THE Solomon Island Council of Trade Union (SICTU) is calling on the government to halt all existing mining operations to review its mining and tax laws for the maximization of benefits to landowners and host provincial government and the national government before reopening the mining sector to investors. SICTU said the Minister of Finance and…
Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in Noro have arrested and charged a 36-year-old male person on 6 September 2024 for allegedly raping a 12-year-old girl. It was alleged that the suspect rape the girl in different times between 2021 and 2023, a statement issued by Police Media Unit revealed. The first rape incident…
A 39-year-old father has been apprehended on Thursday 5 September 2024 for allegedly raping his own daughter in the Western Province. Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in Western Province conducted the arrest, a statement issued by Police Media Unit revealed. It was alleged that the father rapes his daughter in 2022…
Thirty-seven (37) officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) have been farewelled during a final parade at Rove police headquarters in Honiara on Thursday 12 September 2024. Out of that thirty-seven retired police officers thirty-two are male officers and 5 female officers. Most of the female retired officers from the provinces while only…
Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele MP has reminded Parliament that it is the responsibility of the state to house the Prime Minister and not the Prime Minister housing himself. Prime Minister Manele issued this statement in Parliament to dispel what is clearly disinformation propagated by the Leader of Opposition. The Opposition Leader, through a mediocre Press…
Minister of Police National Security & Correctional Services (MPNS&CS), Jimson Tanangada, says Solomon Islands recognises the urgency of collective action in addressing security threats. Minister Tanangada, when delivering his keynote speech on Monday at the 2024 Conference of Global Public Security Cooperation Forum in Lianyungang, East China’s Jiangsu Province. He said Solomon Islands is grateful…
The Solomon Islands High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea, His Excellency William Soaki, had the honor of meeting His Holiness Pope Francis during the Pope’s historic visit to Papua New Guinea. The meeting, held on Saturday, brought together High Commissioner Soaki and other Pacific Islands leaders for a private session with the Pope. Among those…
TALENT comes naturally to a person. It is God-given and imbued in an individual. But talent can’t grow unless the person who inherits it is passionate about it and works on developing it. Floyd Badenogo, who hails from Santa Cruz and Reef Islands in Temotu Province, is an artist who loves to draw portraits and…
SOLOMON Islands and Hong Kong have renewed their cooperation on aviation weather services, making a pivotal milestone in their collaborative efforts to enhance meteorological services, particularly in aeronautical meteorology or aviation services. The two parties – Solomon Islands Meteorological Services and Hong Kong Observatory of the Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China…
Trial of MV Taimareho’s captain starts TRIAL of the Master/Captain of MV Taimareho 1, who was charged with multiple counts of manslaughter after 27 people were swept overboard the vessel in 2020 has started in the High Court on Wednesday. The defendant Michael Roy Galo is facing trial for 27 counts of manslaughter before Judge…