LAND SAGA

Growing discontent within Cabinet to get the LSL/RIPEL land deal over and done with AS the Government’s proposed land grab scheme for prime land jointly owned by Levers Solomon Ltd [LSL] and Russell Island Plantation Estates Ltd [RIPEL] continues to drag on, there is push within Cabinet to get “the matter over and done with”.…

New backhoe for Gizo Town Council

GIZO Town Council (GTC) through its Waste Management Division was given a boost to address solid waste challenges at the Western provincial capital following the handing over of a new backhoe machine today. In celebrating the arrival of the new machine, a brief unveiling ceremony was organised after lunch this afternoon near the Western Provincial…

RSIPF EOD Team successfully completes operation in Western Province

The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Explosive Ordnance Disposal Department (EODD) team has successfully concluded a significant operation in the Western Province recently. Director of the EODD Inspector Clifford Tunuki says, “The team safely located and removed more than 100 unexploded ordnances (UXOs) that have posed a threat to local communities for many years.”…

Ambassador Kennedy thanked Solomon Scouts who saved her father 

THE selfless service and sacrifice of the Solomon Scouts and Coastwatchers were acknowledged during the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Guadalcanal, Sunday.  US Ambassador to Australia and daughter of John F. Kennedy made this statement during the dawn service at Skyline Ridge yesterday (Sunday 7th August 2022).  “Because of the selfless…