CONFIDENCE under the Democratic Coalition Government for Advancement (DCGA) government led by Prime Minister (PM) Manasseh Sogavare will be tested on the floor of Parliament today. This comes as the much anticipated motion of no confidence will be debated this morning. Opposition Leader Matthew Wale filed the motion more than a week ago. The Office…
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) wishes to advise the general public in Honiara City and Guadalcanal Province, that the Minister of Home Affairs, Hon. Christopher Laore has signed a liquor ban order to be enforced from 6 – 7 December 2021. The Liquor Ban Order (N0.309) 2021, was signed on 4 December 2021…
A long time ethnic Chinese businessman has expressed disgust at the looting and destruction of his Chinatown family home and shop last week. “Our generation has nothing to do with politics here. All we have been doing is to provide a service which has been appreciated by many over the years. Our premises were never…
It is unfortunate that the Leader of Official Opposition (LOO) has continued unashamedly to display to the general public the features of his motion of no confidence which judging by his statements are clearly weak, lacking substance and filled up with repetitions of petty issues. The National Government made the statement in response to the…
THE Member of Parliament for East Areáre Constituency Peter Kenilorea Junior urges all Solomon Islanders to allow Members of Parliament to undertaken their duty in peace and to respect the outcome of the process. Mr Kenilorea posted this statement online (Facebook) today as the nation prepares for the motion of no confidence against Prime Minister…
THE Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) will not hesitate to arrest anyone who posts inflammatory comments about the current situation on social media. This was the statement of Commissioner of Police Mostyn Mangau today (5th December 2021) as he warned social media users to stop posting provoking statements that could instigate violence among people.…
LOCAL Solomon Islanders are reported to be safe after the Inglewood floods, in Queensland, Australia, Tuesday last week. It was a rising floodwater from the Macintyre River that forces a flood that has affected buildings, businesses, homes and streets. The flood happened due to heavy-rain-down-pour as farms near Inglewood were affected by the flood. It…
HONIARA Senior High School has been down on its knees when some significants buildings were burnt down on 24th Wednesday’s night by the angry rioters and looters. Honiara High School is owned by the Honiara City Council (HCC) and one of the pioneer schools in the country. It has survived some passed riots until some…
A Man from Central Kwara’ae in Malaita has appealed to the Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare to stop using provoking and disrespectful words to refer to Malaita and its leaders. Jessy Pepate’e of Maoro community stated this after listening to PM Sogavare’s hate speech towards Malaitans and its leaders recently. Mr. Pepate’e said using words like,…
POLICE Chief Mostyn Mangau has denied claims there were divisions among his executives during the recent unrest which saw the intervention of foreign troops into the country. He said in terms of the police force, they were tasked according to their plan. “There is the operational team, there is the support team as well as…