THE Electoral Office has announced December 14, 2022 as the election date for the Western and Choiseul Provincial Assembly elections. Acting Chief Electoral Officer, Fredrick Bosoboe, announced this date after the election date was officially published in the gazette by the Minister of Provincial Government and Institutional Strenthening, Rollen Seleso, marking the opening of nominations.…
THE soon to be registered political group ‘IUMI For Change (U4C)’ led by the Malaita Premier, Daniel Suidani, will hold its first public awareness talk in the provincial capital, Auki, today. The group has successfully elected its interim committee last month will start its awareness programme at the Auki Central Market at 10am. According to…
The Hon. Minister for Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening (MPGIS), the Hon. Rollen Seleso handed over a 73 meters 12 classroom block to the school chairman, school management, parents and students of Hoffi Community High School at Koviloko Ward, Maringe, Isabel Province. The handing over ceremony was attended by more than a thousand people from…
SAINT Nicholas school on Wednesday celebrated the academic achievements of its students for this year at the school’s 2022 Graduation and Prize-giving Day. Guest of Honour at the ceremony was the Director of Tropical Glass and Aluminum, Justin Fo’o. In his speech, Mr Fo’o said the ceremony marked a major step in the academic journey…
A MONTH-LONG trip for police officers to undertake advance training in China last month appears to have been hijacked by the Executive of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF). The officers arrived back on Sunday and began questioning why four members of the Police Executive had to go on the trip, when they were…
SOLOMON Islands Seasonal workers in Australia and New Zealand are pleading to their families and relatives back home for more understanding about their situation to avoid asking them for more than they can afford. Speaking on behalf of the country’s seasonal workers in Australia and New Zealand, one of the seasonal workers said the burden…
A YOUNG driver who crashed into a group of people at Tenaru Bridge last July killing five of them has had his jail term increased to 15 years. His sentence was increased after the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) appealed his sentence of six and a half years in prison, saying it…
Wale concern with Australia’s plan to accelerate 2nd rearmament plan OPPOSITION Leader Hon Matthew Wale says Australia and China will turn Solomon Islands into a police state if they continue to compete in sucking up to Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare’s wishes. Hon Wale made this statement following new information from Canberra that Australia will pump…
The 32 officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) undertaking the Policing Training Seminar in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) have completed their one (1) months onsite training. The RSIPF delegation left Solomon Islands on 08 October 2022 to China for this training and returned on the 6 of November 2022. The…
PRC unleashes its donation towards community policing out of generosity, not for show THE Peoples’ Republic of China officially handed over 20 motor vehicles and 30 motor bikes to the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at a ceremony at the Rove grounds in West Honiara this morning. Beijing’s donation is intended to help police…