Council of Chiefs draft constitution approved

THE initiative of setting up a Tolo Wala Council of Chiefs Constitution (TWCOC) reached a milestone with the approval of the draft constitution. The Ministry of Traditional Governance Peace and Ecclesiastical Affairs (MTGPEA) in collaboration with the Aoke-Langalanga Constituency and Local Court approved the draft following a successful consultation last week. According to a statement…

‘GET OUT’

Notice is up as the High Court-ordered Hell’s Point eviction countdown begins IT is bound to happen – just a matter of time. The government knows that its days are numbered just as much as the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) does. Last week the threat of eviction in the Levers Solomon Ltd vs…

UNDER SPOTLIGHT

The question of who really owns Constituency-purchased vessels comes under the spotlight with the recent call by a Small Malaita community on the Small Mala Shipping Management to inform them of what actions it will take on the storm-grounded MV Small Mala SHIPS bought under the government’s multi-million-dollar shipping grants for Constituencies were once a…

SGC lauded for delivering 17 boats & OBMs

THE Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) has commended the Member of Parliament (MP) for South Guadalcanal Constituency (SGC), Rollen Seleso and his constituency office for their continuous support and delivery of meaningful projects towards improving social and economic livelihoods of its rural people. This was after MP Seleso who is the Minister of Provincial Government…

TOURISM NOD

The world’s first 7-Star Hotel Developer, Alessandro Rosso, registers company to invest in Solomon Islands tourism industry THE Italian tourism professional known for developing the world’s first 7-Star Hotel, Alessandro Rosso, and his associates will return to Solomon Islands later this year to follow up on the progress of his tourism project proposal for Solomon…

In court with Assumpta

Bus driver arrested for fatal traffic incident POLICE have arrested the driver of a public bus that hit a 60-year-old woman at Kukum highway road opposite Saint Barnabas Cathedral, Honiara on Tuesday. This was revealed by the Police Commissioner Mostyn Mangau at his weekly conference at the Rove Police Headquarters yesterday. “The accident occurred on…

HEFTY BILL

Costs of PM Sogavare’s UNGA trip revealed SOLOMON STAR has obtained documents relating to the cost of Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare’s delegation to the recent United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York and who helped pay the $2.5 million bill. Details of the costs and composition of the 19-member delegation were contained in an…