DESPITE its good intentions the Public Finance Act 2013 still falls short of illegalizing abuse of public funds through the use of contingency warrants. Opposition Leader Jeremiah Manele said this during Parliament debate on the Supplementary Appropriation bill 2015 that Parliament passes it last week. The Opposition leader said government’s abuse of public funds by…
THE Leadership Code Commission (LCC) Office says in the absence of a substantive chairman, it cannot comment on the issue of national leaders, especially parliamentarians engaged in contractual projects in the cleaning and maintenance of Honiara International Airport. Asked if the procedures and process whereby contracts to clean up and maintain certain allotted plots around…
MEMBER of Parliament for Lau-Mbaelelea Augustine Auga has come under sharp criticism for his alleged rowdy behaviour at Burns Creek, east Honiara, on Saturday. Community leader John Seti Iromea claimed Mr Auga, who is a resident of Burns Creek, was lucky to escape an angry mob he provoked during a compensation demand incident. “The incident…
THE Parliamentary Opposition Group was concern over recent media reports of the Prime Minister’s alleged meeting with former militants. In a statement the Opposition Group expressed serious concern whilst the details of the report are unclear. The statement added, the fact that it has been raised in the mainstream media and social media is very…
THREE Members of Parliament have not resigned from Kadere Party after they deserted the Democratic Coalition for Change (DCC) government during the political upheaval last month. Kadere Party is one of the three parties besides United Democratic Party and People’s Alliance Party that formed the DCC government. Solomon Star understands the three MPs are former…
Queens contesting the 2015 Miss Solomon pageant yesterday meet with the Ministry of Women, Youth, Children and Family Affairs officials. In their visit, the queens learnt about the important roles that the Ministry played in the country with regards to the issues affecting Women, Youth, Children and Family Affairs. The visit is an eye opener…
LEADER of Independent Group in Parliament, Dr Derek Sikua supports Public Accounts Committee (PAC’s) first recommendation that the Ministry of Public Service to start developing accountants through both tertiary education scholarships and IPAM. Dr Sikua gave his nod when speaking during the motion to consider the Public Accounts Committee Report on the Inquiry into the…
AT the close of an eventful year for Solomon Airlines, a period which has seen the advent of a new Sydney service, a new direct Nadi service and the signing of a code share agreement with Qantas, Solomon Airlines CEO, RonSumsum has said the time has come for the airline to move to the next…
Auckland University of Technology Journalism Professor Dr David Robie paid a courtesy visit to Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research and International, Professor Derrick Armstrong, to discuss possible areas of collaboration. Professor Robie’s trip to USP was jointly sponsored by the USP Research Office and the Faculty of Arts Law and Education. He was the keynote speaker at…
TWO primary schools and a community high school in Vatukulau ward in South Guadalcanal are proud recipients of a total of 72 iron roofing. These were purchased using ward grants. The schools that are going to become the beneficiaries of the iron roofings include Malagheti Primary School, Ngalipapa Primary School and Kuma Community High School.…