SOLOMON ISLANDS is attending the 3rd Ministerial Dialogue on Police Capacity-Building and Cooperation between China and Pacific Island Countries, underlining China’s willingness to share its experience in the field of security. Police Minister Jimson Fiau Tanangada is attending the Conference which opened in Fujian Province, China, on 10September. Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa and Vanuatu are,…
PRIME Minister Jeremiah Manele has invited all Solomon Islands development partners to join hands with his Government for National Unity and Transformation (GNUT) to accomplish its ambition to transform Solomon Islands into a united and self- reliant nation. GNUT convened a Solomon Islands Government-Donors roundtable dialogue at the Heritage Park Hotel in Honiara on Wednesday.…
Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in Noro have arrested and charged a 36-year-old male person on 6 September 2024 for allegedly raping a 12-year-old girl. It was alleged that the suspect rape the girl in different times between 2021 and 2023, a statement issued by Police Media Unit revealed. The first rape incident…
A 39-year-old father has been apprehended on Thursday 5 September 2024 for allegedly raping his own daughter in the Western Province. Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in Western Province conducted the arrest, a statement issued by Police Media Unit revealed. It was alleged that the father rapes his daughter in 2022…
Thirty-seven (37) officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) have been farewelled during a final parade at Rove police headquarters in Honiara on Thursday 12 September 2024. Out of that thirty-seven retired police officers thirty-two are male officers and 5 female officers. Most of the female retired officers from the provinces while only…
Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele MP has reminded Parliament that it is the responsibility of the state to house the Prime Minister and not the Prime Minister housing himself. Prime Minister Manele issued this statement in Parliament to dispel what is clearly disinformation propagated by the Leader of Opposition. The Opposition Leader, through a mediocre Press…
Minister of Police National Security & Correctional Services (MPNS&CS), Jimson Tanangada, says Solomon Islands recognises the urgency of collective action in addressing security threats. Minister Tanangada, when delivering his keynote speech on Monday at the 2024 Conference of Global Public Security Cooperation Forum in Lianyungang, East China’s Jiangsu Province. He said Solomon Islands is grateful…
SOLOMON Islands and Hong Kong have renewed their cooperation on aviation weather services, making a pivotal milestone in their collaborative efforts to enhance meteorological services, particularly in aeronautical meteorology or aviation services. The two parties – Solomon Islands Meteorological Services and Hong Kong Observatory of the Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China…
Trial of MV Taimareho’s captain starts TRIAL of the Master/Captain of MV Taimareho 1, who was charged with multiple counts of manslaughter after 27 people were swept overboard the vessel in 2020 has started in the High Court on Wednesday. The defendant Michael Roy Galo is facing trial for 27 counts of manslaughter before Judge…
THE Ambassador of Japan to Solomon Islands, Miwa Yoshiaki has announced the arrival of 67 Lucas milling machines to assist the Ministry of Forestry and Research and local resources owners to process own timbers in an effort to ensure sustainable development of forest resources. Ambassador Yoshiaki made the announcement on Monday at a Japan Embassy/Japan…