MALAITA Province Premier Daniel Suidani says his mission to Bethel community in East Fataleka is for a reconciliation ceremony and prayer and not to incite violence. Mr Suidani was responding to an article yesterday in the Solomon Star in which a villager Israel Siau accused Mr Suidani of making inflammatory remarks which angered many and…
Police in Taro, Choiseul Province have arrested a 23-year-old male suspect for raping a 14-year-old girl. Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Choiseul Province, Superintendent Vincent Eria said the incident occurred on an unknown date between 1 February and 20 April 2022. PPC Eria said the suspect and the victim of this rape incident are related to…
Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade Hon. Jeremiah Manele and Minister for Police, National Security and Correctional Services, Hon. Anthony Veke met with PIF Secretary General Henry Puna and his executive team this week at the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat in Suva, Fiji. The two Ministers used the occasion to update PIF Secretary General…
NOTHING is sinister nor trivial about the Blue Economy Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that is yet to be formalized between the government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Solomon Islands government. A media statement from the Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (OPMC) made the clarification following what has been described…
THE Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) together with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (MCT) are conducting training for some 200 people in hospitality as the country prepares to open its international border. World Health Organisation technical advisor to MHMS Dr Yogesh Choudhri said repeated training has been conducted for some 200 people…
IT is not what the people of Fataleka expected to hear from their visiting hero, Premier Daniel Suidani when he addressed them at Bethel Village over the weekend. But they did. “If guns were as plentiful as bags of rice in our local shops, we should all buy a gun each. We are at war.…
THE recently signed secret security deal with China won’t fix our ongoing problems, issues and challenges. This was highlighted by the Member of Parliament (MP) Peter Kenilorea Jnr when speaking in parliament last week. He was contributing to a motion moved by Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare to acknowledge the traditional speech from the throne by…
SOLOMON Islands National Council of Women (SINCW) is still demanding the release of the signed China/SIG security agreement. In a statement yesterday, the SINCW said the security agreement is a public document and should be reviewed by the public. “It will allow us to verify that what was said in parliament is indeed true, correct,…
SOLOMON Islands recorded only 737 visitor arrivals in 2021. A statement from the National Statistics Office revealed that total visitor arrivals to Solomon Islands showed an increasing trend up till 2019 with 28,930 visitors. However, the statement said the figure significantly declined towards 2021 with 737 visitors due to COVID restriction and measures imposed by…
OVER the weekend thousands of families got together to remember and pay tribute to their mothers. Mother’s Day, is an event that normally falls on the second Sunday of May. This year, the event was commemorated yesterday. For many, the celebration started on Friday and concluded yesterday. It’s a time for families especially fathers and…