The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) and members of the Australian Federal Police (AFP) under the Solomons’ International Assistance Force (SIAF) continue their preparations for the upcoming sitting of Parliament. Operational fitness and interoperability are key to maintaining the RSIPF’s Public Order Management (POM) capability. Over the weekend, RSIPF and AFP members participated in…
WESTERN Provincial capital of Gizo has recorded an increase of flu-like illness cases which has been declared an outbreak in the past week by the Ministry of Health and Medical Services. Honiara, parts of Guadalcanal and Malaita Provinces have recorded a high number of cases a fortnight ago. As a result, Minister of Health and…
Minister of Finance and Treasury Harry Kuma says the decline of logging in the country will affect government economy. Speaking in parliament yesterday, the minister said logging industries in the country continues to be one of our key export commodities. He said logging accounts for more than half of our total export earnings, and 16.5…
THE master of MV Taimareho 1 will today appear before the Honiara Magistrate’s Court facing manslaughter charges in relation to the sea incident in 2020 that claimed the lives of 27 people. Michael Roy Galo is facing 27 counts of manslaughter. His matter was listed before Deputy Chief Magistrate Ricky Iomea at 9am this morning.…
OPPOSITION Leader Hon Matthew Wale says the government’s foreign policy ‘friends to all, enemies to none is hypocrisy at its worst. Hon Wale made this statement following reports that a US Coast Guard vessel was unable to enter the Solomon Islands for a routine port call because the national government declined a request for it…
Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) have arrested a 40-year-old father last week for raping his own biological daughter in Makira-Ulawa Province. Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Makira-Ulawa Province, Superintendent Peter Sitai said it was alleged that the father occasionally had sexual intercourse with his biologically daughter. PPC Sitai said the incident occurred…
AMONG the six candidates contesting the West Kwaio by-election in Malaita Province this coming September is the wife of the former West Kwaio Member of Parliament (MP) late Titus Fika. Judith Ahuapata Fika who is the only female candidate to contest the West Kwaio parliamentary seat is looking to fill the West Kwaio seat which…
TEMOTU Premier Clay Forau accused of misusing more than $350,000 intended for his constituency when he was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Temotu Vatud will take his pleas to allegations against him today. He was supposed to take his pleas yesterday in the Honiara Magistrate’s Court. However, he could not do so because the…
World Bank injects SBD$729.435 to improve infrastructure here under SIRAP THE World Bank has injected USD89.21 million (SBD729.435) to Solomon Islands Roads and Aviation Project (SIRAP2), the launching workshop was held at Heritage Park Hotel, Wednesday. With the USD89.21 million, USD7.69 million (76%) is in credit and USD21.52 million (24%) is in grant, equivalent to…
AUSTRALIAN Federal Police (AFP) officers who are part of the Solomons’ International Assistance Force (SIAF) accompanied the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) officers on another visit to the Koa Hill community last week. SIAF and RSIPF are building stronger engagements with communities in and around Honiara including Koa Hill. During their recent joint foot…