No stylish haircuts, Students warned

STUDENTS attending the Anglican Church of Melanesia schools have been warned that the churches’ Education Authority will not entertain style haircuts. It was part of the church’s disciplinary measures which required all students to adhere to, in moulding them become good future leaders. The warning was issued during the commissioning service for students held at…

Sikua urged to accept gov’t rehabilitation

THE Solomon Islands Post Conflict Rehabilitation Restoration Association (SIPCRRA) has urged the Leader of the Independent group to acknowledge the rehabilitation proposal the government has earmarked for association members. SIPCRAA is a legal body made up of ex-combatant from the former Malaita Eagle Force, (MEF)who benefited from the government’s $3 million payout on Christmas Eve…

Legal rattle

Oversight costs foreign investors and Rennell landowners millions AN oversight by the Solomon Islands Bar Association (SIBA) has brought to a standstill work on developing the multi-million dollar bauxite deposits on West Rennell, effectively cutting off wages being paid to resource owners there. The oversight, discovered only on Thursday when the matter was brought to…

Tina Hydro Project on the move

PREPARATORY work for the Tina Hydro Project is progressing well according to landowners. Landowners have been working closely with the project coordinators which resulted in one tribe already receiving their cooperative society certificate this week. Roha tribe is the first of the five resource owner tribes to receive the certificate after successfully registering their society…

Australia Plus launches ‘Cinema Pasifika’

The international television channel ‘Australia Plus’ recently launched Cinema Pasifika, a new series of five half hour programmes, showcasing short films from the Pacific Islands region. Steve Menzies, Director Flinch Marketing Limited which produced the project said the new series celebrates a range of diverse and unique cinematic voices and each of the short films…

USP centre experiences student influx

THE University of the South Pacific (USP) Honiara Campus was flooded with a high number of school dropouts, a USP officer confirmed to the Solomon Star. Since last week the USP campus near Multi-Purpose Hall was flooded daily with students collecting admission forms and making enquiries about the academic entry system of the university, the…

Don’t expect much from gov’t, says Kwaiga

MALAITA Province should not expect the national government to deliver any of the big projects it promised the province, this year. That’s according to Malaita Provincial Assembly ward seven member Leslie Kwaiga. “The budgetary provisions under the national budget did not make any remarkable changes at all,” Mr Kwaiga said. “The provisions remained the same…

City by-election Feb 29

HONIARA City Council will conduct a by-election for Vohukesa Ward on February 29. This is to elect a new councilor to replace Jack IgiMaeli, who passed away late last year. City clerk Charles Kelly confirmed the date. I would like to publicly announce that the date for the Vohukesa ward by-election He said the Ministry…