Auki Police in Malaita were shocked to discover a 10-year-old boy consuming kwaso, a locally brewed alcoholic beverage in public with a group of youths during a patrol near the old Auki wharf last week. According to Malaita Provincial Police Operations Manager, Michael Ramosaea, the boy was seen in the company of older individuals who…
Parrots Women’s Hockey Club (HC) currently leads the standings as the HookIn4Life (HI4L) Community Hockey Competition Women’s Division concludes its Round Two fixtures. Parrots HC tops the table on goal difference ahead of Renegades HC, with both teams displaying strong form, each securing two wins from their first two matches and setting the early pace…
SUVA, FIJI – The 23rd Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Leaders Pre-Summit Foreign Ministers Meeting (FMM) concluded in Suva, Fiji on Friday reaffirming steadfast commitment to regional solidarity, against the backdrop of an unstable international geopolitical situation, and critical threats such as Climate Change, IUU fishing, economic crisis, increasing incidences of NCD and armed conflicts. Members…
The 2025 Solomon Islands Principals’ Conference is set to be held next week. The Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD) is gearing up to host the event from 25 – 27 June at theSolomon Islands National University, Panatina Campus. Held under the theme “Creating a Better Future for Our Children in Solomon Islands…
A specter is haunting the U.S. again – the specter of McCarthyism. Different from the 1950s when U.S. politicians on Capitol Hill were accused of subversion, this time the McCarthyist tactics are employed by the U.S. against foreigners in a hodgepodge of sectors. The boomerang of suspicion At the end of last month, out of…
The Office of the Auditor General (OAG) has welcomed four new officers as part of strengthening the Office in its mandated roles. In a statement on Thursday 19th June, OAG announced the commencement of these new members into the OAG executive and management level. The Office said, these positions are supported by donor funding, in…
The judicial Symposium 2025 got underway on Wednesday at the Pacific Forum Agency Fisheries (FFA) Conference Centre. It brought together Chiefs Justices from Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, and Tuvalu, alongside other senior legal experts to discuss recent developments in recent developments in international fisheries law. The symposium, co-hosted by Foreign Fisheries Agency…
WOMEN’s participation in the formal job sector is literally very low in Solomon Islands. This was highlighted by the World Bank Pacific Economic Update report launched on Tuesday in Honiara. The report highlighted that female labour force participation remains stubbornly low and stagnant. The report recommended that by increasing women’s participation into the formal labour…
THE ongoing illegal sales of drugs and alcohol has reportedly become a growing concern at Afio Sub-Station in the southern region of Malaita Province. Locals have raised alarms over the increasing use of marijuana and homebrew (commonly known as kwaso) which have been linked to domestic violence and criminal activities in communities in that region.…
A SUSPECT involved in an arson incident at Sinali Village in East Fataleka, Malaita Province, has voluntarily surrendered to police in Auki. The man turned himself in at the Auki Police Station fortnight ago, following a public appeal by police for those involved in the incident to come forward for questioning. Malaita Provincial Police Operations…