The partnership between Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) and Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) has taken a significant step forward following a productive meeting held last week. Both parties have agreed to an open Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), a departure from previous arrangements that required bi-annual renewals. This new agreement, proposed…
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) and the FAO Sustainable Transformation of Domestic AgriFood Systems (STODAS) Multi-Disciplinary forum team made a courtesy visit to the office of the Premier of Malaita Province. This is to brief the provincial government about the collaboration between MAL and FAO STODAS project and activities earmarked for the province.…
Leiataualesa Jerry Brunt is on his way home after a departure prohibition order issued by the Solomon Islands Government against the Samoan lawyer and pageant head judge was lifted on Wednesday. Samoa Observer reported that this was confirmed by his wife Fiaailetoa Charlotte Cha Mow–Brunt in an interview today. Fiaailetoa said her husband flew out…
ILLEGAL occupants within and around the Kola’a Ridge Cemetery in Central Honiara have been advised to voluntarily move out. The advisory was issued by Honiara City Council (HCC) City Clerk today. The Notice of Demolition Exercise said, a few unauthorised individuals are currently residing in and erecting illegal semi-permanent structures within the cemetery grounds. The…
Two Japanese volunteers from the Japanese Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (JOCV) program under the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) are set to depart the country this Friday after completing their two-year service in Honiara. Takayuki Sakuri and Chikako Ito arrived in Honiara in February 2023 and have successfully fulfilled their volunteer roles over the past two…
Solomon Islands National University (SINU) and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Honiara. This is to strengthen youth development and environmental conservation in the country. With 70 percent of Solomon Islands’ population under 35, this partnership aims to equip young people with skills for leadership and environmental…
The Australian High Commission is opening a new round of the Solomon Islands – Australia Community Partnerships with applications for funding support now accepted. This Partnerships support community-led projects to improve living standards through small-scale community projects like staff houses, toilet blocks, community water tanks, solar power for community infrastructure, and community halls. Community Partnerships…
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) has achieved a significant milestone in the development of their Forensic Drug Investigation capability. This followed completion of the Phase 2 Forensic Drug Investigation course in Honiara recently. The course was presented by Supervising Laboratory Coordinator Detective Constable Frank Korai and marked the first time that RSIPF has…
The RSIPF & AFP Policing Partnership Program (RAPPP) bid farewell to its Staff Officer, Detective Sergeant Ngaire Schumacher, in a ceremony held on 22nd January 2025. Detective Sergeant Schumacher, who deployed into the country in February 2022, was the Staff Officer to the AFP Commander Solomon Islands and the Advisor to the RSIPF on Strategic…
In the past few lives have been lost due to poor bridge infrastructures along the West Kwara’ae road in Malaita. This was highlighted by Malaita’s Deputy Premier, Randol Sifoni during the official opening and handover ceremony of the three newly constructed bridges on Tuesday. “If we reflect on the past, we remember how our bridges…