Police arrest 7 suspects in homebrew related incident in Western Province

Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) in Gizo have arrested seven suspects for homebrew related incidents at Barakoma Village in Vella la Vella Island, Western Province on 17 January 2021. Supervising Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Western Province, Inspector Wilken Miriki says, “Two suspects were charged with illegal brewing of homebrew (Island rum)…

ONLY ONE POSITIVE

THE country has now recorded only one active COVID-19 positive case. This was announced by Dr. Gregory Jilini, Deputy Secretary for Health Care at the Ministry of Health and Medical Services during the first Sunday talk-back show for 2021 over the national broadcaster yesterday. In his update, Dr. Jilini said, since the transfer of the…

ESP fund intact

THE Government through the Ministry of Finance has assured the public that funds under the Economic Stimulus Package (ESP) are still available and payouts for the remaining recipients will continue. Permanent Secretary (PS) of the Ministry of Finance and Chairman of the ESP Committee McKinnie Dentana made the assurance yesterday in response to media reports…

New Gizo betelnut market takes shape

THE newly built betel-nut market for Gizo, Western Province is progressing well with only final touches needed before it will open for vendors and the public. The CAUSE (Community Access Urban Sustainability Enhancement) Project under the World Bank is constructing the new market.   It is located at Banana Valley. According to the CAUSE Project Manager,…