Double jeopardy
DEAR EDITOR, the Solomon Star newspaper on Tuesday, reported the court acquittal of four men for their alleged part in an armed robbery at Panatina last October. All four were said to have been acquitted under a provision of the…
April 12, 2018
Support for nuclear veterans in the Pacific
Open letter to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), London, April 16-20, 2018 SIXTY years ago this month, the UK government exploded a 2.8 megatonne thermonuclear weapon, codename Grapple Y, at Christmas Island in the central Pacific. This was…
We need leaders not politicians
BY GEORGE MANFORD AUKI FOR the upcoming national general election we need leaders not politicians, says Knoxly Atu, former East Fataleka president council of chiefs. He said for the past years the people in the rural communities have been ill-informed…
Border committee distances itself from association
BY LORETTA BRIGIDIA MANELE THE Border police post committee has distanced itself from an association which is alleged to be representing former police officers who had served during the tension. The isolated association has been promoted by a Mr Henry…
Airlines and CAASI defend new captain
BY BARNABAS MANEBONA SOLOMON Airlines Corporate Manager Bill Tyson says their earlier response together with CAASI over underestimation of their new air training Captain stands the same. Claim within the airlines continues over the new air training Captain that his…
Parliament steps in to plug leak in national coffers
By Alfred Sasako ORDINARY Members of Parliament will no longer be allowed hotel accommodation during sittings of Parliament, it was revealed yesterday. Instead, the five or six Ordinary MPs will receive a lump sum payment of $15,000 each. The payment…
Gov’t urged to put more emphasis on tourism and agriculture in creating jobs
By Gary Hatigeva MAKE agriculture and tourism the priority sectors for infrastructure support and development to create more jobs. Local and foreign economic experts, stakeholders, the government’s partners for development and other support sectors made this recommendation to the government…
Govt keeps close watch on budget implementation
By Gary Hatigeva FINANCE Minister and Member of Parliament for East Choiseul, Manasseh Sogavare has assured the country that the National Government will deliver on its development programmes and implement all its priority policies. The Minister made this assurance when…
$3m for primary health care programme in 2018
By Gary Hatigeva A total of $3million from the recently passed 2018 National Budget has been allocated for the ongoing Primary Health Care Programme this year, being one out of two policy objectives to have the highest allocation under the…
Police training dubbed ‘corrupt’
BY LORETTA BRIGIDIA MANELE THE way police training has been conducted is corrupt, according to an individual who like many others had applied to be part of the local police force earlier this year. Mr Jay Tarakaimana from Guadalcanal province…