THE Parliamentary Opposition Office has commended the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD) for announcing its tough stance in managing the number of government scholarships in future. The Opposition Office in a press statement on Thursday says the MEHRD in particular the Permanent Secretary, Dr Franco Rodie and his officials must be applauded…
MEMBER of Parliament for North West Guadalcanal Bodo Detke says the measures employed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) to fight the Rhinoceros Beetles are lousy. Speaking on the floor of parliament yesterday, Mr Detke said 33 traps set up by the ministry to fight against Rhinoceros beetle shows how lazy the responsible…
NORTH Malaita MP Jimmy Lusibaea has been slapped with a $12,000 fine for misconduct in office. Office of the Leadership Code Commission (LCC) imposed the fine after it found Lusibaea guilty of three counts of misconduct in office. LCC said Lusibaea admitted guilt to all three counts and was imposed $4,000 per count. The first…
First human trafficking case goes before court A MALAYSIAN national has been remanded in custody on Tuesday afternoon at the Honiara Magistrates’ Court, facing a charge of human trafficking. It’s believed this is the first human trafficking case to go before the courts. Wong Thein Seng was charged under section 77 of the Immigration Act…
· Government used its number to withdraw Anti-Corruption Bill · Opposition described the decision a “disgrace” · Members of public condemned decision · Decision shows Sogavare’s hypocrisy GOVERNMENT decision to withdraw the Anti-Corruption Bill is a total disgrace, Opposition leader Jeremiah Manele says. “It’s a disgrace to Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare’s expressed commitment to see…
RSIPF Commissioner Matthew Varley today met with the Secretary-General of Interpol, Mr Jurgen Stock at the Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police Conference in Guam. INTERPOL is the international police organisation designed to promote police cooperation against global crime. More than 190 countries are members of INTERPOL and currently Solomon Islands has submitted an application to…
PM to further adjourn parliament as political instability continues Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare will further adjourn Parliament today as the political instability resulting from the recent major cabinet shakeup enters another week, a government insider says. He adjourned Parliament last week citing the visit of the President of the Asian Development Bank and the Public…
PRISCILLA is a young (31 yr old) mother, part Australian and part Solomon Islander, but she was brought up her whole life in the Solomon Islands. She has six children – from 13 years down to 7 months old – and a husband back home. She has recently been diagnosed with severe cancer of the…
A WEEK-LONG workshop of different countries concluded on Friday at Woodford International School in Honiara. “Yesterday was our big show when countries showcased what they had learnt throughout the week,” the coordinator of the program told this paper. The activity is held every year. Students are divided into groups to research information about various…
VICE Chancellor of University of the South Pacific (USP) Professor Rajesh Chandra has thanked the Asia Development Bank (ADB) for making it possible for USP to build its new campus in Honiara. He was speaking during the ground breaking ceremony on Thursday. ADB president Takehiko Nakao was present during the official program. “We thank you…