THE newly elected Provincial member for Aoke-Langalanga ward one, Malaita Province says re-strengthening the missing link between both National and Provincial Malaita leaders is important. Malcolm Moli said for any tangible development to happen in the province, “we must ensure there is linkage or unity between leaders of both the national and provincial governments”. “It’s…
The Solomon Islands Compact Peer Review report on the progress of Aluta Basin Palm Oil was a joke, an east Malaita man said. William Ko’oru said the report labelled the initial stages of the project a ‘success’. “I understand the report was published in February last year, and it was a total mockery of the…
In 2013, the Australian South Sea Islanders (Port Jackson) applied for funding from the Christensen Fund which is a philanthropic organisation that believes in the power of biological and cultural diversity to sustain and enrich a world faced with great change and uncertainty. Their support will assist greatly the much needed trust building between the…
The Chairman of Solomon Islands Visitors Bureau (SIVB) welcomes the resolution reached between Fiji and Solomon Islands in resolving the air impasse. Wilson Ne’e said it was welcoming news that the saga was resolved amicably to ensure the tourism industry is not affected. “During the flight impasse, arrival of tourists from the USA here declined.…
The Managing Director of Destination Solomon’s Wilson Maelaua says the traffic problem in Honiara was the major setback to tourist tours on Wednesday. Honiara streets were on Wednesday grazed by tourists who arrived for the first boat visit this year. Mr Maelau who organised the visit said the traffic problem really slowed down movements. “This…
THE first tourist boat to visit the country landed yesterday at Point Cruz. MV Europa carried more than 130 tourists who grazed the streets yesterday in the one-day visit. The tourists were taken to various attraction and memorial sites in and around the city. The boat left Point Cruz yesterday afternoon to Bike Island in…
THERE’S widespread lack of transparency and accountability in government expenditures, a major audit of government accounts, revealed. Missing payment vouchers from various ministries totalling more than $54 million could not be located, the audit, carried out by the Office of the Auditor General (OAG), said. Acting Auditor General Robert Cohen yesterday released his office’s findings.…
SOLOMON Airlines is still to confirm its timing to resume flights to Nadi, Fiji, following the lifting of the ban on Monday. General Manager Commercial and Operations, Gus Kraus, said the decision will be made when the delegation that did the negotiation return to Honiara. “We will need to have an audience with them before…
The Acting Auditor General, Robert Cohen, yesterday met with the Deputy Speaker of the National Parliament, John Moffat Fugui, and briefed him on the Office of Auditor General’s Annual Report 2014 that had been submitted to the Speaker just before Christmas. The Acting Auditor General provided to the Deputy Speaker a summary of the main…
Transparency Solomon Islands has presented its policy position and suggestions for the proposed Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) to the Policy Formulation Team at the Prime Minister’s Office, yesterday afternoon. TSI made the presentation to assist the government in its planning to establish the ICAC and to present their position on the importance of having…