Sape Farm ready to export frozen cassava 

SAPE Farm in North Guadalcanal is expected to export its first two containers of frozen cassava starting next month. This was revealed by the Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Franklyn Derek Wasi in Parliament on Tuesday. He was contributing to the Motion to thank His Excellency the Governor General for delivering the Speech from Throne.…

Corruption body still without a captain

The Solomon Islands Independent Commission Against Corruption (SIICAC) remains without leadership, following the expiry of Director General John Kouni’s contract in April. Sources have confirmed that the Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (OPMC) has yet to renew Kouni’s contract, leaving the commission largely inactive since its establishment under the Anti-Corruption Act 2018. In…

Direct seaweed export to China soon

SOLOMON Islands will soon export seaweed directly to China. This was an assurance statement made by the Prime Minister of the country, Jeremiah Manele when he was speaking in the parliament on Monday. This is good news for the seaweed farmers who lived in the rural parts of the country. This month a delegation from…

Accused to hear sentence submission

A Young man will hear the sentencing submissions and mitigation in the Honiara Magistrate court on Wednesday. This after defendant Zane Gegeu Taisia was found guilty of assaulting a woman outside of the Pacific Crown hotel, Honiara last New Year’s Day. He was convicted of Assault Causing Actual Bodily Harm after a trial in which…

PM commends citizen for calmness 

PRIME Minister Jeremiah Manele has commended citizens of the country, especially residents in Honiara for maintaining peace and calm during last week’s Motion of No Confidence. PM and his Government for National Unity and Transformation (GNUT) survived the second attempts of motion by the mover-Member of Parliament for Central Honiara Gordon Darcy Lilo. PM made…