Friday, February 3rd, 2017
Investigation into Mbike shooting incident still ongoing
THE new Police Commissioner Mathew Varley is still pursuing the investigation into the Mbike shooting incident. Mr Varley told the media yesterday that the investigation is still ongoing and the reward is still open for those who may have information regarding the incident. He said police are continuing to pursue the leads that are coming in from people and will be making inquiries into information received. “But all in all the investigation is still very much alive,” Mr Varley said. He also said number of people are arrested and areRead More
Isabel health and medical workers plan to push for Director’s removal
BUALA Hospital staff and other medical staffs working at various health facilities within Isabel province are proposing a sitting protest, report says. This is purportedly to push for the removal of Isabel’s Health Director. According to information relayed to this paper, the protest will be held as soon as the Provincial Health Director returns from leave later this month. Officials from Buala Hospital who are familiar with the issue said the action is proposed based on failures of the Director to properly manage Buala Hospital. Speaking to this paper yesterdayRead More
Limited rearmament project still long way away
POLICE Commissioner Mathew Varley is saying that the limited rearmament project will not be early as this month February. Responding to questions during the media conference yesterday he said the work is still ongoing and there are some things needs to be finalised before the actual implementation of the project. “I can tell you that, that work is continuing the limited rearmament process won’t be as early as February, but they will make announcements in due course,” Mr Varley said. He also said that they are to make sure theRead More
Valuation standardising regulations needed
THE Bills and Legislation Committee (BLC) is concerned over the disparities between Valuation rates in the Valuers (Amendment) Bill 2016. This is according to the BLC Report on the Valuers (Amendment) Bill 2016 that has been presented to Parliament. “It was evident from submissions during the hearings that the current Valuers Act 2009 and the contents of the amendments to the Act presented in the Bill only seeks to address the profession of Valuers and does not cover standardising land valuation rates specifically,” the Report states. This, according to theRead More
Police commissioner begins first provincial visit
NEW Police Commissioner, Mathew Varley is heading to Auki in Malaita Province today in what he says is the first of his provincial visit. Speaking in his first weekly media conference yesterday, Mr Varley said he wants the community and the officers in the provinces to meet and see their new police commissioner. “This is important to me. “The trip to Auki is the first stage of that and I’ll be working with my provincial police commanders to schedule visits to the remaining provinces as soon as I can inRead More
Forgotten schools in despair
THREE schools in Ward 12 Choiseul Province said to be often overlooked by the province are in severe dilapidated conditions, it is reported. These forgotten primary schools are Tutu, Bangara and Voruvoru. According to Nerio Ulemiki, the media coordinator for Christ the King Parish at Voruvoru Northwest Choiseul, these three primary schools have a majority of untrained teachers, less infrastructures and less school materials for use in class. He said three classroom projects one for each of these schools funded by UNICEF had failed and was cancelled. From such failureRead More
Financers see importance of Tina River Hydro
THE Prime Minister’s Office says it appreciates the positive responses it has received from international financial institutions towards Tina River Hydro Development Project which is to be built near the capital, Honiara. The Resource Sector in the Prime Minister’s Office says the first of the positive responses have come from the International Renewable Energy National Agency, and the United Arab Emirates’ Abu Dhabi Fund for Development which has awarded the Government a 15-million United States dollar soft loan for the construction of the Tina River Hydro Project. The Government andRead More
BLC suggests a wholesome Lands Board
THE proposed amendment of the Valuers (Amendment) Bill 2016 of the new structure of the Valuers Board is to ensure that the membership of the Board is more relevant to the valuation profession. This is according to the Report on the Valuers (Amendment) Bill 2016 that was compiled and presented to Parliament by the Bills and Legislation Committee (BLC). “The Committee is concerned that the removal of the professions of an Architect and a Civil Engineer as part of the Board member, thus making the Board membership comprising of allRead More
Police got the Court’s back
POLICE Commissioner Mathew Varley is saying that he will try his best to address long outstanding warrant of arrests pending execution by the police. He said he is well aware of the issue and will find ways to better address the issue. “I need to get to the bottom of the issue and know the challenges before working on the solutions of that problem,” Mr Varley said. He said he will meet with the sheriff of the court and officers of the court to discuss those issues because the roleRead More
Public not satisfied with NTU’s clarification
DESPITE clarifications from the Director of the country’s national training unit, parents and public are still not satisfied. Island Sun ran a story on Wednesday in which Director Clement Tito clarified queries which have been used to criticise his office on the issue of medical clearance. Recipients of Solomon Islands Government scholarships are required to attain medical clearance from any of three clinics recommended by the national training unit (NTU). However, parents and public came out in social media, mostly in the popular civil group Forum Solomon Islands International (FSII)Read More