CITY mayor Wilson Mamae has questioned the lawfulness of the call for submissions by the Chairman for Public Accounts Committee, Douglas Ete, on the Special Investigations Audit Report on the accounts and records of the Honiara City Council. Mamae questioned…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO OUTCOME of the COVID-19 vaccine application for 0.25 percent of the country’s population is still unknown. This was confirmed by Dr Yogesh Choudhri, technical advisor to Ministry of Health Medical Services at the recent radio talkback…
OPPOSITION leader Matthew Wale questions the independence of the Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (OPMC) and the conduct of its officials in dealing with Solomon Forest Association (SFA), a private organisation formed to protect the interests of foreign…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO SEVENTEEN students missed the third repatriation flight due to ‘paper work matters’. This brings the total number of our students in the Philippines yet to be brought home to 44. Dr Jimmie Rodgers, secretary to Prime…
BY BEN BILUA SOLOMON Islands students studying at various universities in Fiji have been urged to refrain from any protest that may relate to the detention of Professor Pal Ahluwalia. “This is to kindly advise our good student body on…
TREATING young girls with care and patience are skills Lyn Subai learnt as a mentor of the Girls Rise Up! project in Solomon Islands. Lyn is one of many trained community mentors in the Girls Rise Up! project, led by…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA A POLICE exhibit officer has been suspended after more than $300,000 of cash exhibit kept in their custody went missing. Commissioner of Police Mostyn Mangau revealed this yesterday, although the incident is believed to have occurred October…
THE Governments and Japan yesterday signed Exchange of Notes to formalise a multi-million dollar loan arrangement to support the Government’s efforts against COVID-19. The loan totaling over $190 million targets promoting economic stabilization and developmental responses against the pandemic. Called…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA DEPUTY Chief Magistrate Ricky Iomea is reiterating the caution against excessive use of alcohol. He says it is common knowledge that excessive alcohol consumption seemed to be one of the causes of anti-social or unlawful behaviours which…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO FIFTY-SIX quarantine occupants of the Government funded facilities graduated on Monday 1st February. Health Permanent Secretary Pauline McNeil said at moment there are 239 still in the government funded facilities. 56 of them graduated on Monday. …
