A 42-year-old man accused of assaulting his wife with a bush knife at their family home in Titinge area, Guadalcanal in May, is now facing attempted murder. This was after prosecution made an application Friday to make amendments to the initial charge of acts intend to cause grievous harm charge based on the evidence on…
A man has denied setting fire to his father in-law’s house in the Betikama area, of Central Guadalcanal in an incident that occurred in May 2025. Benjamin Maefa pleaded not guilty to one count of arson when he appeared before Principal Magistrate Emily Zazariko Vagibule Pakoa on Friday. Prosecution alleged Maefae was under the influence…
HONIARA: Woodford International School on Friday 15th August 2025 conducted a successful internal speech contest, setting the stage for their upcoming inaugural speech contest scheduled for the second week of November. School Principal Alex Haro highlighted the importance of the event as preparation for the larger contest. “We are in the process of selecting our…
THE celebration of International Youth Day in Auki last week was a powerful call to reflect on the past, embrace the present, and take charge of the future. Speaking during the event, Malaita Provincial Youth Council President, Philip Subu, who was also the guest of honour urged young people to take ownership of their future…
Prime Minister (PM) Jeremiah Manele has adjourned Parliament until Monday, 13 October 2025 to allow the Bills and Legislative Committee (BLC) time to scrutinise two key pieces of legislation — the Public Service Bill and the Mineral Resources Bill. PM Manele told Parliament on Thursday that the Government hopes the BLC reports on the two…
The Solomon Island Victoria Association (SIVA) in Australia handed over $10,000 Solomon Dollars to the Malaita Christian Care Centre, represented by Sister Doreen and Sister Anna over the weekend. Nancy Fugui representing the association handed over the funds to on Saturday, 16 August 2025. The funds were raised through raffle ticket sales and generous donations…
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) has reminded all recipients of the Cocoa & Coconut Revolving Fund (CCRF) under Expression of Interest (EOI) call one that the first monthly soft loan repayment is now due. In a statement issued by the Ministry’s CCRF explained, under the terms of the signed grant agreements, recipients are…
SOLOMON Islands has been ranked third in the world for workforce participation in 2025, according to newly released international statistics. According to the latest report from the World Population Review Workforce Participation by Country 2025, the country recorded an 84.37 percent overall participation rate, placing it just behind Qatar (87.26 percent) and Madagascar (85.09 percent).…
A national workshop to review and update the Solomon Islands National Infrastructure Investment Plan (SINIIP) and Priority Pipeline was successfully held on Wednesday August 13 2025. Government through the Ministry of National Planning and Development Coordination (MNPDC) facilitated the workshop. The gathering was attended by senior government officials, state-owned enterprises, development partners, and NGOs, aimed…
There are claims more than 40 male students in one of the secondary schools in Choiseul province have injected their private part with the baby oil and other foreign substance. And most of them are now in a state of distress for fear of losing their private part after they started to experience complication. The…