As the peak body representing private sector, the Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) believes the country has so much to offer in terms of business investment. SICCI Chair, Mr Jay Bartlett made the statement at the 2018 Papua New Guinea investment conference which concluded on Tuesday in Brisbane, Australia. SICCI is represented…
THE lightning that struck and killed a woman in her 20s in Baegu Asifola last in Malaita province last week initially caught a homemade antenna before striking the victim. Information received from close relatives and eyewitnesses claimed the lightening first caught the homemade antenna which was designed to catch FM radio channels. It then ran…
Transparency Solomon Islands (TSI) has acknowledged members of parliament (MP) who are recipients of the national transport grant category 2 [heavy equipment] who have bought the machineries to repair existing roads in their constituency. In a statement TSI said a number of MPs applied for these grants in the name of development or constructing roads…
Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) have arrested and charged five people during a zero tolerance operation (ops) conducted over the weekend in Honiara. The operation was carried on Saturday and Sunday, said provincial police commander (PPC) Honiara city chief superintendent Alfred Uiga. “The operation was to execute search warrants, conduct surprise…
THE Anglican Church of Melanesia (ACOM) will consecrate and install reverend James Tama to the office of the bishop of Vanuatu and New Caledonia this coming Sunday 12th August at Sarakata parish in Santo, Vanuatu. A team from the ACOM provincial headquarters and representatives from the seven dioceses here in Solomon Islands will depart to…
MALAITA province assembly member (MPA) for ward 12 and provincial minister for local government and community development Alfred Wai says the recent opening of Manaoba airstrip is a pride for people in northern region of Malaita province and has benefited the people. He stated this in a short interview with the Solomon Star in Auki…
A MAN who confesses to receiving six cartons of soft drinks that were emanated from a break-in of a storage container at Henderson, East Honiara in 2016 has been sentenced to seven months imprisonment. David Kereka had pleaded guilty to one count of receiving, where he received six cartons of American Cola soft drinks worth…
BOARD chairman of the Solomon Islands National Provident Fund (SINPF), Peter Boyers has revealed that 7.9% is the interest rate to be paid for the money borrowed by government. According to Mr Boyers, this is the best rate they ever negotiated. He told the Solomon Star last Thursday that 7.9% is the interest rate for…
OUTSPOKEN president of the Malaita Ma’asina Forum (MMF) Charles Dausabea is not seeking re-election in the upcoming annual general meeting (AGM) set for tomorrow at Mendana hotel. Mr Dausabea who has been leading the pressure group since 2008 confirmed he will not seek for re-election to allow others to lead the group. He said he…
The Strata Titles Bill 2017 was passed in parliament after it underwent thorough scrutiny in the committee of the whole house in its third reading with amendments on Monday. This Bill has now become a law to provide for the division of land into strata titles; to amend the lands and titles act (Cap. 133),…