The High Court Sheriff has received an order to evict Michael Hanikouna and his family from the perpetual estate at Kakabona, North West Guadalcanal, which includes Hammock Beach. This follows Justice Howard Lawry’s ruling in favor of Hatanga Ltd’s application for default judgment on 18 March 2024. The claim was served to Hanikouna on 13…
The Minister for Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) Franklyn Derek Wasi has launched the Coconut and Cocoa Revolving Scheme (CCRS) in Honiara last week. The launching took place during the commemoration of World Food Day in Honiara. Minister Wasi said, cocoa and coconut revolving fund has been designed to provide targeted financial support to register cocoa…
A TEAM from the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology (MECDM) has developed eight proposals for funding from donors and multi-lateral partners. Adaptation Consultant, Dr Michael Ha’apio confirmed this during an interview after a donor dialogue on prioritized climate change projects in Solomon Islands held at the Mendana Hotel on Wednesday 30…
THE Royal Australian Mint this week strikes the first Solomon Islands one dollar ($1) coin featuring the King Charles III effigy. On Monday the Governor of the Central Bank of Solomon Islands along with the Solomon Islands High Commissioner to Australia Robert Sisilo and Deputy High Commissioner for Solomon Islands Trevor Ramoni were invited onto…
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Explosive Ordnance Disposal Department (EODD) is conducting a Render Safe Procedure (RSP) for one of the live bombs found at Hatanga Construction site at Tinge Ridge area, West Honiara today, Tuesday, November 5, 2024. Acting Director of EODD, Staff Sergent (SSgt) Peter Ririvere, said the task will be…
Stealing a march on its regional opposition, the Solomon Islands was the only South Pacific nation represented at the inaugural event which attracted some 300 of the Australian travel industry’s most senior industry faces and key decision makers. Representing the Solomon Islands at the recent ‘Australian Travel Industry Association (ATIA) Beyond Borders’ summit in Sydney was…
FORM three students at Laugwata Community High School (CHS) in ward 3 of West Kwara’ae, Malaita province were hosted to a farewell function last week. This followed the completion of their four-day national examination. The event, organized by parents and guardians, came as a surprise to the students. It was aimed at honoring their hard work and dedication. For the Laugwata community, these national examinations represent…
In an effort to progress the improvement of the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD) strategy implementation process of the National Education Action Plan (NEAP) 2022-2026, a National Consultation workshop was conducted on Thursday 31st October and Friday 1st November at Heritage Park Hotel. Participating in the two-day national consultation workshop were representatives…
The Leader of the Opposition Matthew Wale has reiterated his call for PM Manele to immediately dismiss Permanent Secretry (PS) Dr Samson Viulu following his recent admission of reallocating RSDP resources. Wale criticized the Prime Minister’s initial reshuffle of PS Viulu from MRD to MAL as a superficial attempt to sideline controversy rather than uphold…
Strengthening the fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing to promote sustainable fisheries and enhancing maritime security across the Pacific are key outcomes of Operation Kurukuru, which came to a close on Friday. Operation Kurukuru was conducted over an area of approximately 21.3 million square kilometres over a two-week period. This two-week comprehensive Operation underscores…