MEMBER of Parliament (MP) for Northwest Choiseul, Harry Kuma will know if the petition filed against him is dismissed or not at 9am on October 16. That is when Judge Howard Lawry will deliver his ruling on the application to strike out the petition case. This followed the hearing of the strike out application filed by…
THE application to strike out the election petition filed against Member of Parliament (MP) for North Malaita, Daniel Suilea Waneoroa was heard on Monday but no date has been set for the handing own of the ruling. Judge Michael Pitakaka heard submissions from counsels on the strike out application but did not give any date…
NESI declares war on Giant African Snail [GAS] in West Rennell NICKEL Enterprise SI Ltd, NESI for short, has bounced back, announcing an extensive eradication and control program to stop the spread of the invasive Giant African Snail (GAS) in West Rennell, the Company announced this week. The program will run parallel to on-going prospecting…
FUNDING the Government’s $140 million buy-back scheme of prime land jointly owned by Solomon Levers Ltd (LSL) and Russell Islands Plantation Estate Ltd (RIPEL) has hit a major legal hurdle – thanks to the Commissioner of Lands for exposing the secrecy surrounding the deal. Commissioner Alan McNeil sharedd insights into the buy-back scheme in a…
SOLOMON Islands has entered into diplomatic relations with the Republic of Colombia. The Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Peter Shanel Agovaka and his Colombian counterpart Luis Urrutia signed a joint Communique formalizing the establishment of diplomatic relations in New York at the margins of the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session. Both Ministers…
THE Western Provincial Government (WPG) has made several changes following the resignation of Calrick Runimetu as Deputy Premier and Finance Minister on Monday. The changes saw a new Deputy Premier, a Finance Minister and a new Culture and Tourism Minister being sworn-in on Tuesday. The resignation of Runimetu, who cited underutilization in his role as…
THE Tina River Hydropower Development Project (TRHDP) in Central Guadalcanal is set to meet up to 70 percent of Honiara’s electricity demand by 2028. This was highlighted by the Project Manager Pradip Verma, pictured, in his presentation at the National Energy Summit held in Honiara recently. The theme of the summit was “Transforming through Innovative…
Solomon Islands need to capitalise on its great potentials in mining, tourism, agriculture and fisheries to attract more investments. That’s according to the World Bank economist Lodewijk Smets during the launch of the Solomon Islands Country Economy Memorandum (CEM) Report in Honiara recently. “A lot of things come with investment and so Solomon Islands needs to attract…
Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade Peter Shanel Agovaka has held talks with Indonesia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs as part of expanding Solomon Islands (SI) and Indonesia bilateral cooperation by exploring new opportunities. During the dialogue, Solomon Islands has registered its interest to broaden its partnership and bilateral cooperation with Indonesia in new areas. Head…
Solomon Islands continue to gain the trust and confidence of more United Nations (UN) member states with the Republic of Rwanda being the latest country to strike bilateral relations with the nation. At the margins of the 79th United Nations General Assembly, Head of the Solomon Islands Delegation to this week’s United Nation’s General Assembly and…