By Kikiva Tuni The Magistrate’s Court in Honiara has today fined the 40 Vietnamese “blue boats” crew members almost $SBD800 each for illegally entering the country.
The Parliamentary House Committee is working on a new Standing Order seeking to ban visitors from the Parliamentary Chamber. The Member of Parliament for North-East Guadalcanal Dr Derek Sikua said it came after a review of the standing orders.
By Rickson Bau The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources has recommend that the captains of the three Vietnamese Blue Boats be sentenced and serve jail terms as a deterrent to other suspected illegal fisherman. Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Hon.
A Government Minister has been charged with conversion after allegedly siphoning off $67,000 of Government money “for his own personal use”. SIBC understands Minister of Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening and MP for Baegu Asifola Hon. David Tome is the MP accused.
The Department of Finance and Treasury has revealed the Solomon Islands Government fell $93.1 million short of its revenue targets during the first quarter of this year.
Work on the long-awaited subsea internet cable connecting the Solomons to Sydney will kick off in June, according to the Government. However the controversial project was clouded further yesterday, with the Solomon Star reporting the Public Accounts Committee was pushing for the police to…
The Solomon Islands’ Government is undecided on the fate of he 43 detained Vietnamese fishermen accused of illegal fishing in local waters last week. Multiple departments, including National Fisheries, are currently investigating conducting an investigation into the matter, with a report set to be…
The Royal Solomon Island Police Force has arrested and charged an Inland Revenue Division (IRD) employee for two counts of official corruption. According to Police Media reports, the arrest followed a search warrant executed at the IRD office in Honiara and at the employee’s residential address…
A member of parliament has racked up a $400,000 phone bill in one month, documents reveal. The Solomon Star reported this morning the unnamed MP was a part of a huge jump in phone bills incurred by MPs, with the overall bill for telecommunications rising from $1.1 million to $2.5 million.
The Solomon Islands’ Ministry of Forestry has stopped issuing licenses to new logging companies. In a move to control the industry, Permanent Secretary of Forestry Vaeno Vigulu said they would implement the moratorium under the Forest Resources and Timber Utilisation Regulation of 2007.
The Ministry of Forestry is proposing a national forest inventory for the country. The Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Forestry Vaeno Vigulu said the inventory would clarify how much forest the country has and if we should continue exporting logs.
The Solomon Islands Ministry of Finance has revealed 2016 “has not been an easy year”, with revenue targets not being met. Speaking to SIBC’s Distaem Nao program on Thursday morning, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance Harry Kuma revealed the shortfall was, in part, because of increased…
Honiara Town Council is looking at new ways to reduce the rubbish problem around the capital. Speaking to SIBC’s Distaem Nao host Henry Oritaimae on Wednesday morning, Honiara City Council health inspector environment division George Titiulu said the council was looking at various “waste…
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has encouraged politicians to use the country’s poor worldwide perception on corruption as a challenge, while telling Parliament the island nation is actually “not that bad”.
The road upgrade around Honiara’s Central Market will be finished in May, according to the Solomon Islands Government. Speaking to SIBC’s Distaem Nao host Henry Oritaimae on Monday morning, Permanent Secretary for Infrastructure and Development Henry Murray said the work was “within schedule”.
Parliamentary opposition leader Jeremiah Manele has backed the Solomon Islands’ Government’s Anti-Corruption Strategy, labelling it a critical first step in fighting the “evil phenomenon”.
The Malaita Gun Owners Association wants to sue the Government for its decision to destroy all licensed firearms at the height of the ethnic tension. Association chairman William Gua told SIBC the organisation would meet to discuss its plan over whether the government’s action was lawful.
The Chairman of the Government Caucus and Member of Parliament for Central Kwara’ae, Jackson Fiulaua says sound investment incentives are important to the country’s economic development.
The Prime Minister’s Office has said the 20 percent duty imposed was a penalty export tax only for Bintang Borneo for illegally extracting bauxite on West Rennell. It explains the normal duty under Customs law is Zero Percent.
The Parliamentary Opposition Group has raised serious concerns over the Prime Minister’s alleged personal contact with mining company Bintang. In a statement, the Opposition has called on the Prime Minister to come clean over claims he has benefited from the company thus promising them zero tax on…
