No form 5, 6 exam fees for 2020 

  THERE will be no exam fees for forms 5 and 6 this year 2020. This confirmation was made by the Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development (MEHRD) on Monday. The statement revealed that the initiative to cancel exam fees was approved by the MEHRD Senior Management Team (SMT). Principal Examination Officer of the…

DBSI to learn from past experiences 

THE first and central on the policy development towards the revitalisation of the Development Bank of Solomon Islands (DBSI) is ensuring that the problem experienced by the previous operation of the bank is not repeated. This was revealed by the Minister of Finance and Treasury Harry Kuma in his opening remarks at the official opening…

Escapees to appear in court, Friday

THE three men who escaped from the Rove prison last December will appear in the Honiara Magistrate’s Court on Friday. This is for the court to hear supplementary submissions on some issues regarding the sentencing submissions on the case of the three accused.  Frank Firimolea, Dilo Faiga, and Willie Olo will be sentenced after pleading…

YOUR BANK OPENS: PM

Sogavare launches DBSI By ANDREW FANASIA WHILST so much skepticism was echoed in the media leading up to the formation of the bank, Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare had officially launched the Development Bank of Solomon Islands (DBSI). “My fellow Solomon Islanders, this is your bank,” Sogavare uttered during his official remarks yesterday. Rural communities now…

Ill-disciplined officers face transfer

MALAITA Provincial Police Commander (PPC) William Foufaka says he wants the best police officers to serve in Malaita province.  PPC Foufaka told the visiting Provincial Assistant Commissioner Joseph Manelugu during a meeting last week in Auki that he had enough of ill-disciplined police officers serving there. Mr. Foufaka told Commissioner Manelugu that he will be taking…

PM allows flight from PNG 

 AN international flight from neighbouring Papua New Guinea landed in Honiara yesterday with COVID-19 supplies and three returning locals. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare disclosed on Friday during his weekly nation-wide address. “Fellow Solomon Islanders I’ve allowed a flight from PNG to land today (Friday),” he said.  “This flight flew in with our COVID-19 supplies that will…

Ngati hits back at Mamae

VURA ward councillor Reginald Ngati says city mayor Wilson Mamae should think before making media accusations. He was responding to Mamae’s claim that certain councillors are conspiring to oust his leadership. Mamae said these councillors are doing it for their own vested interests. And the mayor stated allegations of financial mismanagement these councillors raised against…