BY JENNIFER KUSAPA Police say despite the Auditor General having released its report showing millions of covid-19 funds misused, there has been no case opened. Police Commissioner Mostyn Mangau confirmed this yesterday at the police weekly conference. Last month, the…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA POLICE Commissioner Mostyn Mangau says that addressing the use of Copen by school students and children is not for authorities alone to address. He says parents too must teach their children at home. He said selling of…
BY NED GAGAHE Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade (MFAET) Collin Beck has issued a stern warning to seasonal workers not to flee their designated companies signed under their contracts. Mr Beck says they are…
BY IRWIN ANGIKI A follow-up awareness on land recording was held for Honiara-based landowners of Rennell and Bellona province last week. Wednesday’s session was for landowners of Bellona, and yesterday one was held for Rennell landowners. This follows an initial…
BY IRWIN ANGIKI China’s international development cooperation agency (CIDCA) has visited the Solomon Islands with more cooperation and assistance to look forward to. The CIDCA delegation led by its Vice Chairman Mr Tang Wenhong held site visits to China-aided projects…
BY NED GAGAHE Solomon Islands has chosen to be on the fence with AUKUS’s recent decision to arm Australia with nuclear-powered submarines. Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade (MFAET) Mr Collin Beck says Solomon Islands…
Foreign affairs receives concerning reports of extra-marital affairs by our seasonal workers in NZ and Aus BY EDDIE OSIFELO Reports of extra-marital affairs by our seasonal workers are reaching our foreign affairs ministry. And, while these reports are concerning, the…
BY BEN BILUA WESTERN Province’s $47,164,338 Appropriate Budget for 2023/2024 went through assembly was passed on Thursday. The budget received full support from the whole Assembly after two days of debate. Minister of Finance and Treasury, Calrick Runimetu said the…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA POLICE Commissioner Mostyn Mangau has said Solomon Star journalist Alfred Sasako has been invited for questioning over his article published in the Solomon Star issue 8391 on March 4, 2023. Mangau said the content of the article…
Education PS Rodie gives update on late government scholarships. BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO Government has so far given out 650 award letters of 1000 scholarships for this year. This comes as tertiary institutions in the country and the region are…
