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Twenty-four former security guards dismissed nine years ago have finally secured justice, after the Trade Disputes Panel (TDP) ruled that their termination was unfair. The 24 were dismissed on the grounds of redundancy in February 2017 by Super Entertainment Centre Ltd, who employed them at that time. Super Entertainment Centre…
The Government today swore in three Permanent Secretaries to lead the Ministry of Finance and Treasury; Ministry of Police, National Security and Correctional Services; and Ministry of Culture and Tourism. The swearing-in ceremony was conducted by Acting Governor-General Sir Albert Rocky Palmer at Government House. The newly appointed Permanent Secretaries…
Tourism Solomons (TS) has appointed Andrew Nihopara as its new Chief Executive Officer, ending a more than five-year vacancy in the organisation’s top executive position. TS Board Chairman Tony Langston said Nihopara’s extensive regional experience, strategic leadership and strong profile across the Asia-Pacific tourism sector would be a major asset…
The China Police Liaison Team (CPLT) sponsored a crime prevention speech competition at Chung Wah School in Honiara on 21 August, bringing together students from schools across the capital to promote safer schools and communities. The competition was organised by the CPLT and the National Crime Prevention Department (NCPD), with…
By Charlotte Bedford At the end of July, New Zealand’s Immigration Minister Erica Stanford took the stage at the annual Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) conference to announce a series of scheme changes. The RSE scheme, launched in 2007, lets New Zealand horticulture and viticulture employers recruit workers from nine Pacific…
By Tess Ikonomou of AAP in Canberra Commercial deep-sea mining in the Pacific could begin in months without policy guardrails due to increasing rivalry between the US and China over critical minerals, a new report warns. Analysis by the Lowy Institute has found mining could start as early as 2027,…
By Ofani Eremae The National Hosting Authority (NHA) created a special procurement system to speed up the delivery of the 2023 Pacific Games, documents show. These emerged after outgoing Auditor General David Teika Dennis released on Saturday a special audit his office did on the 2023 Pacific Games. But the…
By Ofani Eremae In a landmark ruling, the High Court has declared that the National Hosting Authority (NHA) acted unlawfully and without legal authority in spending public funds for the 2023 Pacific Games held in Honiara. While the two-week spectacle was hailed as the best and largest event in South…
Audit exposes illegal procurement, missing records and weak controls By Ofani Eremai A special audit into how the National Hosting Authority (NHA) spent public money for the 2023 Pacific Games has uncovered serious failures in procurement, financial controls and record-keeping. Outgoing Auditor General David Teika Dennis released the report this…
Investigation so far into 33 bauxite shipments exported from Rennell Island has uncovered years of missing, incomplete and unaccounted-for Government records, raising fresh questions over how the country’s mineral resources were managed. The findings are contained in an update Attorney General Gabriel Suri provided this afternoon. “Investigations so far have…
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