Solomon Islands to likely to go for early polls THE DCGA government is believed to have abandoned its plan to extend Parliament by another year, sources have revealed. Instead, it has backed the idea of an early dissolution of Parliament – an option proposed by the Opposition, the sources said. It is understood that public…
In his national address of late, PM Sogavare made an assurance that Solomon Islands will never be used as a military base or other military institutions of any foreign country now or in the future. PM Sogavare pointed out that any naval or military bases of foreign countries will destroy, and not develop Solomon Islands.…
Frontline workers on COVID-19 response at Atoifi and Kilu’ufi hospitals in Malaita province are attending a two-week training opportunity delivered by the UK Emergency Medical Team who travelled to the province on 24 March. The team was deployed to work alongside the Solomon Islands Ministry of Health and Medical Services and the World Health Organization…
Police Minister Anthony Veke says he stands by his social media comments in relation to a post carrying a letter by the President of the Federated State of Micronesia (FSM) to Solomon Islands Prime Minister asking the Solomon Islands Government to withdraw its security deal with China. Veke said his comments were personal and does…
The Solomon Islands Government’s intention to broaden its security cooperation with willing partners is necessary to sustain its internal peace and stability. The country has been ruined by recurring internal violence for years and because of the limited capability of the local police force to deal with violent uprisings, the Government under the leadership of…
GCU – Opposition Leader Mathew Wale and some members of his bench have demonstrated disregard for parliament and further demonstrated incompetence to lead the country by walking out from the Parliament Chamber before a vote to extend the current State of Public Emergency was made. Government unanimously passed the bill to extend the SOPE to…
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) strongly rebutted an article published over the weekend in the Solomon Star newspaper with the title ‘Security pact could split RSIPF’ as misleading. Deputy Commissioner (DC) National Security and Operation Support (NSOS) Mr. Ian Vaevaso says, this security deal will not pause any division among the RSIPF at all. This is…
The members of the non-executive of the provincial assembly of Makira Ulawa (MUPA) wish to collectively make the following public media statements on the current situation on the provincial assembly meeting. This is purposely to ensure balance reporting and facts of the matter, with regards to how and why the current assembly meeting on the…
WESTERN Province is again proposing another 14-day lockdown to reduce COVID-19 cases. This comes as COVID-19 cases continue to surge in the communities resulting in some unreported deaths. The plan was considered and discussed by the Provincial Disaster Committee (PDC), Provincial Disaster Operations Committee (PDOC) and the Western Provincial Government (WPG) last week. According to…
The ongoing heavy rain has forced Solomon Water to shut down some Honiara supplies since Friday afternoon, due to high turbidity (silt and dirt particles in the water) experienced at the sources. This has resulted is most of Honiara customers without water. CEO Ian Gooden said “Our water meets the World Health Organization (WHO) Standards…