After taking a number of economic steps to keep the economy afloat during this COVID- 19 situation, the National Government has come up with a Fiscal and Macroeconomic Response Plan. Details of the plan will be presented by the Minister of Finance and Treasury, honorable Harry Kuma, when he will introduce the 2022 Appropriation Bill…
Australia and Solomon Islands’ policing program, known as the Australian Federal Police (AFP)-Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Policing Partnership Program (RAPPP) 2021-2025, will deliver a Health and Wellbeing Program to support the physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing of RSIPF members. Today, RSIPF officially welcomed the new RSIPF Chaplain Melden Hall who joined the RAPPP…
OPPOSITION Leader Hon Matthew Wale has conveyed best wishes to the Solomon Islands National Football team as they prepare for the finals against New Zealand this week. In a statement today, Hon Wale says all Solomon Islanders should be proud of the coaching staff and our boys for flying our flags high in Doha, Qatar.…
Buin Police in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville have arrested 23 suspects from Solomon Islands who crossed the border between Solomon Islands (SI) and Papua New Guinea over the weekend. Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Western Province Chief Superintendent Mathias Lenialu said on 26 March 2022 first five suspects were handed over at the redline by Buin Police…
Opposition warns: SI should not be on the grounds where big powers play OPPOSITION Leader Hon Matthew Wale has warned that the country should not be on the playing field where big powers play or compete. Mr Wale issued this statement yesterday following the controversial draft security MOU with China leaked in the media recently.…
Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) at Munda in the Western Province are investigating the death of a young man who was caught in a reef when diving. Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Western Province, Chief Superintendent Mathias Lenialu says, “The sad incident happened on a reef outside of Bebea village in the…
THE total number of COVID-19 cases in the country has dramatically reached 10, 738 cases with four new deaths in the Western Province. This was revealed by the Incident Controller within the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS), Dr Nemia Bainivalu during the radio talk back show, Sunday. “As of today (Sunday) we have…
Kastom Gaden Association (KGA) officially launched one of its projects for this year called PIRAS which stands for Pacific Islands Rural and Agriculture Stimulus Facility on Friday the 18th of March. At the launching, KGA had the opportunity to host Australian High Commissioner to Solomon Islands, Dr Lachlan Strahan and Permanent Secretary of Ministry of…
MELBOURNE, (ANZ) — ANZ last week announced it has successfully executed the first ever Australian-bank issued Australian dollar stablecoin (A$DC) payment through a public permissionless blockchain transaction. A stablecoin is a cryptocurrency with a value linked to a commodity, currency or algorithm to manage supply. ANZ minted 30 million of A$DC using an ANZ built…
THE current Western Provincial Government under the leadership of Christian Mesepitu has reiterated that it would continue to push for the federal system of government. This was highlighted by the Acting Premier and the Minister for Finance and Treasury Ramuraka Talasasa during his opening address at last week’s Western Provincial Full Assembly (WPA) in Gizo,…