BY JENNIFER KUSAPA THE Court of Appeal will make their judgment on the case of Allen Liomauri on August 12, 2022 after prosecution and defence made submissions on the case yesterday. Defence filed an appeal regarding the conviction; the accused…
Kuma says bill aims to remove delay in system By EDDIE OSIFELO DELAYING of payments between banks and the Government will soon become a “thing of the past” once the Payment Systems Bill 2021 becomes operational. Minister of Finance and…
BY BEN BILUAGizo PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare says there is nothing left to explain to the world about Solomon Islands’ security pact with China. He says explanations to the Sino-Solomons deal have been exhausted. He made the statement when speaking…
By EDDIE OSIFELO MEMBERS of Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC) Board will meet with Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare to discuss their fate tomorrow. The Prime Minister had omitted SIBC as a State-Owned Enterprise recently, leaving the Board’s status in doubt.…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA The case against a police officer alleged of stealing more than $300,000 exhibit money at the Rove exhibit facility has adjourned to August 3, 2022 for pre-trial conference. The case was mentioned in court yesterday and was…
Temotu premier charged with 14 counts of conversion BY JENNIFER KUSAPA TEMOTU premier and former Member of Parliament for Temotu VATUD constituency, Clay Soalaoi Forau, is facing 14 counts of conversion in relation to an agricultural project fund in 2012.…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA ACTING Australian High Commissioner Sally-Anne Vincent has announced that Australia through its Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC) has awarded 125 students to undertake studies in selected Rural Training Centres. Ms Vincent said out of the 125 awardees,…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI AUKI THE Mala I Tolo Indigenous Guardianship Trust (MITIGT) group through its education Initiative component will pilot a block study course for 11 senior secondary schools on Malaita province. The program is a new initiative, and falls…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA TECHNICAL Vocational Education Training or Rural Training Centre is seen as second chance education for those who are unable to further their studies in the formal education sector. Solomon Islands Association of Rural Training Centres (SIARTC) is…
Is China’s Investment A Debt Trap? – A Comparative Findings Based on the Investment in the United States, Europe and China FRANK S. BILAUPAINE Honiara Good morning again fellow Solomon Islanders and keen readers of this paper and those…
