‘Illegally harvested BDM products burnt into ashes’ HALF a tonne of bech-de-mer (BDM) products confiscated from both individuals and Chinese companies were burnt to ashes by the Ministry of Fisheries & Marine Resources (MFMR) Compliance team, Thursday. Speaking before the products were burnt, Director of Fisheries, Eddie Honiwala said the decision to burn the…
THE Australia High Commission to Solomon Islands His Excellency Dr Lachlan Strahan has official handing over of the 13,000 AstraZeneca vaccines to Solomon Islands Government, Wednesday. During the handing over ceremony at the National Medical Store, High Commission Strahan said the 13,000 doses are part of the 60,000 pledged by his country which was produced…
Solomon Islands and Australia are committed to working together to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, saving lives and protecting our economies. Australia will provide Solomon Islands with large quantities of safe and effective vaccines over the coming months. Australian High Commissioner Dr Lachlan Strahan formally handed over the first delivery of Australian-made AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines to…
Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) at Henderson and Macau Police Station are investigating the death of an adult male person in his 50s after an Outboard Motor (OBM) engine run on top his dugout canoe in East Central Guadalcanal last night (16 June 2021). Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Guadalcanal Province, Chief Superintendent Alfred Uiga…
TINA River Hydropower system will have the capacity to supply between 70 – 80 percent of the total power requirement for Honiara city. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare highlighted during his keynote address at the signing of the Financing Agreement of the Tina River Transmission System, Wednesday this week. The Prime Minister said he was informed…
“Gov’t must change payroll system” Pro to respond to proposal on $300k theft case Bangladeshi rape accused back in court, June 22 “Gov’t must change payroll system” THE Government needs to change its aurion system in the Ministry of Finance and Treasure (MOFT) to avoid losing more money as the system cannot detect over…
Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at Naha Police Station Criminal Investigation Division (CID) are investigating the death of a 23-year-old male person in east Honiara on 14 June 2021. An initial report say that early in the morning about 3am on Saturday 12 June 2021, an argument over a mobile phone…
SOLOMON Power and the Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific [AIFFP] have signed a multi-million dollar combined grant and loan financing agreement for the Tina River Hydropower Project on Guadalcanal. The project is expected to create more than 200 jobs during its construction phase before the hydropower facility is completed in 2024. Prime Minister…
THE matter of the Chief of Staff in the Prime Minister’s Office Robson Djokovic accused of fraudulent voting during the 2019 National General Election will return to court again on July 14. This is for his lawyer to update the court on the status of the appeal that he lodged in the Court of Appeal.…
• Company defies High Court Order, govt told to act • Operation illegally enters customary land, causes environmental damage • Fact-finding mission encounters life threatening incident ENVIRONMENTAL damage and lawlessness is obvious in parts of Small Malaita where logging operation is currently active as witnessed by this paper in visit to a logging operation site, Tuesday…