Dear Editor – Women in the Solomon Islands can, and must, play an important role in innovative economic development and business expansion in the country and the DCCG, along with regional partners, including the Asia Development Bank (ADB) should continue to explore business development services for women and help gender disparities in terms of business…
Dear Editor – Writing from Thailand, I can comment more objectively when mentioning initiatives in the Solomon Islands which I perceive to be praiseworthy. A case in point, to begin, has been the staged week-long reconciliation ceremonies as a first step towards national healing. I believe the DCCG’s initiative in hosting the ceremonies was justified…
BRUSSELS, (THE JAKARTA POST) – Deception and lies have been commonly practiced to promote political interests by bad politicians. Emele Duituturaga, executive director of the Pacific Islands Association of NGOs, recently claimed she had submitted a report on the human rights situation in Papua directly to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the margins of the…
Dear Editor – The Prime Minister of Fiji who is in Honiara for the PIDF Summit is shamefully denying open and free discussions over the issue of West Papua. I for one, find it ridiculous that his speaking notes revolve around climate justice, instilling democracy and promotion of regionalism, yet he does not give a…
Prosecution has been ordered to advise court on the outcome of police investigation regarding a murder weapon on July 20. This was after prosecution informed the court that police are yet to locate the weapon allegedly used on July 20, in relation to the murder charge against Joel Abia. Principal Magistrate Augustine Aulanga said the…
Prosecution has completed its case in relation to the trial on the case of the Member Parliament for East Guadalcanal Bradley Tovosia and Guadalcanal Premier Anthony Veke. The matter was then adjourned to Wednesday next week so that the audio recording of some of the witnesses will be sent to the high court to be…
The police officer who took two state vehicles without authority has been fined $1, 500 on Wednesday at the Honiara Magistrates Court. David Hermis was found guilty after a trial for taking two state vehicles without the authority of the person who looked after the vehicles on 26, September 2015. The vehicles were the Crown…
The Youth@Work Non Communicable Disease (NCD) Warriors have started visiting communities in and around Honiara to raise awareness on the effects of NCDs. In an effort to reduce the increasing number of cases in the country, the group covered a number of places including Tanagai area and White River Clinic, Rove Clinic, Independence Valley at…
HUNDREDS of West Papua advocators in Solomon Islands and the region have gathered at the SMI compound in West Honiara to show their support for West Papua as a bid for full membership is mounting at the Melanesian Spearhead group meeting this week. Organised by the Solomon Islands Solidarity Movement for Free West Papua and…
A man accused of abducting a girl and raping her at West Guadalcanal will plea to the allegation on July 20 when he appears again in the Honiara Magistrates Court. A committal hearing will be also conducted on that day. The accused who cannot be named to protect the identity of the young teenage girl…