The sinking island of Fanalei STANDING outside his home at Fouele settlement, Fredrick Maeaba gazes across the calm waters of Port Adam passage in the southern region of Malaita. His eyes were fixed on Fanalei Island, located some four kilometres across the waters. He was once a resident on that island. But six years ago…
MAINTAINING and strengthening security, law and order in Malaita province is everybody’s responsibility says Malaita premier Peter Ramohia. He stated this during the handing over of five newly build correctional service staff houses by the government of Australia to Correctional Service of Solomon Islands in Auki on Friday. Mr Ramohia said Malaita province is happy…
The RSIPF has welcomed the support from members of the public following the successful raid at the Lio Ridge area in East Honiara last weekend which resulted in the arrest of four suspects and the confiscation of 2,000 litres of the illegal substance kwaso with an estimated street value of $100,000.00. Police also confiscated distilling…
THE fact that Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) are silently increasing in rural communities, youths are encouraged to utilize the Voluntary Confidential Counselling Testing Clinics. Malaita provincial health director Dr Henry Kako stated this at the handing over of VCCT clinic to Fauabu Hospital last week. He said the VCCT clinic is important and youths must…
FOUR local government officers will be undertaking two years of study in South Korea under the Korean government. Korean Overseas International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) office in Honiara recently held a pre-departure orientation for the four successful Master’s Degree scholarship recipients. With a mission to nurture talented students from developing countries, KOICA invites high-caliber students from…
TAIWAN Technical Mission (TTM) in Honiara in its food security objective, last week held a workshop and distributed cassava seedlings to Kukudu Adventist College (KAC) in the Western province. The training was held on Friday – 4th August and was organised by TTM through the support and cooperation with Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL)…
Honiara City Police officers are investigating an alleged assault on two New Zealand (NZ) Naval officers at a night club in the capital on the night of Friday 4 August 2017. The two NZ Naval officers were in Honiara as part of the 75th Battle of Guadalcanal Anniversary Commemorations. Honiara City Police Station have interviewed…
EIGHT police officers have been accepted to take up peace keeping mission this year under United Nation. And Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) will have to finalise the numbers. Speaking during the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) hearing, Deputy Police Commissioner Junita Matanga revealed that eight applicants were approved for this year by the United…
Civil Aviation director kicked out after shocking audit revelation CIVIL Aviation director George Satu has been removed after a special audit found he mishandled a funding facility he has been managing. An Aviation staffer confirmed this after the audit, carried out by the Office of the Auditor General, found the abuse and mismanagement of the…
A TENTATIVE date to hear evidences on the case of two people accused of involving in stealing more than $130,000 from the ANZ bank in 2013, has been fixed, Tuesday. Principal Magistrate Ricky Iomea set down October 30 to November 3 for the trial on the case of Lonsdale Ale and Elma Toluko. These two…