SOLOMON Islands officially commissioned its firstever Embassy located at Abu Dhabi in United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday. Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele, his Foreign Affairs Minister Peter Shanel Agovaka and a high level government delegation witnessed the historic occasion. Minister Agovaka joined the delegation after attending the United Nation General Assembly (UNGA) session in New…
A 38-year-old male teacher in Western Province has been arrested and remanded for allegedly raping a 17-year-old girl. The suspect was arrested by officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at Gizo police on Friday 27 September 2024. It was alleged the suspect raped this 17-year-old girl on three different occasions at the…
A total of $128,726,582 has been credited to Solomon Islands National Provident Fund (SINPF) members as of 30 September 2024. This comes after Minister of Finance and Treasury, Manasseh Sogavare on Monday officially announced a crediting rate of 4% for SINPF’s members for the financial year ending 30 June 2024. Thats a drop of 2%…
POLICE at Harapa station in Shortlands, Western Province have arrested and charged a 33-year-old male person for attacking his 15-year-old nephew with a bush knife last week. Supervising Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Western Province, Superintendent Wilken Miriki said, it is alleged that on the day of the incident, the suspect invited his nephew to his…
THE University of the South Pacific (USP) is staging its annual open day program throughout today, Tuesday 1st October at its new campus located at King George area, East Honiara. The USP Open Day is an important event in the university’s calendar as it marks the beginning of a comprehensive process that familiarises students with the…
Eye Care Nurses and Doctors will next week participate in the Annual National Eye Conference in Honiara which is expected to bring together more than 40 eye care workers from the provinces and the regional eye centre as well as a handful of provincial non-communicable diseases coordinators. The four day conference provides a platform for all eye…
SOLOMON Islands and 123 other United Nations member states have voted in favor of a resolution demanding that Israel ‘brings to an end without delay its unlawful presence’ in what the UN perceives as the Occupied Palestinian Territory. The resolution voted on at the 10th emergency special session on 18 September 2024 recorded 124 Nations in…
THE Supervising Prime Minister and Minister for Finance and Treasury Manasseh Sogavare has lauded the People’s Republic of China’s 75-year national journey as one of remarkable progress, resilience and unmatched achievement that has impacted positively on development at the global stage. Sogavare was speaking at the joint celebration of China’s 75th anniversary of its founding…
ABOUT 67 new portable sawmills have been handed over by the Japanese Government to the Ministry of Forestry and Research on Friday. The handing over ceremony was held at the Value-Added Timber Association (VATA) at Henderson in Central Guadalcanal last Friday. The Ambassador of Japan to Solomon Islands, Miwa Yoshiaki officiated in the ceremony. The…
Lambi Community High School (CHS) in West Guadalcanal took delivery of a newly constructed classroom worth $2million. It was jointly funded by the Australian and New Zealand governments in partnership with the Solomon Islands Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD) through the Education Sector Support Program. The program is part of taking a…