Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare MP today had a bilateral meeting with the Australian deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, Richard Marles. Deputy Prime Minister Marles used the official engagement to reaffirm Australia’s bilateral relations and cooperation with Solomon Islands and also made announcements in key areas of cooperation which include the support for…
Police are investigating a suspicious death of a Novice brother of the Church of Melanesia whose body was found with deep wounds lying at the seaside close to Tolegu village at Havulei district in Isabel Province. The National Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) are working closely with Buala police…
THE young man who caused the death of another man whose body was found lying at the bottom of the steep hill at Botanical Garden in 2020 has been sentenced to four years in prison. Ruben Jayrick Hitu, 26, was sentenced this week following his conviction after a trial for one count of manslaughter. Justice…
MOST of the offerings and tithes worth more than $50, 000 stolen by thugs from Gizo GF Jones Memorial Church at the Western Provincial capital around the midnight of Monday were collections from the weekends. That’s according to the Area Church Pastor (ACP) Vernon Peter after comments and questions have been raised by the public…
THE National Government is committed to support seafarers’ priorities in maritime and shipping services in general. Seafarers most of the time is overlooked, unnoticed and unappreciated, however, this year’s celebration of International Day of Seafarer has made gov’t to recommit its priorities for the contribution seafarers have made to the economy of the country. Deputy…
Thieves targeting church buildings AN estimated $50,000 worth of offerings and tithes were stolen from Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Gizo, Western Province, overnight. Not only that but church representatives said a signed cheque book was also inside the wooden cash box which was stolen from the church building. According to a church representative, the robbery…
THE Honiara City Council awaits suitable funds before starting to build public toilets in different locations in Honiara. This was confirmed by HCC City Clerk Justus Denni during the 2023 South Pacific Games talk back show at the SIBC on Monday. “When funds are available, we will build public toilets within 3 to 4 months,”…
A delegation from the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Survey is visiting Makira Ulawa Province at the invitation of the Provincial Government to discuss key proposed MUPG land reform policies and local planning scheme for the Kirakira and Huro stations. Commencing on Monday 19th June 2023, the delegation made a courtesy call to the Premier…
THE Leader of Opposition Hon Matthew Wale has applauded the Commissioner of Police for initiating investigations into the report of the audit of COVID-19 funds. The recently released Audit Report by the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) contains serious financial mismanagement of COVID 19 funds by the National Disaster Management Office (NDMO), Ministry of…
BANK South Pacific (BSP) customers nationwide, including Western Province, have been affected by a technical fault denying hundreds of its customers from withdrawing cash from the ATMs over the past days. The problem occurred on Thursday night which caused inconvenience to many BSP customers in the province who travelled to Gizo on Friday. Many have…