Girl, 15, nabbed for arson in CIP

A 15-YEAR-OLD girl has been arrested by officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at Tulagi Police Station, for burning down a dwelling house at Salavo village in Central Province on 4 January 2022. Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Central Province, Superintendent David Soakai says, “An initial report on the incident said that the…

Solomon Water increases water tariff

Solomon Water is increasing its water tariff for both domestic and commercial monthly charges. A statement from Solomon Water Board Chairman Tony Makabo on Thursday(6th January 2022) said the new tariff represented only an increase of 84 cents per kilolitre (tonne) of water for the lowest domestic tariff band. “We acknowledge that some households may…