AS the sun began to set on yet another sad chapter of Solomon Islands’ history, the People’s Republic of China (PRC), the nation’s newest diplomatic ally, has vowed to “offer assistance to the best of its capacity” in helping Solomon Islands rebuild. Three days of rioting, looting and destruction of properties in Honiara had punched…
Dr Aipia on value of rare earth metals found in salvage operations in Ontong Java Opposition Leader, Matthew Wale and one time Prime Minister, Rick Houenipwela, have accused Prime Minister Sogavare of engaging in ‘mythical solutions’ to fix the economy. They made the accusations in the debate on the no-confidence motion in the Prime…
Police have today welcomed the community support for the continued voluntary surrender of stolen property from the Honiara riots. This follows significant amounts of stolen property surrendered or seized under warrant in greater Honiara over the past week. Commissioner Mr Mostyn Mangau described recent police operations as an excellent example of cooperation and trust between…
The National Government through the Ministry of Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification (MMERE) is currently developing a National Energy Strategy (NES) to map out available renewable energy sources across the country. Permanent Secretary Dr. Chris Vehe announced this during the handing over of the Beulah Provincial Secondary School Micro Hydropower project on Friday 3 December,…
MEMBER of Parliament for Lau Mbaelelea Augustine Auga has used his chance on the floor of parliament to respond to criticism raised against him in a social media forum – the Lau Mbaelelea Forum. Speaking during the Motion of Sine Die in Parliament, Wednesday Mr Auga said it is the divine intervention from God that…
MEMBER of Parliament (MP) for Small Malaita has proposed that the controversial National Development Fund (NDF) be pumped into the Provincial Capacity Development Fund (PCDF) as of next year to help develop the rural communities. Speaking yesterday on the floor of Parliament Rick Hou in his contribution to the Sine Die Motion said; “I proposed…
PEOPLE in Honiara will continue to experience no water or low pressure to certain areas because Solomon Water is still turning off its gravity systems and pumps at Kongulai and Kombito springs. In a statement today (10th December 2021), Solomon Water said turbidity levels at Kongulai and Kombito springs have reduced but are still at…
MEMBER of Parliament (MP) for East Malaita on Wednesday cleared the air surrounding the lack of attendance by Members of Parliament (PMs) from Malaita within the Government at the Aimela reconciliation ceremony in Malaita Province. Speaking at the Motion of Sine Die this week Manasseh Maelanga who is also the Deputy Prime Minister blamed lack…
TWO men who were arrested and charged for being part of a crowd of people who were behaving in a riotous manner at Kukum, Honiara were sentenced Thursday. The men aged 21 and 19 were sentenced after pleading guilty to the charge of behave in a riotous manner. Principal Magistrate Felix Hollison imposed a one…
SHIPS that recently called off their services to Malaita Province will have their business licenses canceled for failing to provide reliable shipping services to the people of Malaita. For the past three weeks, traveling passengers between Honiara and Auki have experienced difficulties due to the fact that some ships called off their services. Shipping services…