AS residents of Gizo island in Western Province continued to grapple the brunt of the long dry spell and lack of rainfall, heavy showers over the weekend has brought smiles and water stock are being replenished. And it was a relief for many residents around Gizo island to get the much needed rain after weeks…
The National Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) have arrested a suspect for the allegation of murder at West Kola ridge in Honiara this morning (24 October 2022). The murder incident has occurred yesterday (23 October 2022) while the deceased and the suspect drinking kwaso (homebrew) at the top…
Students taking Copen while attending classes A sad picture of students being addicted to the locally manufactured drug Copen is evident at schools in Western province. An education officer and parent relayed this during a one-day workshop focused on Child Policy Direction held in Gizo, Western province on Friday. The workshop was conducted by the…
Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare will travel to Malaita’s Northern region today for the official handing over and ground breaking of four major projects for the region. On arrival at Maluú mid-morning tomorrow, Prime Minister Sogavare will officiate as guest of honour at the Maluú wharf handover, opening of the Maluú CEMA buying Centre and…
SOLOMON Water is blaming sabotage for a sudden drop in water level at Kongulai – the water source which supplies up to 40 per cent of the city’s residences. Residents in West and Central Honiara and parts of East Honiara will be most affected. “The sudden drop in water levels at Kongulai may be due…
SOLOMON Islands Electoral Office (SIEO) has welcomed two IT Experts from the Electoral Services International Inc (ESI) who will join its team to commence on-site upgrades to the Biometric Voter Registration System (BVRS). Work on the upgrade of the BVRS had earlier commenced with the off-site component which has been successfully completed. The arrival of…
THE National Government has appointed Dr Claudia Seutter von Lötzen as Solomon Islands Honorary Consul to Germany. Dr Seutter von Lötzen’s formal appointment was facilitated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade through the Embassy of Solomon Islands in Brussels, Belgium, with the consent of the Federal Foreign Office of Germany. Dr Seutter…
BROTHERS Lonsdale Lenny and Sterry Lenny Junior have returned home, having successfully completed a seven-week intensive training at the World’s International Mines Action Standards (IMAS) Institute in Kosovo, Eastern Europe. Lonsdale and Sterry Jnr have become our first civilian nationals to complete the training outside Solomon Islands. Lonsdale and Sterry Jnr arrived back earlier this…
MORE than 30 people, including children, are the latest victims of the gruesome act of some arsonists who burnt down their houses at Kakalu village in West Guadalcanal. More than 20 suspects have been arrested so far for the arson that occurred on Wednesday last week. The suspects are a male and a female along with some…
Our very own ‘Megapode’ Dash-8 aircraft has finally touched down in Honiara this afternoon (Saturday) after months of repair works and maintenance. The aircraft was supposed to arrive early this month and started operating on Monday 10th October. However, there were further delay due to a number of technical issues to be sorted out and…