Two teachers have been arrested for allegedly consuming alcohol in public during their payday last week. Acting Provincial Police Commander (PPC) for Malaita Province Inspector Michael Ramosaea confirmed the arrest to Solomon Star Auki. He said two teachers were also in possession of kwaso during the time of the arrest. PPC Ramosaea said the arrest…
SOLOMON Islands Scholarship will be closed on 31st January. This was according to James Bosamata, Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of Education. He was speaking at the first National Talkback Show at the SIBC on Sunday. “Two more weeks left for you to apply because SIG Scholarship will close at 12 Midnight on 31st…
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…
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…
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,…
POLICE chief Mostyn Mangau says the joint taskforce Janus is still active but at a slow pace due to the Covid-19 operation distractions. However, Mangau assured the nation that now that the country is familiar with Covid-19, Janus is ready to return to its normal pace. “Some good results will come out this year,” Mangau…
Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at Henderson Police Station have arrested another suspect in relation to Winwin robbery incident in Central Guadalcanal after he surrendered himself to police on 14 January 2021. A 31-year-old suspect was arrested following an arrangement made by the investigation team to surrender himself to the police. …
THE CLOSURE this week of shops owned and operated by foreigners in the Lungga area has exposed a much bigger problem for owners of large buildings, it was revealed Friday. At the same time, foreign shop owners and operators in the area must each pay the maximum penalty of $125, 000 or half of it before…
Eleven people have been rescued after drifting at sea between Choiseul and Western Province on Sunday, 10 January 2021. Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RISPF) at Gizo Police Station in Western Province made the timely rescue, a statement from Police Media Unit said. Commissioner of Police Mostyn Mangau said the eleven people…
The Government’s ESP Committee continues to progress the implementation of the ESP support program into the new year despite media reports about the fund. A statement from the Prime Ministers Office said, more than 2,000 applications have been approved so far and have received their support. The Committee confirmed that the process has begun with…