HUNDREDS of people from in and around Aola, in the Northeast Guadalcanal on Monday gathered to witness the handing over of their new area health centre. In a media statement issued, the centre was funded by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), through the World Health Organisation (WHO) Western Pacific Region with the amount of…
OPPOSITION Leader Honorable Matthew Wale has called on the government to urgently address the humanitarian situation in the Shortland Islands. Hon. Wale said recent media reports of people crossing the border from Shortlands to Bougainville in search of food supplies is a great concern. He said it is sad that our people in Shortlands have…
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare last week has announced six short to Medium term measures the National Government is proposing to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on Government finances. Following an assessment of expenditure and revenue projections, the first measure that the Government proposes is to ensure that essential government machineries are operational even during an…
SOLOMON Airlines will operate its second repatriation flight between Nadi and Honiara on March 30th, subject to Fiji regulatory approval. A statement from Solomon Airlines said passengers interested to travel need to meet non-travel partner entry requirements for Fiji The Wednesday March 30th flight (IE672) will depart Honiara at 9am, arriving in Nadi at 1pm…
The British High Commission in Solomon Islands and Nauru yesterday celebrated Commonwealth Day by presenting Joe Billy Oge with a Points of Light Award for his outstanding service to young people in Solomon Islands. Mr Oge, 45, received the 208th Commonwealth Points of Light Awards from Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II for his work as…
OPPOSITION Leader Hon Matthew Wale says it is alarming that the Prime Minister is peddling rumours about a repeat of the 2021 November riots. Hon Wale was responding to a statement by the Prime Minister in his nationwide address on Friday last week that ‘there are rumours circulating within our societies of a possible repeat…
The Democratic Coalition Government for Advancement led by Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has identified as its top two priorities the continued support of health grants paid to our Provincial Hospitals and the payments of quarterly service grants to all Provincial governments in its support for continued services delivery to our rural populace. Prime Minister Manasseh…
Minister of Police, National Security and Correctional Services, Honourable Anthony Veke has officially launched People’s Republic of China (PRC) Police Liaison Team training program with RSIPF this morning (14 March 2022) at Rove Police Headquarters. The training launched is in line with the government policy and commitment of ensuring that the Royal Solomon Island Police…
The Minister for Police, National Security and Correctional Services, Anthony Veke has openly welcomed any support to beef up policing services in the country with a view of further bolstering the capability of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF). Speaking at the formal launching of the PRC Police and RSIPF training programme today, Minister…
Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) and Solomon Island Assistance Force (SIAF) undergo preparation for the scheduled resumption of Parliament for this year 2022. SIAF recently had additional members from Australia arrive in Honiara to be part of the preparation Team. SIAF members participated in some RSIPF Public Order Management (POM) interoperability training. That POM…