PRIME MINISTER Jeremiah Manele has embarked on his first overseas trip since taking office last month, with a slight change to the official announcement of the trip over the weekend. The Prime Minister’s Press Secretariat told Solomon Star yesterday the first leg of the official visit to Australia is being taken separately unlike the initial…
THE Ministry of Finance and Treasury plans to implement cost-cutting measures to increase revenue and meet the country’s service needs within the Government’s 100-day program. This decision follows significant revenue losses due to exemptions, mismanagement and corruption. The Minister of Finance and Treasury, Manasseh Sogavare announced this when contributing to the sine die motion moved…
A WORLD Bank mission is in Solomon Islands to support the implementation of the Solomon Islands Roads and Aviation Project (SIRAP) and the Second Solomon Islands Roads and Aviation Project (SIRAP2) and explore additional financing opportunities for SIRAP2. The World Bank team is reviewing the progress of ongoing works under SIRAP and SIRAP2; providing support…
PERMANENT Secretary of the Ministry of Rural Development (MRD), Dr Samson Viulu has been reshuffled to the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, sources revealed. The reason for his reshuffle is unknown, but sources suggest that the Government for National Unity and Transformation (GNUT) made the decision following pressure from coalition members whose constituencies did not…
THE High Court sent a man who had unlawful sex with his 14-year-old niece twice in 2018 in Makira-Ulawa Province to prison for nine years. The now 31- year-old defendant was sentenced after he pleaded guilty to two counts of Sexual Intercourse with a Child under 15 years of age. Judge John Keniapisia, in his…
ABOUT 6,982 local workers are currently working in the agriculture, meat and aged-care sectors in Australia and Solomon Islands Government is planning to increase the number of workers to 16,000 by 2028. Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade (MFAET), Peter Shanel Agovaka revealed this statistic when speaking at a pre-departure briefing for 96 Solomon…
THE hearing of the claim of the candidate of the CARE-SIUP-SIPRA candidate for the Prime Ministership on May 2, Matthew Cooper Wale has been deferred to July 4. It was initially scheduled to be heard before Chief Justice Sir Albert Palmer at 9:30am yesterday. However, had to be rescheduled for July 4 because Wale’s lawyer…
Solomon Islands continue to shine at the 13th Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture (FestPAC) in Honolulu, Hawaii this week as dancers and musicians put another electrifying show at Waikiki Beach Walk area on day six of the festival. The show was opened by the Wa’uraha panpipers that mesmerized the crowd, some of whom have…
MP Lilo calls for abortion of SBD140 million LSL-RIPEL buy-back scheme, questions the amount of money the ‘investors’ brought into the country to warrant SIG to buy off their shares THE Government for National Unity and Transformation’s (GNUT’s) $140million buy-back scheme for the prime land jointly owned by Levels Solomon Ltd (LSL) and Russell Islands…
SBD 83.6 million lost from exemptions, mismanagement and corruption from January to April 2024, GNUT plans cost-cutting measure to boost state revenue, including review of discretionary exemptions THE Ministry of Finance and Treasury plans to implement cost-cutting measures to increase revenue and meet the country’s service needs as outlined in the Government for National Unity…