ACCESSING faster, reliable and cheap internet connectivity has always been a challenge for Jones Adventist College (JAC) in Dovele, North Vella, Western Province. A nearby tower operated by Our Telekom is located in Irigilla village approximately 4km away from JAC. Currently, the school has access to internet services through Fuzion net, which has been working well…
The much-anticipated Motion of No-Confidence against Western Provincial Premier Billy Veo has been defeated this afternoon. After more than four hours of debate all 26 Members of the Provincial Assembly (MPA) went through an open ballot voting through the floor of the Assembly where the names of all the MPAs were called out. The Speaker of…
The Explosive Ordnance Disposal Department (EODD) of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) have conducted Unexploded Ordnance (UXOs) operations at Munda and Kolombangara in Western Province recently. EODD Supervising Director Staff Sergeant Ansa Puaraua said, “the ten days operation is a success in which EODD experts destroyed more than 250 UXO’s from the communities.”…
Prime Minister (PM) and Political Wing Leader of the OUR Party Jeremiah Manele MP has addressed the OUR Party Convention in Honiara. Prime Minister Manele recalled, from its humble beginnings in 2006, the OUR Party has grown to become a pillar of stability, governance, and leadership in the Solomon Islands. “Together, we have built a…
The first National Economic Establishment Census, NEEC, 2024 training for field officers has convened at the Solomon Islands National Statistics Office, SINSO. The two-day training involved participants from Honiara and Guadalcanal, Central Islands and Renelle-Bellona province. The training will help to identify the final list of successful field officers for the Census and prepare them…
Auki police have arrested four suspects in their 20s for stealing building materials for the newly built incinerator at Kilufii hospital on 28 October 2024. Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Malaita Province, Chief Superintendent Tex Tafoa said the total cost of the materials stolen is about SBD $10,000.00 dollars. Chief Superintendent Tafoa said, police investigation reveals that this…
Four suspects have been identified by Auki police after they allegedly threatened to kill a disabled person with dangerous weapons. The threatening incident occurred at Namohata village in West Kwara’ae, Malaita Province recently. Luckily some members of the community rushed to assist the disabled elder and managed to save him from those young men. Provincial Police…
Solomon Islands relationship with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is based on solid mutual friendship, recognition, and commitment to the One China principle. That’s according to the Minister of Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening (MPGIS), Wayne Kituru Ghemu when speaking during a recent workshop for senior officials of Solomon Islands, organised by Zhejiang Normal…
WESTERN Provincial Premier Billy Veo will face a Motion of No-Confidence (MONC) on Wednesday morning. It’s the first agenda on the order paper to be debated. The Western Provincial Full Assembly is currently underway at the Imagination Island, off Gizo. The notice of the Motion was submitted by the Member of the Provincial Assembly (MPA)…
THE past two years in office has not been easy for Alliance for Change, Alignment and Rural Economic Advancement (ACAREA) regime after assuming power to lead the Western Provincial Government (WPG). That’s according to the Provincial Premier Billy Veo in his opening address at the Full Assembly meeting on Monday at the provincial capital. At the…