Pastor sentenced, set free A CHURCH pastor who confessed to leading a group of his relatives to the property of his brother-in law at Bonala Village on Savo island in Central Islands Province in February has been sentenced to eight months in prison. The 33-year-old pastor Bernard Bana received his sentence on Monday. This was…
SPECIALIST explosive ordnance disposal teams and supporting air assets from eight countries have started arriving in the country this week ahead of Operation Render Safe 2024. A statement from the Australian High Commission said over the coming days, more than 250 explosive ordnance specialists will be deployed to Western Province to identify and destroy explosive…
LAST week, Buruku School held a successful “Education Week” at the school campus, bringing toegther people from Ughele’s six zones to assist the school in maintaining its existing infrastructures and building new ones. Buruku School is located in Ughele Village on South Rendova in the Western Province. The Education Week was for both the Buruku…
IN a welcome parade on Tuesday, the Correctional Service Solomon Islands (CSSI) received Queensland Corrective Services (QCS) delegates who are here for an Early Management Development Program (EMDP) at the CSSI Headquarters at Rove in West Honiara. The EMDP Program specifically targets capacity development for CSSI staff with frontline managerial or supervisory responsibilities. At the…
THE parents of the newly crowned Miss Solomon Islands Elsie Polosovai have vowed their support towards their daughter’s reign, including her representation of Solomon Islands at the next Miss Pacific Islands Pageant. Ms Polosovai won the crown last Saturday night from five other contestants and her victory means her representation of the country at the…
Court to set trial dates for Ngella election petition in Sept A DATE to hear evidences of briberies and interference with voting in the petition case filed against Member of Parliament (MP) for Ngella, Choylin Yim Douglas will be fixed on September 30. That is the date when the election petition case filed by the…
THE Solomon Islands National University (SINU) achieved a historical milestone this year as its first student from Vanuatu graduated with a Bachelor of Nursing and Acute Care. The SINU 2024 Graduation was held at the Maranatha Hall in East Honiara last Thursday and this Ni-Vanuatu students was amongst the approximately 1000 students who have graduated.…
THE Indonesian Government has offered nine (9) scholarships for Solomon Islanders for the 2024-2025 academic year. A statement from the Indonesian Honrary Consul in Honiara announced these scholarship opportunities yesterday. “These Scholarships are part of Indonesia Government support towards Solomon Islands Human Resources Development. It is a grant program from Indonesian Government, which aims to…
THE People’s Republic of China will offer some 150 scholarships to Solomon Islands’ students over the next five years, starting next year. At the same time, Chargé d’Affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Honiara, Ding Yonghua has revealed that the bilateral relations between China and Solomon Islands “has become a leading model for the relations…
THE Public Solicitors Office (PSO) has initiated the launch of a sector-wide Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Program aimed at enhancing the skills and knowledge of legal professionals across various agencies. This initiative stems directly from the valuable insights gained through the Twinning Program between the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea Public Solicitor’s Office or…