Police receives 13 vehicles and 60 short barrel rifles from AFP through the RSIPF-AFP Policing Partnership Program

Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) have received 13 vehicles and 60 short barrel rifles from Australia during a handing over ceremony today (2 November 2022) at Rove Police Headquarters. The handing over ceremony was attended by the Honourable Prime Minister Manasseh, Minister of Police National Security and Correctional Service (MPNSCS) Honourable Anthony Veke and…

Friendship Hall court officially opens

THE new Friendship Hall Futsal Complex has been officially open for futsal tournaments following the official opening, Tuesday. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare officially opened the futsal complex court. Speaking during the opening ceremony, Prime Minister Sogavare announced that this is the futsal home the Kurukuru team and everyone in the country has been longing for.…

Nusatupe gets a clean-up

PLASTIC Wise Gizo (PWG) successfully conducted a one day coastal cleaning up program at Nusatupe Island near Gizo, Western Province last week. The clean-up involved the collection of all solid wastes as part of the International Coastal Clean Day (ICCD). As part of the clean-up PWG also engaged and one of the recipients that won…

Old Kurukuru players acknowledged

FORMER Solomon Islands national futsal players received a token of appreciation from the Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare at the Friendship Hall yesterday. The token, a sum of an undisclosed amount was handed over to the players before their exhibition match between the new and old Kurukuru players. Prime Minister Sogavare also took that time to…

Malu’u township eyed

Plans are underway to turn the Malu’u Provincial sub-station in North Malaita into a township. If this plan comes to fruition, Malu’u will become the second town in Malaita after the provincial capital, Auki. The North Malaita Member of Parliament, Senley Filualea, reveled this in his speech during the official opening of the government funded…

Landlords frustrated

Government delay in paying landlords their rental payments for housing Public Servants causes frustration INDIGENOUS landlords in Honiara are frustrated over rental payments of public servants officers now overdue for six months. They expressed their frustration during a meeting held at the Children Park on Tuesday. Spokesperson of Indigenous Honiara Landlord Association Eric Arifanata said…

Australia focuses on SI education

AUSTRALIA support to Solomon Islands has a strong focus on ensuring educational and employment opportunities are equally available for women in the country. Speaking during the APTC graduation, Deputy High Commissioner of the Australian High Commission, Sallyanne Vincent said Australia has been supporting the Solomon Islands to recover and emerge stronger post-pandemic. A key part…