Some officers yet to receive allowance

Some members of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIP) have voiced out their concern about the delay in their Special Duty Allowance (SDA) payment. Information reaching this paper claimed that while some officers have already received their allowance payments during the last payday, others are yet receive theirs. One of the affected police told…

RSIPF to honour new recruits

THE Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) will honour its 70 new recruits with special treat on Friday 12th August The graduation ceremony will be held at the Rove Police Headquarter in Honiara. It is understood the 70 new police officers will be deployed to various provinces after the graduation. Police Commissioner Frank Prendergast said…

Long surviving veteran honoured

A NINETY-TWO year old surviving Second World War veteran from Australia has been honoured with a medal during a ceremony in Honiara last Sunday. Bill Quinn was the highlight at the event to honour the local scouts and coast-watchers during the battle of Guadalcanal in 1942. Solomon Scouts and Coastwatchers Trust organized the event which…

Copra boost

High production of copra recorded THE country’s copra industry has experienced a major boost in terms of its production, from October 2015 through to the current, a latest revelations has exposed. This is recorded from the farmers’ platform through to the export market over the past months. In an interview with a General Manager from…