OWNERS and management of hotels, restaurants, and eateries in Honiara are called upon to train their security guards to be sensitive to different groups of people especially Solomon Islands women and men who visit their establishments to meet or eat. The call comes from the Women’s Rights Action Movement or WRAM which had been approached…
International Women’s Day (IWD) 2020 was successfully celebrated in Honiara at the HCC area, Monday. It originally falls on Sunday 8th March 2020 but was moved to be celebrated on Monday. International Women’s Day is an event celebrated worldwide. This is an opportunity for women to come together and be recognized, to highlight their positive…
Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) at the Kirakira Police Station in Makira Ulawa Province have arrested a 45-year-old man following the alleged sexual assault of his 15-year-old daughter at Nagau Village in east Makira last year 2019. An initial report says the defendant father allegedly had sexual intercourse with the victim…
A CHIEF from Pawo Village in Malango, Central Guadalcanal has called on responsible authorities to advise Galego Resource Limited, a logging company operating at upstream Lungga River to halt its operation. Chief William Honi told this paper that the company has been operating without the consent of the communities of Malango ward especially the Betiloga…
Following the arrival of the Solomon Airlines’ new Airbus A320 at the Honiara International airport over the weekend, the aircraft dubbed ‘Spirit of Solomon’ is now into full service. On Saturday it left Brisbane, Australia at 9am, transiting through Munda in Western Province before heading to Honiara. Upon its arrival in Munda, reports reaching the…
City Mayor Wilson Mamae made a stern statement that Honiara City Council (HCC) has nothing to do with the $100 Billion (US) loan and One Link Pacifica. The Mayor responded following a statement by Junior Bobanimae in the “Your say” column in the Island Sun Newspaper, published today 9th March (issue 3502). In the…
One Link Members vexed over continuous delay By GEORGE GWAMANI SERIOUS concerns and worrying responses have been received by many members of the money-making scheme ‘One Link’ after they have not been paid by their mentors since November and December 2019. Most of them ended up confronting their mentors with frustration because of the delay…
From the police recruits, male and female officers, the police band and the Executive of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) took to the main street of Honiara to march in support of the International Women’s Day (IWD) which was marked in the capital today (9 March 2020) “I want to thank all the…
Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at the Tigoa Police Station in the Rennell Bellona Province together with officers from the Ministry Infrastructure Development (MID) are checking the status of vehicles in that Province this week. Supervising Provincial Police Commander, Rennell Bellona Province, Eddie Peseika says, “The number of vehicles on Rennell…
The Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) wish to clearly state that its position on the ONE LINK PACIFICA (OLP) issue remains unchanged and that people should refrain from investing in the scheme. CBSI wishes to further correct latest rumours circulating in Honiara and in provinces around the country about OLP having its funds deposited…