A foreign, locally registered vessel detained for breaching its license conditions

A foreign local registered vessel has been detained by Police Maritime of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF). This was  for breaching its license condition at Indispensable Reef out of Renbel province recently. The arrest was made during the Royal Solomon Island Police Vessel (RSIPV) Gizo deployment under Operation Kurukuru 2025 to patrol our Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).…

Bond Uni medical students 5th cohort for 2025 end internship 

The Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) through the National Referral Hospital (NRH) has acknowledged eight senior final-year medical students from Bond University, Australia, who successfully completed a six-week clinical internship at Gizo Provincial Hospital and Helena Goldie Hospital in Munda, Western Province from 25 August to 3 October 2025.  The internship was made…

KONOFILIA RE-ARRESTED, REMANDED

MOFFAT Konofilia, who faces charges of sedition and unlawful assembly for allegedly leading a group of people to protest at the National Parliament during the November 2021 riot, has been re-arrested and remanded in custody. The prosecution confirmed that Konofilia returned to the Solomon Islands on Tuesday 28th October and was re-arrested on the following…

Paediatric cardiology team conduct cardiac screening, reviews

A visiting Paediatric cardiology team from Australia has successfully completed community screening for rheumatic heart disease in Nguvia Community School, Ngalibiu Community School, St. Mary Tanagai Community School, Visale Community School. In the final two days of their visit, the team also conducted cardiac reviews of patients at the National Referral hospital (NRH). The delegation…

Australia signs deal with Satona for solar street lighting project

The signing ceremony for the Satona Solar Street Lighting Project in West Guadalcanal was officially completed, marking another milestone in community development under the Solomon Islands–Australia Community Partnership Program. The agreement was signed, Thursday 30th October at the Kitano Mendana Hotel by the Acting Australian High Commissioner, Mr. Andrew Schloeffel, and Mr. Clement Marigeni, the…

NPF donates to Cancer Trust Fund

Solomon Islands National Provident Fund (SINPF) is supporting the fight against cancer in the country by donating five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) to the National Referral Hospital Cancer Trust Fund under Oncology Department on Wednesday 31st October 2025. This was during a Cancer Awareness held at the NPF Office. The Health Awareness was conducted by Dr. Andrew Soma – Head of NRH Oncology Unit.  He said the month of…