Proposed ‘Justice Precinct’ on the way By ASSUMPTA BUCHANAN THE Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs (MJLA) is currently working on building a “Justice Precinct” for the nation’s courts. This was revealed by the ministry’s Permanent Secretary Dr Paul Mae at the opening of the new courtroom at the High Court yesterday. “From the…
NEARLY $70,000 have since been raised in Gizo and Munda over the past month as efforts are continuing after the national Cabinet had made a nationwide appeal for Provinces in the Solomon Islands to assist with Bushfire survivors in Australia. Reports reaching from the Solomon Star Gizo say that in just three hours last Friday…
The people of East Fataleka in Malaita Province are calling on the national government and the provincial government to recognize the manpower road, which is currently in a poor state. The road which was created some years back under the EEC provides the whole of East Fataleka the only means of road link to the…
COMMUNITY Residents Association (CRA) should be formed and given a place in land development matters says prominent Gizo resident Kenji Sato. The formation of such associations should be mandated as the country grows to see more and more developments being brought onto or near residential lands or that of which is used by residents, especially…
Leaders of some of the Honiara based Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in a meeting organized and held at the Solomon Islands National Council of Women last week, has condemned the proposed action of the Honourable Minister of Finance and Treasury, Mr. Harry Kuma, for attempting to solicit the $100USD Billion from China, without prior consultation…
PANELISTS in a radio Talk-Back show united on Sunday to condemn the government’s move to borrow US$100 billion in loan from a mysterious Chinese broker called Terry Wong. Ruth Liloqula, executive director of Transparency Solomon Island; Edward Ronia, former Auditor General and Denton Rarawa, former Governor of Central Bank were panelists in the talk-back show…
TWO teenagers have been arrested and remanded in custody in the Republic of Nauru following the death of a young Solomon Islander last month. The teens aged 18 and 19 were remanded in the District Court of Nauru after their arrest on 15 and 16 February. They were facing assault-related charges but maybe charge for…
HEAD of the Chinese Embassy Taskforce in Solomon Islands Yao Ming wants the Solomon Islands Government (SIG) to ease the travel restriction to allow their diplomat officials to travel to Solomon Islands. The travel ban was placed by SIG in early February 2020 after the coronavirus (2019-nCov) outbreak in Wahun, China, towards the end of…
THE Office of the Prime Minister & Cabinet (OPMC) has rebutted a front-page story in the Island Sun newspaper, describing it as “‘irresponsible and misleading”. In a statement, the OPMC said ongoing claims in the media that the prime minister has encouraged members of Parliament in Caucus to invest in One Link is nothing but…
NEW CLAIM AGAINST CHAND By ANDREW FANASIA VICE Chancellor of the Solomon Islands National University (SINU) Dr. Ganeshwar Chand has been reported to have ordered the university’s ICT officers to allow him access official emails of staff. His orders came after reports of his alleged “corrupt activities” were leaked to the media, the university’s ICT…