THE Government has been urged to start implementing the 2020 budget priorities. Leader of the Independent Group Robertson Galokale made the call on Tuesday. “The Government must shift-away from the usual practice of dragging its feet on budget implementation and immediately start implementing the 2020 Budget priorities, particularly allocations for preparation towards hosting the 2023 Pacific…
A FORMER Bank of South Pacific (BSP) employee who confessed to stealing more than $50,000 belonging to a school in Honiara has been jailed for 15 months. This was after Linda Tatapu Ofia pleaded guilty to two counts of larceny by clerk, an offence that carries a maximum penalty of 14 years imprisonment. Chief Magistrate…
THE Tourism industry will continue to fall behind if Government funding towards the sector continues to decrease. That’s according to the Leader of the Opposition Group Mathew Wale in his budget debate in the parliament last month. The government in its seriousness to slowly rid of logging industry look at tourism sector as one of…
A GROUP of Fijian women who were descendants of Malaitans brought to work in Fiji’s sugarcane industry in the past have arrived in Auki on Monday, in search of their roots. According to team leader Ema Asioli, the group of women from the Anglican Diocese of Polynesia in Fiji is purposely here in Malaita for…
MALAITA Provincial Premier Daniel Suidani has wished the people of his Province throughout Solomon Islands and abroad a happy New Year 2020. Premier Suidani conveys his New Year greetings message to Malaitans in an interview with Solomon Star Auki this week. He congratulates Malaitans for making it safely into the New Year 2020. The Premier…
A young man in his mid-twenties is slowly recovering at Gizo hospital after he was stabbed three times on the back on Monday with a small pocket knife in the Gizo, Western province. The victim is from Lale village in Rannoggah Island. Reports reaching Solomon Star Gizo said that the stabbing incident happened at around 3pm…
THREE new magistrates have been sworn in on Monday, bringing the total number of magistrates in the country to 14. They are Clifton Meleu Ruele of Temotu and Guadalcanal, his wife Amanada Houpea of Malaita and Joyceth Paile of Malaita and Temotu. Ruele was sworn in as a principal magistrate while the two female were…
Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) are investigating the alleged murder of a 39-year-old mother at the Putagita Logging Camp, Roviana Lagoon on 5 January 2020. Supervising Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Western Province, Inspector Justina Fono says, “The alleged murder incident happened at the married quarter at the camp site.” “It is…
Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) have recaptured one of the three prison inmates who escaped from the Correctional Services Solomon Island (CSSI) prison at Rove on 15 December 2019. Prison escapee Willie Olo was recaptured in the LDA area at Betikama in East Honiara between 4 and 5 am this morning.…
Managing Director of the Kokonut Pacific Solomon Islands (KPSI), Mr Bob Pollard said the high tax and high charges imposed for services to local farmers has caused the slow economic boost for the country. Mr Pollard made the statement following his business achievement for receiving two major awards of the 2019 Business Excellence award organised…