Voters thank MP for not supporting China

NORTH West Guadalcanal people have uttered their gratitude towards their Member of Parliament Bodo Detke for his stand with Taiwan instead of China. Former Member of Provincial Assembly for Sahalu ward Kanuto Kobi relayed the statement through the North West Guadalcanal Stringer John Toki on Monday. “We the people of Sahalu ward in N/West Guadalcanal…

Suidani: my people want democracy

MALAITANs want to remain with democracy and not communism. That’s according Premier Daniel Suidani in a press conference last Friday.  “As a mandated leader of the province, I will have to be with the people as we are just representatives for them who voted us into power,” he said. Suidani added the people of Malaita…

Manele holds talks with Payne

FOREIGN Minister Hon Jeremiah Manele has held bilateral talks with his Australian counterpart Senator Marise Payne in New York over the weekend. A statement from the Prime Minister Press Secretariat said Foreign Minister Manele told Ms Payne that Solomon Islands continue to cherish the long relationship shared with Australia. That said, Mr Manele has acknowledged…

Dogs attack boy, injured  

A SIX year-old boy has been admitted at the Gizo hospital with serious wounds to his body after a group of stray dogs attacked him last Friday. The incident happened just in front of the boy’s family residence at the Gizo Top hill, Allardyce area just after 8 o’clock in the morning. He was getting…

China envoy here

THE two weeks diplomatic relationship between China and Solomon Islands is now gaining momentum with the arrival of a top Chinese official in the country on Sunday. Chinese Ambassador to Papua New Guinea (PNG) Xue Bing touched down in Honiara on Sunday afternoon to brief welcome from the Minister of Mines and Energy Bradley Tovosia and…

China switch declared at UNGA 

Foreign Affairs & External Trade minister Jeremiah Manele has formally announced the country’s recognition of Peoples Republic of China (PRC) at the 74th United Nation’s General Assembly in New York. On Monday 16th September, 2019 the cabinet/caucus voted in favour of the PRC over the Republic of China (Taiwan). This was after the Parliamentary Bi-Partisan…