United Arab Emirates (UAE) national Mr Ahmed Tarak Al Mansouri from the Emirate of Abu Dhabi visited the Solomon Islands Pavilion for the first time Thursday this week and was attracted to the various handicrafts on display. After a brief introduction including the history of how the Solomon Islands was named, Mr Al Mansouri decided…
The Solomon Islands High Commission in Port Moresby in collaboration with the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary (RPNGC), this morning facilitated the repatriation of nine (9) Solomon Islands nationals from Port Moresby on a Papua New Guinea Government charter Air Niugini flight to Honiara. The nationals consisted of tertiary students and their dependents. They were…
WOODFORD International School continues to offer education to its students despite the community transmission of COVID-19. A statement from the school today (Friday 4th March) said when community transmission of COVID-19 was announced a week before 2022 school year began and schools were advised to close indefinitely, Woodford teachers worked to ensure students continued their…
Premier Suidani welcomes ‘reconciliation call’ with open arms MALAITA Province needs you and so be it, says the Malaita Provincial Premier Daniel Suidani in response to a call by Ward 15 Member of the Provincial Assembly (MPA) Edward Misite’e. Premier Suidani is responding to a call by the MPA for a reconciliation with the MARA…
ROYAL Solomon Islands Police Vessel (RSIPV) Gizo has transported nine survivors who are natives of Dawa Island, in Papua New Guinea (PNG), from South West of Rennel Island to Honiara after they were found drifting at sea and rescued by a Taiwanese fishing boat on 24 February 2022. Director Police Maritime of the RSIPF Superintendent…
On Tuesday 2nd of March, the Minister for Communication and Aviation, the Hon. Peter Shanel Agovaka and Australia’s Head of the Office of the Pacific Ewen McDonald exchanged signed copies of a funding arrangement worth SBD37.6 million (AUD6.5 million) for six new telecommunications towers to be built this year. The support for the towers was…
Former govt workers’ question policy approach, as 900+ unvaxed teachers still paid in full A GROUP of unvaccinated government workers who were ‘self-terminated’ recently, for not getting their jabs have questioned the government on how the No Jab, No Job Policy works. The former government employees were amongst the 222 Public Officers that decided not…
A PUBLIC bus has landed at the bottom of a tree at Kombito 3 in east Honiara yesterday, injuring one female passenger, after it experienced a mechanical problem. The bus appeared to have smashed against a forest tree. According to a bystander, Clifford Tom, the bus had people on board when it ran off the…
OPPOSITION Leader Hon Matthew Wale has thanked the Prime Minister and the Foreign Affairs for supporting the UN resolution to reprimand Russia’s invasion in Ukraine. The Opposition Leader on Tuesday this week wrote a letter to the Prime Minister encouraging the Government to support the UN resolution. Hon Wale in his letter asked the Prime…
The Livelihood Sector Committee (LSC) of the National Disaster Operation Committees (N-DOC) has today condemn in its strongest term the action of certain individuals going around collecting five dollars ($5) fees from households before they can receive food relief assistance currently distributed to households in Honiara’s Emergency Zone. A community member of Lunga told the…