BILL PRIORITISATION URGED

CEO Anisi urges prioritsation of the Honiara City Council and Provincial Assembly Election Bill and the Electoral Amendment Bill, highlights their importance to ensuring the effective implementation of the synchronised 2024 NGE THE Solomon Islands Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Jasper Highwood Anisi has called on the government to prioritise two important bills before the current…

DPM Maelanga attends third Belt and Road Forum

DEPUTY Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Development Manasseh Maelanga attended the Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in China. The two-day conference which concluded yesterday marked the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative and was expected to have representatives from more than 130 countries participating. The Solomon Islands delegation led…

Students suffer from penis enlargement

THE number of cases of males suffering from sexual organ infections after failed penis enlargement attempts has increased in Malaita province. Reports reaching Solomon Star said most of sufferers are students who unsuccessfully attempted to enlarge their penis with the injection of a silicon substance. The reports said the students experience serious infection to their…

Wale says cost of electricity in SI ‘terrible joke’

THE provision of electricity has been unreliable and at extremely excessive cost over many years since independence. Leader of Opposition Matthew Wale highlighted this in Parliament during his debate speech on the Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2023, Wednesday. MP Wale said excessive pricing and unreliable service are often characteristics of inefficient state-run monopolies. “In other words,…

THE PROMISE EMPTY

PM’s pledge to salvage CEMA comes to nought as much of its funding is syphoned odd to help bolster shortfalls in the PG23 Games THE COMMODITY EXPORT MARKETIING AUTHORITY [CEMA], now trading as Solomon Commodities, has been forced to close down its copra buying centres in Pakera and Honiara due to lack of funding A…