BY ALFRED PAGEPITU GIZO GIZO market venders will temporarily be relocated to the MSG building to make way for constructions of a new re-developed market house funded by the Australian Government. Western Provincial Secretary, Jeffery Wickham yesterday confirmed that on…
BY ALFRED SASAKO PROPERTY tycoon, Ian J Hosking Richards, is almost certain to be Solomon Islands’ next Honorary Consul in Sydney. In the event he does, he replaces a close friend Trevor Garland whose tenure was terminated about three years…
BY BARNABAS MANEBONA IF a bus planning to operate transportation is passed at the Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MID), HCC will do its inspection at their Depo Works Division as well. This is according to the Honiara City Council (HCC)…
BY CAROL-ANNE SULEGA THE Bills and Legislation Committee (BLC) has suggested that the Government consider amending the Constitution to set qualification, disqualification and eligibility standards for the appointment of an Ombudsman. This is according to recommendations of the Committee’s report…
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO HONIARA City Council has warned bus owners that increasing bus fares without any legal proceeding is illegal and that HCC will interrogate buses that charged $5 yesterday. Mayor of Honiara City Hon Andrew Mua said his…
BY CAROL-ANNE SULEGA SINCE the Office of the Ombudsman experiences and receives an average of 300 complaints a year, the Bills and Legislation Committee (BLC) suggests that the Ombudsman has at least one of his own officers in each of…
BY BARNABAS MANEBONA THERE seems to be great confusion in Solomon Islands about SIMSA’s role in connection with Search and Rescue (SAR). Solomon Islands Maritime and Safety Administration (SIMSA) Acting Director Captain Tim Harris explained that SIMSA is not the…
BY BEN BILUA A new body aimed at looking after the welfare of bus owners and operators in Honiara has been established on Sunday. The new association is called Honiara city bus owners association, and replace the previous bus association…
Renbel PPC and officers abandon Tingoa station, Rove HQ seek answers BY BARNABAS MANEBONA RSIPF officers posted at the Tingoa police station have evacuated the station, it is reported. The provincial police commander (PPC) and six police officers from other…
Dear Editor, THE Solomon Islands National Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC) is struggling to maintain its services to the communities settled on the 350 inhabited islands across the length and breadth of the nation. The Solomon Islands being an island nation made…
