A team of senior officials from the Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) paid a courtesy call to the President of Noro Town, Fred Napthalae on Thursday 26 September. The team was in Noro, for a consultation on the CDF Act 2023 draft regulation and its Drafting Instructions, with the Noro Town Council, the public, and…
A TOTAL of 41 candidates have given their lives to Jesus and undergo spiritual transformation by going through the water of baptism recently at Gizo, Western Province. Gizo Island District of the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church conducted the baptism on Sabbath (Saturday), 21st September. The baptism was conducted at the Gizo GF Jones Memorial Adventist…
A SESSION to prepare Solomon Island for a first Global Ministerial Conference to End Violence Against Children (VAC) was held last week in Honiara. The upcoming conference will take place from the 7th–8th November in Bogota, Columbia. To prepare for the international event, the Ministry of Women, Youth, Children, and Family Affairs (MWYCFA), in partnership with the…
A 49-year-old father has been arrested for allegedly raping his own daughter over a period of time that eventually results in her being pregnant in a village on Isabel province. Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) in Buala conducted the arrest. Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Isabel Province, Inspector Harry Vanosi said, “It…
Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) in Buala have arrested 11 suspects for different offenses committed during an investigation operation to Gao/Bugotu constituency recently. The 11 suspects have been arrested and charged for restriction on making liquor contrary to section 50 (2) (c) of the liquor act, house breaking and committing felony…
Seven suspects have been arrested for brewing kwaso (homebrew) at Poroporo village in Northwest Choiseul recently. Taro Police made the successful arrest. The arrest came about when information was received that a group of youths engaged in making kwaso. Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Choiseul Province, Superintendent Berry Pogesopa said, “This has raised great concern from…
BSP Financial Group Limited is working to find a solution to the ‘Duplicate Transaction Issue’ which has affected a lot of its customers in Solomon Islands that perform a number of transactions on Thursday. BSP in a statement issued at 3pm today, Friday assured customers that its technical teams are investigating this issue to rectify…
SIG, UNDP inaugurate milestone Tool to operationalize iMRV roadmap and enhance climate information system in accordance with UNFCCC, Paris Agreement THE Climate Change Division (CCD) of the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management, and Meteorology (MECDM) in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) launched the Solomon Islands National Integrated Monitoring, Reporting, and…
GUADALCANAL Province Premier Willie Atu has hailed the bilaterial relations between Solomon Islands and China, acknowledging the infrastructure transformational changes that it brought about in Honiara. Premier Atu praised the 5-year-old SI-Sino relations when a delegation from Jiangmen City of the People’s Republic of China’s Guangdong Province paid a courtesy call on him and his…
MAJOR earthworks at the new SBD $250 million Naha Birthing and Urban Health Centre in Honiara are now complete, with the pouring of concrete foundations commencing last weekend. Australian High Commissioner Rod Hilton said he was delighted with the progress of major milestones at Solomon Islands’ first Urban Health Centre. “The Naha project is well…