The Sub-Regional Coordinator of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Mr Solomon Kantha presented his Letters of Credentials to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Hon. Peter Shanel Agovaka this week. Mr. Kantha assumes the role with coordinating responsibilities across the Pacific region, including Cook Islands, Fiji, Niue, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tokelau,…
POLICE investigation into the Economic Stimulus Package (ESP) is underway with several statements being taken to lead the investigation. Police Commissioner Mostyn Mangau revealed that they have received the referrals of the ESP audit report from the Auditor General and are now inviting people for examination and question. He made this disclosure when asked by…
A 28-year-old man has been sentenced to two years and six months imprisonment for wounding a 37-year-old man with a bush knife in Isabel province recently. RSIPF Commissioner Mostyn Mangau said the victim and someone were sitting on a boat, sharing stories while waiting for another person, when the incident happened. Commissioner Mangau said while…
THE hunt is now on for a driver who killed a six-year-old boy in a ‘hit-and-run’ incident along the Noro-Munda road in Western Province over the weekend. The heart-wrenching tragedy has left a local community in shock and are mourning this young soul. The driver is still at large with the police pursuing his whereabouts.…
AN 18-year-old man who broke into the house of a police officer and stole electronic gadgets has been sentenced to 12 months in prison. Jeremy Saemala was sentenced after he pleaded guilty to one count of House Break-in and committing a felony. Principal Magistrate Elma Veenah Rizzu Hilly when sentencing Saemala highlighted the seriousness of…
Prime Minister (PM) Jeremiah Manele has survived a second motion of no confidence against his leadership. The motion, which followed a previous attempt in December last year, was withdrawn on Tuesday in Parliament by its mover, Member of Parliament (MP) for Central Honiara, Gordon Darcy Lilo, due to a lack of support. The second motion…
Permanent Secretary (PS) of the Ministry of Police, National Security and Correctional Services (MPNSCS) Karen Galokale has categorically and unequivocally denies recent false and defamatory statement circulating in the social media including those purportedly published by the Facebook Page “SI Community News and Issues.” Ms. Galokale in a statement issued on Wednesday clarified that the…
The Government for National Unity and Transformation (GNUT) has officially completed its Cabinet appointments following the swearing-in of two Members of Parliament at Government House in Honiara on Wednesday. Hon. Bradley Tovosia, MP for East Guadalcanal, was sworn-in as Minister for Fisheries and Marine Resources, while Hon. John Tuhaika Jnr, MP for Rennell Bellona, took…
There is a shortage of condoms normally distributed for free by Solomon Islands Planned Parenthood Association (SIPPA). In a public statement issued online Jack Martin from SIPPA said, there has been a stock out of condoms across Solomon Islands since February this year. Because of that they have seen an increase Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs).…
A 28- year-old man has been charged with the murder of a 63 year-old man at Ruagao village in North Malaita. According to Police Commissioner Mostyn Mangau last Friday, the accused allegedly struck the victim on the head and face with a shovel during a dispute over a land issue. “The incident occurred when the…