The Republic of China (ROC) Taiwan has formally released the first payment of the “2014 ROC funding support to the Solomon Islands government. This amount catered for the 50 MPs constituencies and the remaining 2013 ROC Funding support (covering 20 constituencies against their acquittal report). The funding support in the total amount SBD$22.5M was presented…
A call has been issued by the Transparency Solomon Islands (TSI) on the Solomon Islands Government to make it illegal for anyone to buy or collect voter registration cards. Last week, TSI’s Advocacy Legal Advice Centre (ALAC) received a report that an intending candidate from a Honiara constituency is not only buying voters ID cards,…
The Solomon Islands Government through the Ministry of Police, National Security and Correctional Services has commended the US Navy on a special underwater training program conducted for the Police Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Maritime Police team this month. Permanent Secretary of Police Edmond Sikua expressed gratitude for the US Government for funding the training program…
Malaita Ma’asina Forum (MMF) president is calling on RAMSI and police to arrest those involved in the recent bech-de-mer saga or else they will apply for a peaceful protest. Speaking to this paper last week, Charles Dausabea said police and RAMSI has to make arrest of those suspected in the issue of the two ton…
Malaita Ma’asina Forum (MMF) says explanations made by the Solomon Islands National Provident Fund (SINPF) regarding its two investments, the 360 Discovery and Tavanipupu island resort are not convincing enough. Forum’s technical head Martin Housanau said the NPF board cannot lie to members about their lending tactics. “How can you say these are investments when…
Burns Creek children are currently undertaking an immunization exercise for measles (rubella) as part of controlling the spread of the disease in the country. This was after confirmed that Solomon Islands is at high risk of the spreads of rubella, currently being reported in Papua New Guinea (PNG). The prevention exercise was carried out by…
‘Tax payers pay $180,000 for under-par output from leaders’ MEMBERS of Parliament (MP) perform poorly in the current 6th Parliament sitting but the cost to tax-payers remains high; according to data obtain by The Solomon Star. The data showed times MPs spent in the meetings each day of the current session regardless of whether each…
Police are yet to make any arrest on the ‘big players’ behind the recent riot and looting in east Honiara last week. Acting Police Commissioner Ms Matanga said there are no initiators of the incident been arrest yet but investigations are still continuing. “Investigation into finding key leaders is ongoing and police remains high alert…
Georgia’s first ever Ambassador to Solomon Islands His Excellency Vladimir Konstantinidi has presented his Letters of Credence to Acting Governor General Sir Allan Kemakeza at Government House last Thursday. Georgia and Solomon Islands has established diplomatic relations in March 2011. Georgia is located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe. It has a…
A team from the United State navy divers are in the country training members of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) and the Solomon Islands Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team (SIEODT). The week-long training started on May 19 and will end on the 26th. The training which focuses on the underwater clearance of unexploded ordnance…