Province urged to control foreign businesses in Auki By SOLOMON LOFANAin Auki LOCAL business owners in Malaita want their provincial government to control the influx of Chinese business operators into the province. The call came from a business summit held in Auki, Wednesday. Civil society group Malaita for Democracy (M4D) organised the one-day summit. Up…
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) is taking proactive action to prevent possible importation of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in Solomon Islands, with measures being strengthened at the airport and ports, increased surveillance of influenza like-illness in the Country and at points of entry and information for travelers entering and leaving the country, among…
OPPOSITION leader Matthew Wale has called on the Ministry of Health & Medical Services to take preemptive steps to protect Solomon Islands against the outbreak of the Wuhan coronavirus in Wuhan, China and its rapid spread throughout major cities in China. Wale said now with confirmed cases in other parts of the world, Solomon Islands…
CHIEF Justice Sir Albert Palmer has called on judicial officers and legal practitioners to avoid unnecessary delays of cases. He said this is to avoid clogging up the court lists and delaying of delivery of judgments. “Make 2020 a year when cases can be disposed of promptly and not prolonged unnecessarily, clogging up the court…
SOUTH Pacific Oil (SPOL) on Wednesday handed over 300 empty drums to the Honiara city council (HCC) as part of efforts to clean up the city. SPOL’s Director of the Waste Management & Control Division George Bogese said the drums will be put up along the streets of Honiara for people to dispose off their rubbish. He…
United States Ambassador to Solomon Islands, Erin Elizabeth McKee, today presented her credentials to Governor-General Sir David Vunagi, formally marking the beginning of her ambassadorship to Solomon Islands. “This is the culmination of my career, my foreign service journey, and it is a tremendous privilege to represent the United States of America to this important…
Members of the family of a 16-year-old boy who allegedly committed suicide have accepted the cause of death of their son at Koda Village in the Paru area of North West Guadalcanal on 21 January 2020. Information received by police revealed that prior to the death of the young boy, his father noticed his son’s…
AUKI police uprooted and removed more than 500 Marijuana plants at Alafe area in Central Kwara’ae, Wednesday. And Inspector Fredrick Pado thanked the community leaders of Alafe and surrounding areas for working together with the police. He said the raid on the marijuana garden will result in the reduction of the illegal sale and consumption…
Boat found, nine missing By ULUTAH GINA A BOAT carrying nine people that went missing on January 15 in the waters between Western and Choiseul provinces has been found on Monday, but without the passengers. Police say the boat was located in the Ritamala area in Kia, Santa Isabel Province, but there were no people on…
CHIEF Justice Sir Albert Palmer has conveyed his condolences to the Australia bush fire victims. This was when he was acknowledging Australia as the main donor partner to Solomon Islands for the judiciary, at the opening of the 2020 legal year last Thursday. “We remember the families who have lost loved ones and properties and…