The Speaker of Parliament who is the current chairman of the Solomon Islands Electoral Commission (SIEC), Sir Patterson Oti, is expected to visit the Malaita provincial capital tomorrow ahead of the two bye-elections in the province. The Solomon Islands Electoral Office in Auki said Sir Patteson will be in Auki as part of a two-day…
POLICE are investigating a purported anti-government Facebook page administrator who spread rumours about a “Secret Malaitan Force” targeting the Prime Minister during the recent parliament sitting. Deputy Commissioner (DC) National Security and Operation Support (NSOS), Ian Vaevaso said though there are some technical issues because it appears on Facebook, they are working with the Solomon…
Life time convict, Max Gosia Taiga, who killed his employer, a Chinese businesswoman insider her shop at White Angel Building at Point Cruz, Honiara will spend 25 years in jail before he is eligible for parole. High Court judge, Howard Lawry when sentencing Taiga on Wednesday said this is not the first time for an…
Auluta Basin’s long idle Oil Palm Project converted to Rice farming AULUTA Basin landowning tribes have come forward and presented copies of their land ownership documents to the national government to proceed with the Rice project proposed by the Member of Parliament for East Malaita and Deputy Prime Minister, Manasseh Maelanga. The documents were received…
THE Ambassador of Israel to Solomon Islands, Roi Rosenblit, has presented His Credentials to the Acting Governor General, Patterson Oti yesterday morning. In welcoming the Israeli ambassador, the Acting Governor General, Sir Patterson, said the relationship between Solomon Islands and Israel is historical, since Solomon Islands is named after the biblical king of Israel ‘King…
THE United States Naval Pacific Partnership 2022 which ended its mission in the country last weekend promised to support Solomon Islands during the time of natural disasters by providing services that are domestically unavailable. The Civil Military Coordination Advisor based in Hawaii, Greg Saint Pierre, confirmed this assistance to this paper in an interview last…
The Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) has removed a 294 kg Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) at Taro airstrip in Choiseul Province on Monday, the 12th of September, 2022. Deputy Commissioner (DC) National Security and Operation Support (NSOS) Mr Ian Vaevaso said the UXO is from the United States (US) used during…
The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) Dr. Samson Viulu has paid a courtesy visit to the Honourable Premier of Malaita Province Daniel Suidani at his Office in Auki on Tuesday 14th September, 2022. During the meeting, PS Viulu explained to the Premier the purpose of MRD official’s presence in Auki which…
Parties remain optimistic of good deadline outcome over Hell’s Point THE deadline ordered by the High Court to pay LSL/RIPEL for the use of its Hell’s Point land some $43.9- million plus rentals came and went on Wednesday without any payment. LSL stands for Levers Solomons Limited and RIPEL stands for Russell Islands Plantations Limited.…
THE 28-day notice put up by the Malaita Provincial Government (MPG) as the deadline for the national government to respond to its 15-point log of claims has lapsed without any response from the Prime Minister’s Office. The Malaita Premier, Daniel Suidani, submitted the Malaita Peoples’ Log of Claims to the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of…