A MAN who was charged with the murder of another man at Lau Valley, East Honiara, last December is now armed with a lawyer. Daniel Kwalai of Public Solicitor’s Office has been allocated to represent the defendant Nelson Magi. This was confirmed when the matter was brought to the Honiara Magistrate Court last week. However,…
A landslide damaged a section of the tar-sealed road in Kilusakwalo, central Kwara’ae Constituency in Malaita Province last week. This was triggered by continuous heavy rainfall in recent days. The aftermath of this natural disaster has created a risky situation for motorists, demanding extra caution when driving this compromised stretch of the road. As of…
The Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) is concerned with the current road situation/condition affecting traffic from East, Central Honiara City and Western end of the city. As the organization responsible for the private sector in the Solomon Islands SICCI is raising its members’ concern to the caretaker government on the impact the…
Care- taker Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has conveyed the country’s congratulatory note to the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) on its 77th anniversary. In a formal letter to the Director- General of SPC, Dr Stuart Minchin, the care- taker PM Sogavare acknowledged that SPC is the oldest bilingual organization that continues to play the…
SOLOMON Islands Democratic Party (SIDP) and the Democratic Alliance Party (DAP) signed a coalition agreement to contest the National General Elections in April this year. The coalition partnership was signed by the SIDP wing leader Matthew Wale and DAP wing leader Rick Houenipwela. Wale is the former Opposition Leader and former MP for Aoke/Langalanga. Houenipwela…
Permanent Secretaries and Deputy Secretaries from the 23 government ministries have joined the care- taker Prime Minister and officials from the Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (OPMC) in this morning’s devotion. This morning was special as it was the first time for PSs and DSs to join the care- taker PM and officials…
Introduction THE rapidly changing moral landscape of the twenty-first century has overturned centuries of norms concerning the family, marriage, and human sexuality, leaving many people, including Christians confused. This is a call for Bible believing Christians to go back to the Scriptures and see what the Bible has to say about Human Sexuality. I will…
THE Gizo Island District of the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church in the Western Province has joined the globe to officially launch the ‘I Will Go To My Work Place’ witnessing strategy for 2024. This strategy aims to see the good news of the Bible shared at workplaces to prepare souls for Christ’s soon return.…
PROVINCIAL Police Commanders (PPCs) and Directors of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) have commenced a one-week conference in Honiara in preparation for the synchronized 2024 National General Election 2024. The PPCs and Directors conference which started yesterday will conclude on Friday. It is conducted under the theme ‘Empower, Prevail and Protect’ which were officiated by…
THE Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (SICCI’s) Building and Construction Working Group is pushing for the approval of the National Building Code Bill. This was highlighted during the group’s first committee meeting for this year in Honiara this month. The aim and objectives of the proposed National Building Code Bill is to standardize…