A high-level Government delegation comprising ministers and backbenchers will leave the country this weekend for various strategic engagements in Australia. Led by the Acting Prime Minister and Minister for Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification, Hon. Bradley Billy Smoky Rodo Tovosia, the 14-member delegation is down for a tight week-long official schedule, a statement issued by…
DUE to the rising problem of kwaso (homebrew) and marijuana in Central Kwara’ae, Malaita which is now going from bad to worse, Auki Police recently conducted awareness talks. A statement from Police Media Unit said, Auki police have conducted an awareness talk at Afio and Anololo community in Central Kwara’ae on kwaso and marijuana recently.…
Simon Chottu has been appointed as the new Director of the Commodities Export Marketing Authority (CEMA) Cabinet Sub-Committee. The CEMA announced the appointment in a statement issued by the Government Communication Unit on Friday. The statement said, Mr. Chottu’s appointment marks a significant step forward in CEMA’s mission to revitalize the Solomon Islands’ agricultural sector…
A 53-year-old male suspect has been arrested by Taro Police a for an indecent act of a 17-year-old female victim at a village in East Choiseul recently. Police Media Unit in a statement said, it was alleged that the suspect asked the victim to remove her clothes several times but the victim refused. “Despite the…
TWO boatloads of people from Bougainville planning to attend a church program in Choiseul have been rescued by Taro Police in Choiseul after they ran out of fuel. Police Media Unit reported that Taro police have rescued the two ray boats originally from Boungainville few kilometres away from Taro island recently. The two ray boats…
CONSTRUCTION of a new Rescue Fire Service (RFS) Station to be located at the Honiara International Airport, East Honiara is set to commence. This came after the tendering process for the construction was concluded, a statement issued by Solomon Islands Roads & Aviation Project (SIRAP) said. “The contract for these works was awarded to China Railway Construction Engineering…
A training related to Mass-Drug-Administration (MDA) against Trachoma and Scabies was recently held in Taro, Choiseul Province. Both health workers and school leavers participated in the weeklong workshop, a statement from Ministry of Health said. The statement said, national Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) Program is facilitating the provincial trainings for scabies and trachoma MDA. “The…
Government under the leadership of Acting Prime Minister Bradley Tovosia, successfully negotiated a peace settlement following a tragic incident in the Tenaru area, Central Guadalcanal last week. The killing involved individuals from the Weather Coast of Guadalcanal, Marau, and North Malaita, sparking tensions and retaliatory violence. The Acting Prime Minister, demonstrating exemplary leadership and commitment…
LOCAL butterfly farmers are appealing on the responsible authority to consider lifting the ban imposed on butterfly trading so that they can be able to earn income for their families. A butterfly farmer from Afio village in South Malaita, Robert Hou, on behalf of Solomon Islands butterfly farmers in an interview with the paper, requested…
LOCAL tourism operators early this week get to learn how to effectively promote their businesses online using the digital market strategy as part expanding their business. Most of the participants were part of a workshop held in Honiara on Monday at the Solomon Kitano Mendana Hotel. Pacific Trade Invest (PTI) Australia facilitated the workshop by…