THE United States and its World War II allies must account for the losses from the war whilst they honour the sacrifices paid and acknowledge the peace and prosperity earned, the head of the US diplomatic mission in Solomon Islands said. The Solomon Islands US Embassy Chargé d’Affaires a.i., Russell M Comeau was speaking at…
THE Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Provincial Police Commander (PPC) for Western Province, Chief Superintendent Mathias Lenialu has reminded the people in the province to always think ‘safety first’ when travelling out at sea during bad weather. Chief Supt Lenialu said the recent tragedy in the province whereby an OBM sunk between Gizo and…
LEADER of Opposition Hon Matthew Wale has apologised to the people of Solomon Islands on behalf of the people of Malaita province for what happened during the ethnic tensions. Speaking in Parliament today on the TRC Report Debate, Hon Wale made the apology as a prominent Malaita leader and Member of Parliament for Aoke/Langalanga. “As…
MEMBER of Parliament for Gizo Kolombangara and Minister of the Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development (MEHRD) says enough is enough and it is time to learn from the experiences of the ethnic crisis and move on. Lanelle Tanangada uttered these remarks in parliament last week when contributing to the debate on the Truth…
SOLOMON Islands is racing against time to get local sawn timber producers to get their sawmilling practice certified by mid-2024 and if it fails to do so by the given deadline, it will lose its current niche markets. That’s the warning issued by the Minister of Forestry and Research (MoFR), Dickson Mua, when addressing forest…
MEMBER of Parliament for West Kwaio Constituency Hon Claudius Tei’ifi says the ‘big fish’ behind the ethnic crisis are still out there. Speaking during the TRC Report debate in Parliament recently, the West Kwaio MP said the so called big fish who are the real perpetrators behind the crisis should face justice for bringing this…
A MASS execution of stray dogs in the Western Provincial Capital, Gizo, will commence as early as this week. This came after a young man lost his life after being attacked by a pack of 15 stray dogs in the early hours of last Tuesday. The deceased who was mentally retarded was walking home alone…
ALLOWING Solomon Islanders to engage in sports can bring economic, social and health benefits to themselves and the country. That’s according to the Minister of Home Affairs, Chris Laore, whose ministry looks after sports development in the country. He was contributing to the parliamentary debate on the much-awaited Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Final Report…
WHAT supposed to be a usual Friday evening trip back to Kolombangara in their 15 hose-powered fiberglass canoe after a day in Gizo Town turned into a disaster resulting in one dead, three still missing and four rescue. The seven passengers – six male adults and the wife of one of the men – departed…
Former SINU staff trial rescheduled for next Monday TRIAL of the former staff of the Solomon Islands National University (SINU) who was accused of burning exam papers worth over$93,000 last year will start on Monday next week. Ricky Hoa is facing trial for one count of malicious damage. His trial was earlier scheduled for Thursday…