The Leader of the Parliamentary Opposition, Hon. Matthew Wale, accompanied by three Opposition MPs and senior officials from the Office of the Leader of Opposition, visited the Gold Ridge Mine on Thursday 29th May 2025. The visit aimed to witness firsthand the developments, challenges, and opportunities surrounding the Solomon Islands’ largest gold mining project. Hon.…
CHINA’S leading vehicle exporter and a major global bus manufacturer, the Xiamen King Long United Automative Industry Co., Ltd, is working to become the provider of intelligent transportation system solution. A company official underscored this goal during a visit to the company headquarters in Xiamen City, Fujian Province by six journalists from the Pacific, including…
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) is working with the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force to crack down on these harmful products like vape smoke and the growing use of ‘Copen’ amongst students. The move was announced as a strong warning against the use of tobacco and nicotine products, particularly among youth, as…
Her Excellency Gladys Kamia Isihanua has been commissioned as the new Ambassador to the Republic of Indonesia during a formal ceremony held on Tuesday morning at Government House. The Governor General of Solomon Islands, His Excellency Sir David Tiva Kapu officiated the ceremony. Present at the ceremony were the Minister of Foreign Affairs and External…
The Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD) acknowledges the concerns raised by some teachers regarding their re-levelled salaries, which were paid on Thursday, 15 May 2025. MEHRD in a statement clarified these concerns and informed all teachers that measures have been taken to ensure the relevelled salary payments are accurate and justified. The…
Voters of West Guadalcanal Constituency will got to poll tomorrow – Wednesday 4th June for their much awaited by-election. Over the past days voters have been gearing up to cast their ballots for what is to be a significant event. Polling stations across the Constituency from Savulei, Tangarare and Wanderer Bay Ward have been preparing…
THE case of a man found guilty for involvement in the November 2021 riot in Honiara, has been adjourned at 2pm on Tuesday for sentencing submissions and mitigation. Sade Kwate’e was convicted of two counts of Unlawful Assembly and one count Arson, and acquitted of a charge of Sedition after a trial. The presiding magistrate…
THE matter Daniel Suidani and Celsius Talifilu will return to court on June 27, for the final interim mention before the trial. Suidina is the current Malaita Provincial Assembly Member for West Baegu-Fataleka Ward and a former Premier and Talifilu was his former advisor. The trial is scheduled to take place from June 30 to…
THE case of a 43-year-old man, accused of exposing his genital to two girls aged 13 and 14 in Isabel Province in 2022, has been adjourned to June 9, for pre-trial conference. This was after the prosecution confirmed that this offence is within the jurisdiction of the Magistrate’s Court. The man, who cannot be named…
THE United States (US) defense chief’s speech at the 22nd Shangri-La Dialogue has been slammed as being “rife with deeply ingrained hegemonic logic and Cold War mentality.” In his speech at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on Saturday 31 May, US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth urged Asia-Pacific countries to increase their military spending to…