THE Government through the Ministry of the Public Service has terminated public officers who have not taken their full vaccination. The ministry has given a three months grace period extension effective February 9 for public servants who have received their first dose during the extended grace period. This is to allow them to complete their…
A 40 year-old man who cut his 16-year-old nephew with a bush knife while he was sleeping over suspicion he had an affair with his wife has been sentenced to two years imprisonment. Eliah Eliot Manehogo Tobahogo was sentenced via zoom video link recently in the Honiara Magistrate’s Court after he pleaded guilty to one…
ATTORNEY General (AG) recently clarified the charges laid against the Papua New Guinean doctor and his wife who illegally entered the country on 9th January 2022. The Attorney General John Muria Junior clarified the charges during the Oversight Committee talkback show over the weekend, after a lot of commentary was made prior to the acquit…
SOLOMON Islands on Monday recorded 67 new COVID-19 positive cases bringing the country’s total case count to 7049. Minister of Health and Medical Services Dr Culwick Togamana in his daily update on the COVID-19 situation in the country last night said these figures are data collected from the provinces from midday, Monday. Dr Togamana said…
A 28 year-old man who people labeled as a con-man on social media after a YouTube Music Video of him went viral has been remanded in custody over a number of charges including rape. Jaret Sialo who was remanded in custody on Saturday faces one count of rape, larceny from a person, common assault and…
TWENTY eight COVID-19 positive cases are currently admitted at the National Referral Hospital. Minister of Health and Medical Services Dr Culwick Togamana said of the 28 cases, 23 are in the National Referral Hospital Golden Ward – the ward set aside for critical and severe COVID-19 patients – the remaining five cases are admitted at…
THE Leader of Opposition Hon. Matthew Wale has urged the government to condemn the actions by Russia in invading Ukraine at the United Nations General Assembly this week. Honorable Wale in a statement today (Monday 28th February) urged the government to speak out on behalf of the people of Solomon Islands in condemning the unprovoked…
Training continues for the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) officers that have travelled to Brisbane, Australia. The officers undertake training in new equipment and tactics. In their fourth week they have untaken trainings on. Range Safety Briefings; Range Controller roles and responsibilities; Range Safety Officer roles and responsibilities; Delivering 5.56 mm shooting assessments as…
GOVERNMENT’s revised policy aims to strike a balance between addressing the current health crisis at the same time ensure the country’s economy to function. This was revealed by the Chief of Staff Robson Djokovic in his presentation during Sunday’s talk-back show over the national broadcaster. He said in light of the COVID-19 community transmission, the…
A FISHING boat with a Chinese captain from the Taiwan Province of China and mariners have rescued nine people on a small craft which has been drifting in the open sea after a ferry capsized twenty (20) days ago. A Solomon Islands rescue picked up the nine people around 3:30 am on Sunday morning and…