The Speaker of Parliament who is the current chairman of the Solomon Islands Electoral Commission (SIEC), Sir Patterson Oti, is expected to visit the Malaita provincial capital tomorrow ahead of the two bye-elections in the province. The Solomon Islands Electoral Office in Auki said Sir Patteson will be in Auki as part of a two-day…
POLICE are investigating a purported anti-government Facebook page administrator who spread rumours about a “Secret Malaitan Force” targeting the Prime Minister during the recent parliament sitting. Deputy Commissioner (DC) National Security and Operation Support (NSOS), Ian Vaevaso said though there are some technical issues because it appears on Facebook, they are working with the Solomon…
Life time convict, Max Gosia Taiga, who killed his employer, a Chinese businesswoman insider her shop at White Angel Building at Point Cruz, Honiara will spend 25 years in jail before he is eligible for parole. High Court judge, Howard Lawry when sentencing Taiga on Wednesday said this is not the first time for an…
Auluta Basin’s long idle Oil Palm Project converted to Rice farming AULUTA Basin landowning tribes have come forward and presented copies of their land ownership documents to the national government to proceed with the Rice project proposed by the Member of Parliament for East Malaita and Deputy Prime Minister, Manasseh Maelanga. The documents were received…
THE Ambassador of Israel to Solomon Islands, Roi Rosenblit, has presented His Credentials to the Acting Governor General, Patterson Oti yesterday morning. In welcoming the Israeli ambassador, the Acting Governor General, Sir Patterson, said the relationship between Solomon Islands and Israel is historical, since Solomon Islands is named after the biblical king of Israel ‘King…
THE United States Naval Pacific Partnership 2022 which ended its mission in the country last weekend promised to support Solomon Islands during the time of natural disasters by providing services that are domestically unavailable. The Civil Military Coordination Advisor based in Hawaii, Greg Saint Pierre, confirmed this assistance to this paper in an interview last…
LAST week’s parliament sitting that eventually led to the passing of the controversial Constitutional (Amendment) Bill 2022 has brought the reputation of Parliament and some Members of Parliament (MP) into question. This was because of the way the MPs debate in the highest chamber of the land and how the debates were controlled. During the…
PATHFINDERS throughout the country and around the globe will celebrate the World Pathfinder Day this weekend. The annual event will be held from Friday to Saturday. The theme for this year’s celebration is; ‘Lets Change the World.’ The programme will see all the pathfinders come together for fellowship – pray, sing, have Bible studies, share…
KOSSA COACH Eddie Marahare will be organizing a football tournament in East Guadalcanal to select players for team Eastern Frigates as they gear up to defend the Guadalcanal title. Home based soccer players of East Guadalcanal will travel to town to play against town based Eastern Guadalcanal players. Preparations actually started kicked off last month…
The Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) has removed a 294 kg Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) at Taro airstrip in Choiseul Province on Monday, the 12th of September, 2022. Deputy Commissioner (DC) National Security and Operation Support (NSOS) Mr Ian Vaevaso said the UXO is from the United States (US) used during…