Deputy Prime Minister Bradley Tovosia has described the unnamed sources quoted in the Island Sun newspaper article, “Looming GNUT Sacks,” as busybodies. The Deputy Prime Minister challenged the unnamed sources to reveal their true identities to give credibility to their claims; otherwise, he argued, anonymous sources are as fake as their statements. DPM Tovosia stated…
Caretaker Cabinet decision fuels speculation that $140million for the buy-back deal was intended for the April 17 NGE THE DECISION to raise $140 million for the Government’s secret buy-back scheme of prime land jointly owned by LSL and RIPEL is fuelling speculation the money was intended for the 2024 joint elections. Two factors influenced those…
THE Solomon Islands Public Solicitors’ Office (PSO) has hosted delegations from the PSO of Papua New Guinea and the Legal Aid Commission of Fiji for a two-day conference on Friday and Saturday last week. The conference saw the discussion of legal networking initiatives in the region. Speaking at a welcome ceremony on Friday evening, Solomon…
A LONG running battle over ownership of parcels of perpetual estates in Russell Islands has finally been decided four years after it began. And, businessman Alex Bartlett and Sevev Land Trust Board – the defendants in the case – are the biggest losers, according to the decision handed down by the High Court on November…
A group of scientists working aboard a research vessel in the southwest Pacific Ocean has discovered the world’s largest coral. Measuring 34 meters wide, 32 meters long and 5.5 meters high, with a circumference of 183 meters, the gigantic organism is a complex network of coral polyps — tiny individual creatures — that have grown…
THE Fund for responding to loss and damage has reached USD$720Million following the latest funding pledge by Sweden worth USD$19million and the fund is ready to accept new contributions. The pledge came on the second day of the 29th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Baku, Azerbaijan. The…
Goldie College National Secondary School in Western Province now has a new boys’ dormitory being constructed at a value of SBD1.8 million. This was made possible under a partnership between the governments of Australia, New Zealand and Solomon Islands through the Education Sector Support Program (ESSP). The education infrastructure was officially handed over to the…
THE bye-election for the Tandai Ward of Guadalcanal Province was dubbed a success. This followed a high voter turnout and their peaceful participation in the voting process on Wednesday. A total of 12 polling stations across the ward opened their doors to voters from 7am to 4pm. This allowed voters to cast their ballot papers…
INCLUDING “ghost” students in the Solomon Islands Education Management Information System (SIEMIS) forms with the intention of receiving a bigger share of school grants is a serious offence. This was highlighted by the Malaita Provincial Education Inspector Fred Toloa in an interview with the Solomon Star, Monday. Mr Toloa responded to questions about an unconfirmed…
THE counting of votes for the Guadalcanal Province’s Tandai Ward bye-election will commence today at 10am. The bye-election conducted on Wednesday was necessitated by the passing of former Member of the Provincial Assembly (MPA) for the ward Jerome Rava. Rava died on 1 August. Returning Officer Joseph Sua provided Solomon Star with key details about…