SOLOMON Islands National Provident Fund (SINPF) was called on to clarify to members, reports that two private businesses that borrowed money from the fund last year are behind schedule in their loan repayments. Malaita Ma’asina Forum made the call in relations to the $15 million loan to Tavanipupu Islands Resort and the 360 Discovery lease.…
A MAN who allegedly hurled an ignited dynamite explosive at another man at Fox Wood area in East Guadalcanal is likely to enter a guilty plea to a lesser charge. As a result of this Mariano Besa will no longer stand trial for the incident on July 1, 2012. Besa was initially charged with an…
South Guadalcanal MP goes on trial for the second time MEMBER of Parliament for South Guadalcanal David Dei Pacha is again standing full trial in the Honiara Magistrates’ Court in relation to alleged misuse of public funds. Pacha stood trial for the second time around after the High Court remitted his case back to the…
Coordination and planning of work needs improvements at evacuation centres to prevent the spread of diseases and people affected due to lack of relief supplies, says chief health inspector at the Honiara city council. George Titiulu in an interview said officers of the public servant with other non government organisations are working tirelessly to address…
REPORTS of two huge water logs (naturally formed pools or lakes) upstream of the Mataniko river has caused havoc, fear and panic amongst riverside dwellers who have already been traumatized by the April 3 flash floods which killed 21 people, two still missing and thousands homeless. Sources who claimed to have seen the pools which…
The sixth meeting of the ninth Parliament has so far passed three Bills out of the ten Bills that have come before the House. They are the Magistrates’ Courts (Amendment) Bill 2014, the Criminal Procedure Code (Amendment) Bill 2014 and the 2013 Supplementary Appropriation Bill 2014. . The Magistrates’ Courts Act (hereafter referred to as…
New Zealand’s Foreign Minister, Murray McCully has announced that New Zealand will send a medical assistance team to Solomon Islands to assist the National Referral Hospital (NRH) in meeting urgent medical needs following the recent flooding. The team will also support the ministry of health and medical services to provide medical support to affected areas,…
Members of the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Council of Arts and Culture Meeting (CACM) met in Port Vila this week to discuss progress of the preparations of the 5th Melanesian Arts and Culture Festival to be hosted by Papua New Guinea in June this year. The Chair of the MSG CACM, Mr Charles Wea from…
New Zealand to help besieged Solomon Islands New Zealand will send health workers and a portable bridge to the Solomon Islands which is reeling from multiple natural disasters. The Solomons were shaken by a magnitude 7.6 quake on Sunday and another one measuring 7.4 overnight, just weeks after floods devastated the region. Humanitarian assistance has…
On Sunday, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) held a High-Level Conference on “Monetary Policy in the New Normal” with senior central bankers, academics, and private sector representatives. The conference sought to make out the contours of monetary policy once the economy and the financial system have settled into their post-crisis normal. IMF Managing Director Christine…