A SPOKESMAN from the Office of the Chinese Embassy in Honiara has responded to official remarks by Japan and US officials in a question-and-answer format. Q: Japanese and US senior officials visited Solomon Islands this week. The two delegations raised their concerns with the government of Solomon Islands on the China-SoIomon Islands Security Agreement. What…
A MAN accused of assaulting his dad with a steel rod last October at Rifle Range, West Honiara, will plea to the allegation against him today. Hence Gapu, 23, is facing two counts of domestic violence. His matter was listed for plea before Principal Magistrate, Fatima Taeburi, this morning. Gapu allegedly swore at his mother…
PRIME Minister, Manasseh Sogavare, has led a delegation of government ministers to visit the Pacific Games facilities on Wednesday. Accompanying the delegation was the President of Pacific Games Council (PGC), Vidhya Lakhan and PGC Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Andrew Minogue. The Ambassador of the Peoples’ Republic of China, Li Ming, later joined the party at…
Premier Matin Fini is in the capital to hold dialogues with the national government and donors on policy redirection MALAITA Premier, Martin Fini, has arrived in the capital for top level discussions with stakeholders in line with interventions outlined in the Malaita New Government Fundamental Redirection (MNGFR) Policy. The 46-year-old MPA arrived yesterday. His government’s…
Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at Central Police Station in Honiara City have arrested, charged and remanded the accused in relation to the bus stabbing incident that occurred on 19 January 2023 at Koa Hill area. RSIPF Commissioner Mr Mangau says, “The 20 years-old accused was brought into police custody by…
LONDON Community Gospel Choir will be joining choirs in Honiara at a free combined church choir concert to be held this evening at Saint Barnabas Cathedral. The visiting gospel choir will join choirs from Solomon Islands Christian Association (SICA) and Solomon Islands Full Gospel Association (SIFGA). A statement from British High Commission in Honiara said…
SOLTUNA Limited based out of Noro, Western Province has continued to recognise its employees who have served the company for twenty years and staff who have achieved 100 percent attendance. As of 2022 nine out of its 2000 employees have served the company through thick and thin over the past twenty years. Most of them…
The visiting China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA) led by its Vice Chairman Mr. Tang Wenghong recently held a comprehensive and productive dialogue with Permanent Secretaries of line Ministries on the development cooperation between Solomon Islands and the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). The development dialogue provides an opportunity for fruitful exchanges that culminated into…
THE Malaita Full Assembly Meeting for the original budget 2023-2024 is scheduled for Monday next week. The Malaita Provincial Speaker, Ronnie Butala, confirmed this in a notice put up for the meeting. The Provincial Public Accounts Committee PPAC is currently scrutinising the budget ahead of the meeting next week. The notice put up by Speaker…
COMMERCIALISATION is an important tool in the arsenal of Pacific state-owned utilities as they seek to decarbonise and mitigate climate change-related risks, according to a new Asian Development Bank (ADB) report. Finding Balance 2023: Benchmarking Performance and Building Climate Resilience in Pacific State-Owned Enterprises compares the performance of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in nine Pacific island…