Deputy Prime Minister Manasseh Maelanga has reiterated his call for Malaita leaders to come together in dialogue to talk about issues that need addressing. In a nationwide address last night, Mr Maelanga said the government want leaders of Malaita in the government, the opposition and the province to have a dialogue to sort the issues…
LOOTING and destruction of properties continued for the third day running in Honiara as rioters apply pressure on Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare to resign. They are also demanding the resignation of Attorney General John Muria jnr. and Police Commissioner Mostyn Mangau. In their latest act of defiance, the leaf house used by police providing security…
AS looting and burning of Honiara continues unabated for the second day running, there are suggestions the Government could invoke provisions of a bilateral security treaty Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare signed with Australia in 2017. Neither the Australian High Commission in Honiara nor the Office of the Prime Minister could be reached for comments yesterday.…
Premier of Malaita Province, the most populous province of the country has joined the Leader of Opposition and others to call on Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare to immediately step down as Prime Minister to allow a new leader who has the confidence of the people to lead the country. This follows the recent call by…
The Leader of Opposition, Hon. Matthew Wale, has called on the Prime Minister, Hon. Manasseh Sogavare to immediately resign. “I call on the Prime Minister to do the right thing and resign’. He added that, ‘given the current situation the honourable thing to do is to resign”. Hon. Wale pointed to yesterday’s protest and current…
Thursday 25 November, Honiara – Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI), as the peak body representing the private sector, is observing the current security situation in Honiara with great concern. As the representative of the business community, SICCI in a statement released today (Thursday 25 November, 2021) urge everyone to exercise judgement and…
The Archbishop of the Anglican Church of Melanesia (ACOM), the Most Revd. Leonard Dawea, is calling on all members of the ACOM in Honiara and throughout the country to refrain from participating in illegal activities including the wanton destruction of property and looting of businesses. The Archbishop is very concerned about the destruction of both…
HONIARA City was last night facing a night of terror as protestors vented their anger, demanding Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare to resign immediately. In a day which slowly turned violent, one female police officer was injured, a leaf hut next to Parliament House was torched, along with the Kukum Traffic Police Station. Shops at the…
The Premier of Guadalcanal, Hon. Francis Sade, has strongly call on all people of Guadalcanal living in Honiara to refrain from any unlawful behaviors and activities that would further escalate the ongoing volatile situation in Honiara City and the Henderson area. “I call on my good people of Guadalcanal to immediately refrain from any unlawful…
THE Makira-Ulawa Catholic Community in Honiara has celebrated the Closing of the Year of Laity on Sunday 21st of November 2021, at Holy Cross Cathedral. Thousands of Catholic believers from the province showed their appreciation to join in the combined celebration with the three diocesan. They began their celebration with the Holy mass at 9am…