A FAMILY has survived a deadly fire that razed down a house at Kobe village in Ngella, Central province last month. About five people, four kids and their aunt were in the house sleeping when the fire broke out and engulfed the home. One of the survivors, Rhoda Wale said they were fast asleep inside…
Kenilorea resigns to contest 2019 polls By ANDREW FANASIA PETER Kenilorea Jnr is leaving his permanent secretary job at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to contest next year’s national elections. He will officially vacate office on 29 June 2018 to vie for the East Are’Are Constituency, a seat once held by his late…
It always been a challenge for most amputees in the country for not having a prosthetic limb and this has put them in a awkward situation most of the time. The challenges remain for years due to lack of materials to produce them. But Fletcher Kwaimani Construction Company has seen this great need and without…
OFFICERS serving under the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) have concluded four weeks of intensive training to prepare for next years national general election. The Public Order Management (POM) and Operational Safety Training (OST) was conducted at the Rove Police headquarters. Assistant Commissioner (AC) Corporate Support Simpson Pogeava said the training was aimed at…
THE burning of a staff home at the Solomon Islands National University (SINU), Panatina Campus over the weekend is under investigation. The Fire and Rescue Services of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) is in charge of the matter. The unoccupied staff house was razed to ground on Saturday 23 June 2018. Director of…
The Western Provincial Secretary (PS) has requested the Ministry for Infrastructure, Development (MID) to retrieve the provincial vehicle which in the possession of the former premier. Mr Jeffrey Wickham was responding to a call made in the Forum Gizo discussion group in the social media on Monday. It was revealed that former premier Wayne Maepioh was…
THE Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and Minister for Finance and Treasury was really impressed with the outcome of the first-ever report of the Solomon Islands Poverty Maps based on the 2012/13 Household Income and Expenditure Survey and the 2009 Population and Housing Census. Manasseh Sogavare made the statement when officially launched the report on Monday at…
* RSIPF investigates death in West* Inmate charged for assaulting mate* Man attacks wife, arrested* One dead, police probe accident* 7 youths sentenced at Kirakira* Duo arrested for public drinking RSIPF investigates death in West Police in the Western province are investigating the death of a male adult while travelling on board a motorised canoe…
Judges and magistrates who are attending a week long judicial training this week have been assured that their time in attending the course is worth the investment. The training commenced yesterday at the High Court. Chief Justice Sir Albert Palmer made this assurance when welcoming the participants of the (PJSI) Pacific Judiciary Strengthening Initiative (PJSI)…
AN ESTIMATED 12.7 percent of the country’s population which equals to about 78,500 people in Solomon Islands live ‘below’ the poverty line and are regarded as ‘poor.’ This was highlighted by the Minister of Finance and Treasury Manasseh Sogavare yesterday when he officially launched what he described as the first-ever report of the Solomon Islands…