DISCUSSIONS on corruption dominated the pre-Pacific Media Summit, which kicked off in Honiara, Monday. The Role of the Media in investigating the Management of Public Resources was one of two workshop sessions, held simultaneously at the Heritage Park Hotel. A Roundtable for sports journalists and preparation for the 2023 Pacific Games was the topic for…
PM Sogavare calls for international respect for Solomon Islands sovereign decision to switch diplomatic ties from Taipei to Beijing at the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly PRIME Minister, Manasseh Sogavare, has called on the international community to respect Solomon Islands’ Sovereignty and Democracy, a call that comes just four days ahead of…
PRIME Minister, Manasseh Sogavare, has told a meeting of the heads of states and governments of the ‘Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) that Solomon Islands fully supports the organisation’s objective to push for the Adoption of Multidimensional Vulnerability Index (MVI) at the 77th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Addressing AOSIS leaders in, New York…
NEW YORK, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) — Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi hailed the relations between China and Solomon Islands during a meeting on Tuesday with Jeremiah Manele, foreign minister of the Pacific island country. The meeting was arranged on the sidelines of the ongoing 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly.…
East Kwaio murder judgement set for October 6 JUDGEMENT for two men who stood trial for the murder of a woman in East Kwaio, Malaita, in 2019 will be delivered on October 6. This followed the closing submissions on Tuesday before Justice Maelyn Bird. Sonny Bakua and John Manassah had been tried in the trial…
Solomon Water continues to experience severe water shortages at its Kongulai source affecting many customers in Honiara. This started in July this year and as of this week there have been no significant changes to the situation. Chief Executive Officer Ian Gooden says, “𝘞𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘒𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘪 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦…
The Democratic Coalition Government for Advancement (DGCA) has affirmed its sincere support to the first-ever Solomon Islands Constituency Development Policy (SICD) which is currently in its consultation phase. Policy Secretary- Resource Sector from the Prime Minister’s Office (OPMC) Jimson Tanangada made this affirmation on Thursday during the SICD Policy consultation held at the Pacific Casino…
MHMS calls on the public not to panic despite the drug shortage at the National Medical Store as new supplies will be released today from its shipping agents and the Honiara Port THE Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) has confirmed the shortage of medical drugs at the National Medical Stores (NMS) but calls…
A YOUNG woman was sentenced to nine months in prison on Thursday for making a false report to the Police against her father in 2019. The now 22 year-old was sentenced after pleading guilty to one count of Making False Report, a charge laid under the Police Act 2013 Deputy Chief Magistrate, Ricky Iomea, in…
Member of Parliament for East Are’are Peter Kenilorea Junior is among the first to congratulate the new Member of Parliament for West Kwaio. The new Member of Parliament for West Kwaio is Claudius Tei’ifi who has selected Solomon Islands United Party (SIUP) as his party of choice. Mr Kenilorea Jnr, who is also the United…