• 2021 Budget into 2nd reading • SIEA tariff rates reduction by May THE government had decided to guide the development of the 2021 budget from a ‘top-down approach. Minister for Finance and Treasury Harry Kuma said this when he delivered the 2021 Budget speech in the parliament, Tuesday. “Let me now turn to…
Govt takes steps to promote domestic tourism THE Government through the Ministry of Culture and Tourism is taking steps to help keep the ailing tourism industry in the country afloat which has been battered by COVID-19 travel restrictions for the past 12 months. As such the government is scouting for solutions through its ‘re-direction…
TWENTY-four (24) engineers from China will arrive in the country today to help construct the new fourth University of the Pacific (USP) campus in Honiara. This has been confirmed by the Secretary to the Prime Minister Dr. Jimmy Rodgers last week during a radio talk-back show at the national radio broadcaster. Dr. Rodgers said this…
Government will soon monitor ‘fake’ FB users The Ministry for Communication and Aviation will soon closely monitor fake Facebook account users in Solomon Islands, as soon as the formal arrangement with Facebook Company is set. This was revealed by the Permanent Secretary (PS) for Communication and Aviation, Moses Virivolomo when his team appeared before…
MORE than 200 teachers who marked high school exam papers in 2020 say there are still waiting to be paid their allowances – almost a year after they had completed their assignment. One of them told Solomon Star the teachers marked Form 3, Form 5, and Form 6 papers in 2020. “All the results were…
THOUSANDS of Christians in Honiara have turned up at the Holy Cross Cathedral to commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on Good Friday. This is an annual event where Christians in the country and around the world commemorate Good Friday to mark the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on Calvary. At the packed Holy Cross vicinity, hundreds of men,…
OFFICERS of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at the Central Police Station in Honiara City assisted officials of the Ministry of Fisheries have arrested two suspects at the Honiara domestic wharf, Wednesday this week for illegal harvesting of beche-de-mer. Provincial Police Commander Honiara City Superintendent John Matamaru says, “Fisheries officials called police to…
AS the Government prepares to bring down its 2021 $4 billion-plus budget, a huge ‘mismatch’ appears to exist between the Budget estimates and the Government’s Redirection Policy, a special investigation by Solomon Star has uncovered. At the same time, our investigation has confirmed what has been suspected all along that figures presented in the budget…
TWO of the three men suspected of assaulting an elderly man at Bahai, Central Honiara on March 26, had been arrested after the man died two days later at the National Referral Hospital (NRH), Police Chief Mostyn Mangau told reporters Friday. Mangau said the two young men are now in police custody but are yet…
Solomon Airline faces big lose in revenue NATIONAL flag carrier Solomon Airlines will lose SBD$45 million dollars this year as COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect their operations. This was revealed by Solomon Airlines senior board member Bob Pollard during the 2021 Appropriation Bill 2021 inquiry on Tuesday. The inquiry was conducted by the Public…