MMF president calls for overhaul of the high court By Alfred Sasako THE Malaita Masina Forum (MMF) has bought into on-going controversies surrounding some High Court judgements, claiming the High Court is in urgent need of a major clean up.…
By EDDIE OSIFELO THE Government should have established a tribunal before it imposed the curfew in Honiara from Friday -Saturday. A prominent senior lawyer expressed this after Chief Magistrate Emma Garo discharged 58 of the 63 people arrested for breaching…
By EDDIE OSIFELO MINISTRY of Education and Human Resources is pleased to hear the restart of Semester 1 at University of South Pacific (USP) Laucala campus on Monday, April 20, 2020. Professor Pal Ahluwalia Vice-Chancellor and President of the University…
Solomon Islands and China sign multi-million-dollar development package for covid-19, rehab & 2023 Pacific Games By Alfred Sasako SOLOMON Islands and China have signed a multi-million dollar deal which will go a long way in easing Solomons’ financial burdens. The…
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO SCHOOLS in the country will still remain closed as the emergency period is extended another four months. This was revealed to Island Sun on Tuesday 14th April by Franco Rodie, Permanent Secretary for Ministry of Education…
THE Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) is facilitating the exemption process for companies and businesses providing essential services, to remain operational during a potential lockdown once imposed by the Government. In the event the Solomon Islands Government…
By EDDIE OSIFELO THE Government will start repatriate Solomon Islands nationals living overseas when the quantitative PCR instrument (QPCR) machine is ready to do testing on the coronavirus (COVID-19) samples at National Referral Hospital. The QPCR is a machine that…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA COMMISSIONER of Correctional Service Solomon Islands (CSSI) was been summoned to appear in court on Tuesday 14th April. Commissioner Gabriel Manelusi was summoned by the Chief Magistrate to explain why Correctional Service did not remand five suspects…
By Alfred Sasako THE Government is believed to have appointed a three-man committee, which will take the next stage of the inquiry into the MV Taimareho tragedy forward, it was revealed last night. Twenty-seven people, mostly high school students perished…
By Alfred Sasako AS the impact of the state of emergency measures introduced by the Government since March 27 begins to bite, ordinary people living in and outside the Honiara City boundary areas are asking questions about last weekend’s curfew.…
