Students join in Commonwealth celebration

ABOUT 52 students from various high schools around Honiara took part in the annual Commonwealth celebration on Monday. The event was staged at the Paul Tovua Complex which featured speeches and poems read out by the students. The event was organized to commemorate the Commonwealth day. The programme was hosted at the Solomon Islands National…

MP Assaulted

Special Secretary to Prime Minister (SSPM) Andrew Muaki has come under the spotlight for allegedly assaulting the Member of Parliament (MP) for Central Makira over the weekend. Reports reaching the paper said, the incident occurred at the Iron Bottom Sound (IBS) hotel in Rove, West Honiara on Friday night. It all happened after both men…

Villagers claim they’re left out

These Guadalcanal landowners yesterday claimed they were deliberately left out from the proposed Tina Hydro Project in central Guadalcanal. And they urged the government to include them in the proposed hydro development. “We were originally part of the negotiations but deliberately left out during the second phase of the project,” spokesman and Bahomea paramount chief…

Sogavare: We must not sigh away from Papua

THE MSG says while it respects the sovereignty of Indonesia over West Papua, it will still vigorously pursue the reports of the violation of human rights in the country that is struggling for self-determination. Allegations of gruesome human rights abuses perpetrated by Indonesian armed forces on West Papuans have been widely reported, however, no concrete…

New claims against SIPA

Overseas shipper withdraws service here ESCALATING costs in tariffs and port handling charges at the Point Cruz Wharf would be passed on to consumers, a business leader has warned. The warning comes as the saga surrounding allegations of possible money laundering and unapproved expenditures continue to dog the Solomon Islands Ports Authority (SIPA) Chief Executive…

Fisheries observer, a challenging job

FISHERIES observer job is a challenging one for local observers and those from other Pacific Island countries, says the Solomon Islands Observer Trainer/Assessor Harold Vilia. Mr Vilia highlighted this during his presentation at the Tunanomics workshop at the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) headquarters, in Honiara recently. Some of these include personal safety, ignorance,…

Opposition: Kick out Skyline too

THE Parliamentary Opposition Group has commended the Government on its decision to discontinue any further association with the Nazar Group.  However, it says the Government must do the same with the Skyline Investment Group. In a statement, the Parliamentary Opposition said whilst welcoming the Government’s decision to terminate the contract signed with Nazar, it strongly…