OWNER of Kubonitu Holding Ltd, Duddley Longamei has denied any wrong doing when receiving $2.5 million under the Economic Stimulus Package to export kava overseas. Longamei was responding to a case study in the newly released audit report in the $309 million ESP. David Dennis from the Auditor General office released the report last week.…
Teachers in Honiara and Guadalcanal Province, on Friday, celebrated World Teachers’ Day in a vibrant and colourful way. The celebration commenced with a parade from the Maranatha Hall, Lunga area after the morning devotion. The parade then headed down to Town Ground round about in West Honiara and then back to FOPA village, Panatina, where…
WORLD Vision has successfully conducted a three-day Lesson Learned Workshop for ‘Saving For Transformation (S4T)’ leaders in Buma Village in West Kwara’ae, Malaita Province. The workshop, which was held on Wednesday to Friday last week, brought together a total of 145 participants representing S4T groups from East and North Malaita. World Vision S4T facilitator for the Youth and Sustainable Economic Development (YSED) Project,Hermon Maelilia said,…
A HUNT is currently underway for the skipper of a 75 horse-powered outboard motor (OBM) ray boat which hit a father and his daughter who were traveling in a boat near Seghe, Marovo, Western Province last week. A man in his 50s and his 11-year-old daughter narrowly survived the tragic boat accident on Wednesday evening,…
Public officers and recipients implicated in ESP need to be investigated The Solomon Islands Council of Trade Unions (SICTU) strongly urges the government to promptly refer for investigation public officers and recipients implicated in the $309 Economic Stimulus Package audit report. The Office of the Auditor General under the leadership of David Dennis conducted an…
A TRIAL date has been fixed to hear the petition case filed against Member of Parliament (MP) for Baegu/Asifola, Makario Tagini. Justice Howard Lawry set 5th February 2025 when this petition case came before him on Thursday. Mr Makario, also Minister of Forestry and Research, is facing trial for seven grounds or allegations of election bribery.…
THERE is growing call for the responsible authorities to employ full time security officers to look after the Munda international terminal premises in Western Province. The appeal was issued after increasing incidents of vandalism at Munda terminal. It was revealed that careless behaviors and attitude of some young people who tend to destroy private properties…
SOLOMON Islands National Provident Fund (SINPF) youSave is catching up quickly to formal memberships. This after 6,132 new youSave members were registered in the year, up from the previous year level of 4,617 new members. Unlike the formal sector, 6,644 new formal members were registered during the year, up from the previous year’s level of…
(MHMS/SOLSTAR) THE Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) partnered with World Health Organization (WHO) to host a stakeholder consultation to review and update the 2015 National Medicines Policy. Held recently at the Heritage Park Hotel in Honiara, the event gathered key voices from across the health sector to gather their perspectives and inputs and…
STRAY dogs are a common sight in Honiara and in provincial centers and they pose significant public safety risks. In the Western Provincial Capital Gizo, a mentally-impaired person had died after a stray dog attack. There were other stray dog attack incidents in Gizo that resulted in serious injuries. New Zealander Debs McKee is a…