Officers of the National Traffic Department (NTD) of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) with the support of the Solomon Islands Assistance Force (SIAF) mounted a traffic operation recently and arrested 17 suspects for traffic related offenses. A total of 380 plus vehicles were checked during the operation which happened at City Council roundabout.…
Senior Government Officials from Solomon Islands and Vanuatu are currently holding discussions over the Joint- Maritime Border of the two neighbouring countries on the Island of Motalava, in the Torba Province of Vanuatu. The meeting builds on the historical treaty signed in 2016 by the Prime Minister of Solomon Islands, Hon. Manasseh Sogavare and the…
The Office of the Auditor General is yet to refer the reports of mismanagement of Covid-19 funds to the Police for investigation. Police Commissioner Mostyn Mangau revealed this in a press conference yesterday when asked whether his office had received any referrals from the Auditor General’s office. “At this time, I’m yet to sit with…
SOLOMON Warriors FC’s young forward, Norman Winford has been listed amongst the eight football players to watch during the upcoming Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Champions League. The 20 year old graduated from the Solomon Warriors Academy team to the senior side and has made an immediate impact. He has speed, silky skills and can beat…
The close-knit Solomon Islands tourism industry and wider South Pacific tourism community is in mourning following the sudden death of Tourism Solomons Board Chair, Robson Tana Djokovic, who has passed away in Honiara. A native of Choiseul Province, Mr Djokovic first joined the then Solomon Islands Visitors Bureau in 2017 when he was appointed to…
A SOLOMON Islander is now in charge of the Adventist Disaster and Relief Agency (ADRA) Office in Vanuatu. She is Lynffer Maltungtung, who was appointed as the Country Director for ADRA Vanuatu, a statement from the Vanuatu Mission of the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) church yesterday announced. Mrs Maltungtung has worked with ADRA Vanuatu for…
THE Parliamentary Bills and Legislation Committee (BLC) has recommended that Choiseul and Western provinces join the proposed synchronised National General Election in 2024. This recommendation was amongst other recommendations made by the committee when scrutinising the Honiara City Council (Amendment) Bill 2023. Minister of Home Affairs, Chris Laore, revealed this in Parliament last week in…
DEAR EDITOR, Through the columns of your widely circulated daily newspaper I would like to raise my concern over public transport buses running short bus routes within our town. This issue has caused the public to face a problem in relation to the overcrowding of rail users at the main bus stops in the town,…
DEAR EDITOR, Please allow me to say something that has been affecting people who live in Honiara for more than decades. One can tell that there are new technologies advancing every year and I believe there are new inventory for water systems that may help solve problem of water being turned off when it is…
SOLOMON Airlines has passed the Operation Safety Audit (IOSA) programme for the International Air Transport Association (IATA). This means Solomon Airlines has been certified for two more years for the IATA Audit check. Solomon Airlines Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Gus Kraus, in a media briefing session this week, highlighted this achievement in which he acknowledged…