Australia’s Pacific Support Vessel, Australian Defence Vessel (ADV) Reliant, will arrive in Honiara on 7 November 2022 for a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief exercise being held with the Solomon Islands Government. Australian High Commissioner Lachlan Strahan said he was looking forward to the vessel’s arrival next week. “ADV Reliant underscores our longstanding efforts…
PUBLIC transport commuters in Honiara have raised their complaints about the poor bus services provided by the public transport service providers. This has been going on for a while now and no one has taken the time to look at this issue affecting public transport commuters who are struggling to deal with customers services in…
Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) have received 13 vehicles and 60 short barrel rifles from Australia during a handing over ceremony today (2 November 2022) at Rove Police Headquarters. The handing over ceremony was attended by the Honourable Prime Minister Manasseh, Minister of Police National Security and Correctional Service (MPNSCS) Honourable Anthony Veke and…
PLASTIC Wise Gizo (PWG) successfully conducted a one day coastal cleaning up program at Nusatupe Island near Gizo, Western Province last week. The clean-up involved the collection of all solid wastes as part of the International Coastal Clean Day (ICCD). As part of the clean-up PWG also engaged and one of the recipients that won…
Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare highlighted that the need for an equipped police force is not only essential for security but it also contribute to social and economic growth. PM Sogavare made this strong emphasis at the handing- over of police equipment by the Australian government to the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force this morning.…
Plans are underway to turn the Malu’u Provincial sub-station in North Malaita into a township. If this plan comes to fruition, Malu’u will become the second town in Malaita after the provincial capital, Auki. The North Malaita Member of Parliament, Senley Filualea, reveled this in his speech during the official opening of the government funded…
Government delay in paying landlords their rental payments for housing Public Servants causes frustration INDIGENOUS landlords in Honiara are frustrated over rental payments of public servants officers now overdue for six months. They expressed their frustration during a meeting held at the Children Park on Tuesday. Spokesperson of Indigenous Honiara Landlord Association Eric Arifanata said…
AUSTRALIA support to Solomon Islands has a strong focus on ensuring educational and employment opportunities are equally available for women in the country. Speaking during the APTC graduation, Deputy High Commissioner of the Australian High Commission, Sallyanne Vincent said Australia has been supporting the Solomon Islands to recover and emerge stronger post-pandemic. A key part…
Court tells Solicitor General Banuve that he was brave for going to court without evidence in the beche-de-mer case of Dr Aipia A COURT of Appeal hearing into a $50-Million compensation awarded by the High Court to local medical doctor, Reginald Aipia, has wound up in Honiara, with the Court President saying the government lawyer…
A WOMAN has been sentenced recently to seven years and six months in prison over the death of an elderly woman in Malaita in 2016. Judge, Leonard Maina sentenced Ida Gwaro after she entered a guilty plea for manslaughter charge. The period of more than six years Gwaro already spent in custody was also taken…