PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare concluded his official trip to Vanuatu last week with a meeting with the Solomon Islands- Vanuatu Community in Port Vila. Prime Minister Sogavare was in Port Vila for the 22nd Melanesian Spearhead Group Leaders Summit which concluded on Thursday. Leader of the Solomon Islands Vanuatu Community Miltus Fomani Maliu expressed sincere…
THE Western Provincial Government (WPG) under the leadership of Premier Billy Veo is keen to develop Mile Six in West Gizo as part of its development expansion plan for Gizo Island. He reiterated that it has been the intention of past governments and his government to shift some of the commercial activities from the main…
A 40-horse powered ray boat carrying five persons, including one female, tragically sunk last Friday morning enroute to Gizo. The boat started its journey from Simbo and encountered distressing circumstances. According reports, two of the five persons managed to swim to Kongu village on Rannogah, where they urgently sought help for the other three. The villagers…
Government Ministers of the Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) Hon. Duddley Kopu and the Ministry of Commerce, Industry, Labour and Immigration (MCILI) Hon. Fredrick Kologeto on 24 August 2023 paid a courtesy visit to the Honourable Premier of Western Province Billy Veo at his office in Gizo. The ministers were accompanied by MRD Deputy Secretary…
Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at Auki Police Station in Malaita Province are conducting a search for the body of a male person who had gone missing after a fishing trip near the Ramos Island on 22 August 2023. Two male persons were on a fishing trip in a white and…
HIGH PROFILE Appointed Councilor of the Honiara City Council and businessman, John Szetu, was arrested on Thursday night, allegedly for obstruction of justice, police have confirmed. But the case got an interesting twist shortly after Appointed Cr Szetu was taken into custody at the Honiara Central Police station. An equally high-profile police officer at commissioner…
Man charged for petrol bomb incident seeks bail A BAIL application has been made for the man who was charged in relation to the petrol bomb incident that occurred in July at Kukum, Honiara. Magistrate Emily Zazariko Vagibule Pakoa having heard the application yesterday, adjourned the matter to August 31 for the ruling. Mostyn…
THE Australian Minister for Communications, Michelle Rowland, visit to Solomon Islands this week for a four-day visit reflects the deep and enduring relations between Australia and Solomon Islands. Minister Rowland is the third Australian Minister to visit Solomon Islands since June 2023. She arrived in Honiara on Wednesday and commenced her mission here with a…
The Leader of Opposition, Hon. Matthew Wale, has expressed serious concerns about the competency of relevant authorities amidst a worsening drug shortage in the nation. While MHMS previously assured a return to normalcy at NRH by the end of last week, Hon. Wale points out that the promise remains unfulfilled. “The inconsistent messaging from MHMS…
PRIME Minister, Manasseh Sogavare, has urged the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) to pursue Melanesian solutions to MSG issues in order to maintain its relevance and influence. Prime Minister Sogavare was presenting Solomon Islands National Statement at the 22nd MSG Leaders’ open plenary session in Port Vila, Vanuatu on Wednesday. Keeping the statement within this year’s…