One year on, and charges finally laid over Taimareho sea tragedy BY JENNIFER KUSAPA TODAY marks the day that 27 lives were lost at sea following the MV Taimareho sea tragedy and police can now confirm that charges are being…
GUADALCANAL Province will get tougher on logging issues this year. It will also limit the number of logging companies operating in the province. The province’s Minister for Forestry and Mining, Ishmael Kukiti, revealed this in his contribution to the Sine…
Government issued 435 licences to logging companies By EDDIE OSIFELO MINISTRY of Forest and Research has issued a total of 435 licences to logging companies operating throughout the country. These include 281 valid licences and 154 operation licences. Permanent Secretary,…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO Frontliners have been told to take the vaccine or resign. Attorney General John Muria Jnr uttered this warning on Sunday following the low turnout of frontliners to be vaccinated in the first three days after last…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA THE court will today hear updates on the case against One Link Director Gerard Tauohu on whether or not prosecution have obtained outstanding statements and have sorted out charges. The case was adjourned from the last occasion…
By EDDIE OSIFELO MAJOR development activities on West Guadalcanal have sparked a call for government action on meeting the rehabilitation demands of former combatants promised six years ago. The call was made by the Western Region of Guadalcanal Post Conflict…
DPP rejects embattled city clerk’s attempt to withdraw criminal case BY JENNIFER KUSAPA EMBATTLED Honiara City Clerk Rence Sore yesterday made a surprise attempt to withdraw a criminal case he filed against two city councilors last year. But the Office…
By EDDIE OSIFELO MINISTRY of Rural Development is going to step up its capacity and Monitoring and Evaluation this year. This was after the Government has allocated $2 million under the $3.9 billion 2021 Appropriation Bill 2021 budget. Previously, the…
By EDDIE OSIFELO A TASKFORCE was set up to review the outdated Constituency Development Fund (CDF) Act 2013 and Regulations. Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Rural Development, Allan Daonga confirmed this when he appeared before the Public Accounts Committee in…
THE Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) reminds people in the western border with Papua New Guinea that the threat of the COVID-19 entering our country through Bougainville is real and everything must be done to prevent it. Deputy Commissioner,…
