AUSTRALIA marks the return this week of the final members deployed under the Solomons International Assistance Force (SIAF), after supporting the successful delivery of the 2023 Pacific Games and 2024 Joint Elections. SIAF was established after the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Australian Defence Force (ADF) responded within 24 hours to Solomon Islands’ call for…
Solomon Islands National University (SINU) students who graduated on Thursday have been urged to step out into the world of employment with courage and use their qualification to uplift their families and contribute to national development. Governor General Reverend David Tiva Kapu uttered the words of encouragement during the university’s annual graduation ceremony at the…
THE country on Thursday witnessed about 174 qualified teachers completing their studies at the Solomon Islands National University (SINU). The Teachers In Training (TIT) have pursued training program over the past years and have graduated with certificates, diplomas and graduate diplomas in teaching. A graduation ceremony organized by SINU on Wednesday at the Seventh Day…
CLOSE to 200 marijuana plants have been uprooted by Police officers in Auki, Malaita near Ngadefiu village in Central Kwara’ae on Tuesday, 20th August. Community leaders of Ngadefiu village have been working together with the Auki police for the uproot of the marijuana plants and arrest of the alleged suspect, a statement issued by Police Media…
MP Vokia and wife Ethel and co-accused election conspiracy case dismissed by High Court due to contradictory testimonies THE Member of Parliament (MP) for North East Guadalcanal, Jamie Vokia, his wife Ethel and three others who were tried on the charges of conspiracy to defeat justice and interfere with a witness in relation to the…
THE lawyer for the Member of Parliament (MP) for Baegu-Asifola Tagini Makario has filed an application to strike out the petition filed against the parliamentarian. The hearing of the application to strike out the petition has been listed for September 16 at 1.30pm. High Court judge Howard Lawry set the date for the hearing when…
THE Opposition Leader Mathew Cooper Wale has highlighted that the high cost of living in the country is a serious issue affecting people and it warrants the national government to re-strategize its fiscal policy to address. He was contributing to the debate on the 2024 Supplementary Appropriation Bill in Parliament on Wednesday. He said most…
PRIME Minister (PM) Jeremiah Manele was told that Solomon Islands needs to tap more opportunities in Canada to expand its scope of engagement with Canada. This was expressed by Solomon Islands Honorary Consul-General in Canada, Ashwant Dwivedi during a courtesy call on PM Manele when he paid a three-day visit to Solomon Islands. Mr Dwivedi,…
GUADALCANAL Provincial Health Authorities are being urged to provide an explanation as to the closure of the Tamboko Clinic in North West Guadalcanal so that it can reopen. It was reported that the clinic is not operating according to its normal service schedule for a month now, causing frustration to patients and the communities it…
POLITICAL Parties are key stakeholders in elections and the Solomon Islands Electoral Commission (SIEC) values the significant role they play, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Jasper Highwood Anisi stated. CEO Anisi was speaking at a one-day Political Parties’ Lessons Learned Workshop held at the Heritage Park Hotel in Honiara on Tuesday. The workshop brought together leaders…