More details on hefty bill revealed THE GOVERNMENT insists the 2.5 million bill incurred by Prime Minister’s delegation to the recent United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York is worth spending. Secretary to Prime Minister Dr Jimmy Rodgers made this stance in light of further details have emerged about accommodation costs for members of…
OPPOSITION Leader Hon Matthew Wale has called on police to thoroughly investigate the use of an alleged replica firearm by Win Win Company’s managing director to threaten a community at Central Guadalcanal. In a statement today, Hon Wale said apart from the intimidation charge as reported in the media, police should also investigate allegations whether…
A TEAM consisting of Wildlife Conservation Society and the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) are inspecting Vonavona Lagoon following complaints of increasing shark fishing. A statement from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and MFMR said the inspection was in direct response to concerns raised by lagoon fisherwomen who have reported an increase in…
A 48-year-old community chief who had sex with a six-year-old girl has been jailed for seven years and nine months recently in the High Court. The man who cannot be named to protect the identity of the six-year-old victim was sentenced after pleading guilty to one count of having sexual intercourse with a child under…
NEW permanent secretary for the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) Lottie Vaisekavea has warned people of importing pigs from Papua New Guinea into the country. He issued the warning to prevent African Swine Fever (ASF) from entering the shores of Solomon Islands. ASF is a highly transmissible viral disease that affected and killed pigs.…
AS demand for workforce under the Pacific Labour Scheme increase the Ministry of Commerce, Industries, Labour & Immigration has temporarily halted the fast processing of passports as of today. The reason for the temporary suspension was to give time for the passport officers to process and print the current huge pending passport applications. This followed…
THE Ministry of Health and Medical Services has received a state-of-the-art microbiology diagnostic machine from an Australian Charity Group based in Melbourne, Australia. The SBD360,000 machine was officially handed over to the Minister of Health and Medical Services Dr Culwick Togamana by the Australia High Commission First Secretary for Health Dr Alex Stephens on behalf…
THE Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) hosted a farewell dinner to the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary second contingent in Honiara last week. Deputy Secretary and Supervising Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Police National Security and Correctional Services (MPNSCS), Julia Twumasi said, “On behalf of the Honourable Minister for Police and National Security,…
THE initiative of setting up a Tolo Wala Council of Chiefs Constitution (TWCOC) reached a milestone with the approval of the draft constitution. The Ministry of Traditional Governance Peace and Ecclesiastical Affairs (MTGPEA) in collaboration with the Aoke-Langalanga Constituency and Local Court approved the draft following a successful consultation last week. According to a statement…
Notice is up as the High Court-ordered Hell’s Point eviction countdown begins IT is bound to happen – just a matter of time. The government knows that its days are numbered just as much as the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) does. Last week the threat of eviction in the Levers Solomon Ltd vs…