Speech by Ambassador Li Ming During a handing over ceremony The Embassy of the People’s Republic of China strongly condemns the recent riot in Honiara, which left Chinatown and other areas in ruins, resulting in huge property loss and social panic. Hundreds of Chinese families, including kids and women were homeless and displaced in distress.…
OFFICERS at Central Police Station have arrested a 34-year-old male person for allegedly brewing kwaso (homebrew) at Tasahe B area in West Honiara, Wednesday. Police Commissioner Mr Mostyn Mangau in a statement issued by Police Media Unit said, “Police have arrested the suspect at his home at Tasahe B area and confiscated all the cooking…
A POSITIVE COVID-19 case has been picked up by the Molecular Laboratory at the National Referral Hospital (NRH) during a pre-departure test recently. AN inside source told paper the required pre-departure test was conducted in late November, towards the first week of December. This was during the height of the rioting, looting and burning in…
Parents of 10 year-old boy tested positive for Covid-19 PARENTS of the 10-year-old boy who tested positive for Covid-19 upon their arrival from Fiji last week have been tested positive in their second Covid-19 tests. Prime Minister (PM) Manasseh Sogavare in his special nationwide address yesterday said this result has brought the number of…
MORE than thirty people who have recently arrived from Papua New Guinea (PNG) have been released from their quarantine centre, Tuesday. Majority of them are students who have completed their studies at a number of educational institutions in PNG. They arrived on a chartered flight fortnight ago. Since their arrival they spent about two weeks…
Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) at Henderson Police Station have arrested a 16-year-old male suspect for the alleged murder of his cousin brother at Boboru village in the Tasimboko area, North East Guadalcanal on 23 December 2021. Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Guadalcanal Province, Superintendent John Foru said “On 23 December 2021…
POLICE in Auki Malaita are practically handicapped this festive session due to lack of fuel and less logistic support. RSIPF in Auki has run out of fuel since November this year and has been obtaining fuel on credit basis to keep its logistic support running. To make matters worse, fuel depots that police usually obtained…
The community and parishioners of Dala – a parish within the Auki Catholic Diocese of Malaita will now be able to worship in a newly completed church building. The modern type-church building was officially consecrated and dedicated on Monday 27th December. It was constructed by Bros, a locally owned building construction company based in Malaita.…
JUST over a month after the torching of the Bank South Pacific (BSP) Ranandi Branch in East Honiara during the illegal rioting, looting and burning, another BSP Central Branch in Point Cruz, Honiara was stoned again on Monday night. No doubt the stoning has tainted a bad image for the country. Following reports of the…
PRIME Minister (PM) Manasseh Sogavare has announced an immediate suspension on all incoming passengers’ services until further notice. The suspension was put in place by the national health emergency operation centre after the country has recorded a two newly positive Covid-19 cases over the weekend. Speaking in his urgent nationwide address yesterday, PM Sogavare said…