Seif Ples has recorded a 55% rise in rape and sexual abuse cases of children under the age of 15 years in 2020. This was revealed by Seif Ples’ Deputy Center Manager, Falu Maesugea during a Gender-Based Violence (GBV) talkback show on SIBC. She also highlighted that the State of Public Emergency (SoPE) is likely…
KING George Sixth School as of this week will no longer be used as quarantine centres as it prepares for its academic year. For the past weeks, the school has been occupied by those who came in from the low-risk countries like Fiji and Vanuatu to be quarantined there. Deputy Secretary at the Ministry of…
‘But critics need to believe it’ WHILE the public continues to criticise the Joint Taskforce- JANUS, the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) reassures the critics that JANUS will make a comeback to deal with the long-overdue issues related to corruption. Police Chief Mostyn Mangau told the media last week that Janus is still…
THE 2021 Legal Year will be officially launched at the High Court this morning. This followed the end of the courts’ vacation. The High Court had gone on a vacation during the festive season last month and is now ready to resume its normal business hours and services. During the vacation, the high court’s registry…
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, as Head of the Commonwealth, has recognised current Miss Solomon Islands, Ms. Gladys Habu, as the 168th recipient of the Commonwealth Points of Light award in honour of her exceptional voluntary service raising awareness of climate change. Gladys is an environmental activist who has campaigned for many years on a…
The Leader of Opposition Matthew Wale is a concern with the huge drop in the pass rate for students in the 2020 academic year. In a statement yesterday he cautions that drastic steps must be taken by the responsible ministry. The concerns were based on the school results for 2020 released recently by the Ministry…
Sports organisations, Churches, Honiara City Councils, and other community-based groups are encouraged to be more active this year. Chief Justice Sir Albert Palmer made this appeal in his remarks at the 2021 Legal Year opening yesterday at the High Court. He said apart from meaningful programs and activities being made available to our young people…
The Ministry of Police National Security and Correctional Services (MPNSCS) has responded to an article by Transparency Solomon Islands (TSI) which was published on Solomon Star issued No. 7724, dated 13 January 2021 regarding donation by the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) Embassy to RSIPF. In a statement MPNSCS said, it is usual occurrences for…
The Acting Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Malaita says that the suicide case involving the 12-year-old girl at Gwounaoa in West Kwara’ae, Malaita Province is suspicious and worthy of a police investigation. Information surfaced claimed that the deceased was not with her biological parents when the incident occurred. In fact, she was living with relatives while…
Solomon Islands has formed a new partnership with New Zealand to step up the response to the invasive Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle (CRB) which, if left unchecked, would pose a serious threat to food security and coconut and palm oil industries. Last Friday (15th January 2021) a Grant Funding Arrangement was signed by the Permanent Secretary…