made the comments during a short visit by the Solomon Star and the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology (MECDM) to…
HONIARA City Mayor, Alfrence Fatai of Vura ward is expected to know his fate around 18 July. This was when the 28-days’ notice moved by member for Ngossi ward, Andrew Mua on 21st June, will lapse. Honiara City administrators were tight-lipped over the notice. However, a councilor, who wished to remain anonymous, told media that…
THE Minister for Lands, Housing & Survey Hon. Moses Garu says our provincial centres have continued to lag behind in terms of physical urban development for decades. He made the statement while opening the first Solomon Islands National Urban Conference (SINUC) held at the Mendana Hotel in Honiara, on Monday. “For so long there has…
The Commission of Inquiry into the reform program of the SI Ports Authority has begun its work, in office facilities at the Paul Tovua Building, National Parliament. Documentary evidence of interest to the inquiry has been requisitioned from those concerned. In coming weeks the Commission will be interviewing and taking oral evidence from persons that…
THE Honiara urban centre population is likely to reach more than 350,000 people by 2050, says the Minister for Lands, Housing & Survey Hon. Moses Garu. He uttered this at the opening of the three days Solomon Islands National Urban Conference (SINUC) which started yesterday in Honiara. “The statistic office has predicted continued and rapid…
A NUMBER of form six students from high schools in Honiara have participated in the first Solomon Islands National Urban Conference. It kicked off on Monday with 71 participants. The students came from St Nicholas College, Florence Young Christian School (FYCS), Vura Community High, Naha Community High, Burnscreek SDA high school, and Bishop Epalle. Geography…
Manager of National Library in Honiara Magarette Talasasa reiterates the importance of libraries for schools and students during the recent workshop training held last week. During her speech presentation at the opening of the training Mrs Talasasa stressed that school libraries play an important role in the education system, as it equipped students with life-long…