GCU: The Solomon Islands Government through the Ministry of Public Service (MPS) is piloting its first-ever computerized Leave Management and Passage Arrangement process this week. A selected group from a number of Government Ministries began the training programme at the Institute of Public Administration and Management (IPAM) in Honiara, Thursday. The programme was initiated following…
THE Forty three (43) Vietnamese fish poachers who were apprehended by the Solomon Islands Maritime Police at Indispensable Reef of the Coast of Rennell Island on Thursday night were on Wednesday detained at Rove while investigations are underway. Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Gwen Ratu during a media outdoor conference at Aola Base wharf said,…
TWO taxi drivers on Wednesday escaped death after their cars collided along the Prince Philip Highway at the junction in front of Ela Motors at Ranadi, East Honiara. A Toyota RAV4 and Toyota Caldina were involved in the crash. Driver of the RAV4 claimed he was driving eastward on the high lane at a higher…
FOR the first time in the history of Solomon Airlines two local female pilots flew a Twin Otter aircraft H4-FSI together on a commercial schedule yesterday. The Airlines management were at the airport to witness the two females took off. A statement from the Solomon Airlines’ Human Resources Department said, it’s a big achievement and…
The man accused of murdering his five month-old pregnant wife at northwest Guadalcanal has been committed to stand trial at the High Court. This followed a short form preliminary inquiry conducted on his matter on Tuesday in the Honiara Magistrates’ Court. Deputy Chief Magistrate Shepherd Lapo having looked through the committal documents was satisfied that…
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The Malaita premier is beginning to grow weary about the slowness of the implementation of the national projects on Malaita Province. The Malaita national projects such as Bina international sea port, Suava cannery and port, Auluta oil palm, Waisisi and Wairokai Oil Palm are stagnant and not progressing. Premier Peter Ramohia revealed this at the…
Malaita Provincial Government (MPG) is aiming to be debt-free once its remaining debt of SBD$995,000 is cleared off. Premier Peter Ramohia highlighted this at the start of the Malaita province full assembly meeting early this week adding his government is serious to get the province out of debt. “From a debt of more than $4million,…
MINISTER for Education Human Resource Development John Moffat Fugui challenges tertiary students under government cholarship to be good decision makers as future leaders. Minister Fugui echoed the statements during his recent visit to local students studying at various intuitions in Fiji Tuesday this week. A student studying at the University of South Pacific Laucala Campus…
FORMER Malaita Eagle Force militants are questioning the National Reconciliation Committee over forms which they fill up for project proposals and gave to the committee last year. Spokesperson for the former militants Faiga Wasi told Solomon Star that over 2000 former militants submitted their project proposals to Solomon Islands Post-Conflict Reconciliation, Rehabilitation and Restoration Association…