New tax on white rice
PUBLIC are expected to dig deeper into their own pockets when the new import duty of 20 cent per kilogram of rice and a good tax of five percent added as of September 1. At the moment the price of…
August 28, 2019
Govt imposes 20 cents per kg on white rice
By EDDIE OSIFELO GOVERNMENT has approved the proposal to implement a new tax on white rice commencing September 1. According to a letter from McKinnie Dentana, permanent secretary of Ministry of Finance and Treasury, cabinet agreed in their meeting on…
MP Manetoali freed
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA THE Member of Parliament for Gao-Bugotu Constituency Samuel Eaney Manetoali has been acquitted of all 18 counts of conversion after the presiding Principal Magistrate Fatimah Taeburi ruled that there was no sufficient evidence to support the prosecution’s…
No secret mission
Gina clarifies proposed trip to Malaysia BY ALFRED PAGEPITU WESTERN Province Premier David Gina says the government has nothing to hide regarding a proposed provincial ministerial trip to Malaysia. He made the clarification in an exclusive interview with Island…
Just above the waterline – Isabel
BY ALFRED PAGEPTU SEA level is rising, while storms are intensifying and seasons are becoming unpredictable. Salt water can reach the lower areas where villagers live and now they have lost trees and coconut trees that supported the coastline. The…
Woman faces court for stealing money
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA A woman who allegedly stole more than $90,000 from her employer, the CDL Company Limited, will appear again today after the case was adjourned. The allegation said that the accused, Elizabeth Tara, was a sales officer at…
Fangs fined $10k for building ‘wharf’
BY BARNABAS MANEBONA FANGS Corporation has paid $10,000 fine to the Honiara City Council (HCC) for their ‘wharf’ built opposite the Mokolo Building at the Mataniko riverbank. Confirming payment of fine was HCC’s Cashier Unit yesterday saying that payment was…
Taiwan releases funds
PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare has received a total of USD$2.95 million from the Ambassador-designate of the Republic of China- Taiwan to Solomon Islands, His Excellency Oliver Liao. The breakdown of the funds are as follows; A total of SBD$20 Million…