VOTERS WARN SOFU

Government awareness program on proposed extension of Parliament suffers major setback THE Government has suffered a major setback in its Constituency Awareness Program to get rural voters to support the proposed extension of the parliamentary term by another 12 months. East Kwaio MP and Minister for Environment Stanley Festus Sofu MP is the first casualty.…

Solomon Water opens office in East Honiara  

“𝘐𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘝𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦, 𝘐𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦” SOLOMON Water has opened its second Cashier and Customer Care Centre at Panatina Plaza today.  A statement from the authority said this was to fulfil the demand for customer support in addition to the current BJS Cashier and Customer Care Centre at Point Cruz.  The statement…

Major Road Contracting Agreement Signed 

The Minister of National Planning and Development Coordinate and Supervising Minister of  Finance and Treasury, Hon. Rex Ramofafia, formally concluded the contracting agreement process with the international contractor, China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation or  CCECC, today, 31st May, 2022, to commence the construction of major road work in Honiara and  Guadalcanal.   An international tender process…

Man arrested for blocking airport runway

POLICE in Malaita Province have arrested a 37-year-old man on Saturday for blocking the airport runway at Gwounaru’u when a Solomon Airlines flight was preparing for departure.  A statement from Malaita Provincial Police Commander Leslie Kili said the man, who is from Gwounaruu Village was under the influence of liquour.  Mr Kili said the plane…

SUIDANI HITS OUT

There’s no Principal Security Advisor PREMIER Suidani has hits out at claim founder of M4DD Knoxley Atu is the principal security advisor of MARA government. He said there is no such title as Principal Security Advisor under the MARA government. He was responding to an article on Weekend Star claiming Atu – founder and principal…