CELSIUS Talifilu, the political adviser to the late former Malaita Premier Daniel Suidani, has been acquitted of two counts of unlawful assembly after the Honiara Magistrate Court ruled that he had no case to answer. Principal Magistrate Tearo Beneteti delivered the ruling this week, following no-case-to-answer submission made by Talifilu’s lawyer, Lily Ramo of JustLaw…
A DRIVER has been sentenced to two years and two months in prison for a fatal accident that killed a woman in September 2024 along the Alligator Creek Road in Central Guadalcanal. Devine Ahukela, 48, was convicted of one count of Causing Death by Reckless Driving contrary to section 38 of the Road and Transport…
Twenty-year-old Lawrence Ri’omola, an Agriculture student at Don Bosco Tetere Vocational School, Guadalcanal Plains has overcome immense challenges to achieve a major milestone in his education journey this year. Ri’omola, who comes from West Kwaio in Malaita Province, is the fifth-born in his family. He lost his father when he was very young, a tragedy…
Stunning images taken by Solomon Islands photographers have been recognised as winners in The Nature Conservancy’s 2025 Oceania Photo Contest, as the Grand Prize is awarded to Tauhi by Miesa Grobbelaar of Australia. Contest judge and acclaimed nature photographer Jarrod Boord said the Grand Prize winner, from the People & Nature category, highlighted the best…
The National Development Strategy (NDS) has been criticised by the Leader of Opposition Hon Matthew Wale describing it as too broad and vague. Speaking during the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Hearing, Hon Wale told officials from the Ministry of National Planning and Development Coordination that the NDS needs to be reviewed to be more simple…
As part of strengthen bilateral relations between Solomon Islands and Vietnam Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Hon. Peter Shanel Agovaka successfully went on a three-day official visit to Hanoi, Vietnam, from November 11th to 13th. During his visit, Minister Agovaka held meetings with key Vietnamese officials, including Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and the Minister of Foreign…
The Government for National Unity and Transformation (GNUT) has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening ties with France following a high-level courtesy call by the Ambassador of the French Republic to the Pacific Community (SPC), Her Excellency Véronique Roger-Lacan, on Acting Prime Minister Hon. Frederick Kologeto. Held at the Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet…
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force and Australian Federal Police Policing Partnership Program (RAPPP) have donated sporting gear to Ghaobata Football Club and Brisolona Futsal Academy in Honiara as part of their ongoing commitment to youth development, community engagement, and crime prevention through positive activities. The donations, which included; team uniforms, soccer balls, and training equipment.…
SUVA, Fiji -The Chairman of the Solomon Islands Public Service Commission (PSC) Mr. Milner Tozaka is leading a senior delegation to the Pacific Public Service Leaders Conference (Fono) being held in Suva, Fiji, from 17–20 November 2025. The annual Fono brings together Public Service Commissions and senior public sector leaders from across the Pacific to…
The Government for National Unity and Transformation (GNUT) has reaffirmed its strong commitment to improving health services and systems across the country during a courtesy visit by the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Western Pacific, Dr. Saia Ma’u Piukala. The high-level meeting, held this week at the Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet,…