IT is reported that the budget allocation for the Traditional Governance and Customary Land Reform Summit currently in Auki has been overrun. This is owing to overflow of participants said to be at the summit with unstructured invitation and even…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA THE case against the Member of Parliament for Savo-Russell, Dickson Panakitasi Mua, has adjourned for November 21 to allow the defence lawyer time to provide documents for intended bail variation. Defence Lawyer representing the accused has informed…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA THE continuation of trial into the case against three men alleged of false pretence charge and intimidation has been set for March 11 to 15 of next year. Principal Magistrate Fatimah Taeburi after setting the date adjourns…
By Alfred Sasako THE controversial $300 million-plus a year Constituency Development Fund (CDF) grants, once the pride of Members of the 10th Parliament, is now turning into a nightmare for politicians, analysts say. Co-funded by Solomon Islands and Taiwanese taxpayers,…
OFFICERS of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in Guadalcanal province and at the Rove Police Headquarters are investigating the suspicious death of an elderly man at the Chimiu River mouth, in the Longu area of East Guadalcanal on…
By Gary Hatigeva SOLOMON Islands is amongst some of the Pacific Island nations that will benefit from an Australian massive aid sourcing, Prime Minister Rick Houenipwela confirms. Prime Minister Hou revealed this when questioned over his trip to the APEC…
By Gary Hatigeva THE Solomon Islands Democratic Coalition for Change Government (SIDCCG) has been called on to set its priorities right on their bills that are before parliament for deliberation. This comes as the country now counts down on the…
By Gary Hatigeva FINANCE Minister Manasseh Sogavare has presented the government’s Appropriation Bill to the National Parliament on Tuesday, seeking a total of $3,806,282,473 for the service of the state in 2019. The Finance and Deputy Prime Minister, following the…
POLICE in the Choiseul and Western provinces are searching for an 18-feet ray boat with six people onboard, missing while travelling between Lituni Village in South Choiseul and Vella La Vella in Western province on November 13, 2018. The boat,…
POLICE at Kirakira in the Makira Ulawa province is conducting an investigation into a fatal accident which occurred at the Tobani log pond in West Makira on November 12, 2018, during which a man in his 30s died. Provincial Police…
