Minister for the Ministry of Finance and Treasury (MoFT), Synder Rini has warned line government ministries not to cause too much headache to his ministry by sending incomplete PV (Payment Vouchers) or illegal claims for payment. He said some of these payments were referred to the police and most of them from line ministries. Speaking…
Tome accused of stealing $67,170 PROVINCIAL Government minister David Tome on Thursday fronted the court, accused of stealing his constituency’s money. The Baegu/Asifola MP in Malaita faces 14 counts of conversion. He was released on a cash bail of $2,000, with strict bail conditions. These include not to travel out of Guadalcanal Province, not to…
Parliament has passed a motion to consider introducing a formula that reflects fair allocation of the Constituency Development Funds to each of the constituencies in Solomon Islands. This was moved by the Leader of Independent Group, Hon. Dr Derek Sikua. Hon. Sikua when moving the motion said he was asked by his constituents to see …
It costs $18,000 a day to keep the Vietnamese robbers IT’S costing the government $18,000 a day to detain the 43 Vietnamese at Rove Police Club. A source within the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force told the Solomon Star that our government borne the substantial cost for the operation since last week. “We roughly estimate…
A GROUP of the now defunct Malaita Eagle Force (MEF) is calling on the Ministry of National Truth and Reconciliation to investigate the disbursement of the rehabilitation funds. A concerned former MEF member, who wish to speak on anonymity, told Solomon Star that an amount of $49,000 was allegedly misused during the payout in 2014.…
THE case of the man accused of stabbing his former wife and killing her unborn child early this year at a settlement in Honiara has been further adjourned to April 18. This is to allow prosecution to obtain two other medical reports from the doctor and for Willie Maelafia to follow up on his request…
PROSECUTION is still waiting for the medical report in relation to the case of the man who allegedly injured one of the prisoners who escaped from the Auki Correctional Centre on New Year’s night. The matter of Andrew Ofotalau was adjourned from the last occasion to yesterday to allow prosecution to obtain the medical report…
April Valley settlers appeal to govt for support FOUR years on since the 2014 April flash flood some of the victims now settling in April Valley, East Honiara are still living in make shift-tents with very little help forthcoming from authorities. Because of that settlers claimed they are being forgotten by the government despite promise…
MALAITA Outer Islands (MOI) constituents want Taskforce Janus to investigate how their Member of Parliament Martin Kealoe uses the shipping grant to purchase an unseaworthy vessel. The constituents’ spokesperson Gabriel Kemaiki on Monday said Taskforce Janus need to put some bearing of justice on how Mr Kealoe used the constituency’s shipping grant. The vessel purchased…
KUKUM Police Traffic Centre will kick off a random operation on all vehicles in the city, in a move to crackdown on all unlicensed vehicles and illegal drivers. This was revealed to Paoa FM news last week by the Kukum Traffic Superintendent Charles Solomon Habatia. Mr Habatia said that the operation is an organized part…