A 50 year-old man accused of leading a group of people to march to the Parliament house on November 24 will face trial on Thursday. The accused is facing trial for one count of behave in a riotous manner. He pleaded not guilty to the charge when he appeared in the last court appearance and…
Australia has provided a three-month supply of essential medicines for the National Referral Hospital (NRH). This follows a request from the Solomon Islands Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) to replenish supplies in the face of uncertain supply-chains due to the recent civil unrest in Honiara. Essential medicines provided to the NRH included antibiotics,…
Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) have arrested an adult male person who allegedly threatened families at the Hammock beach in North West Guadalcanal with a locally made replica firearm over the weekend. The arrest was made after a male adult pulled out a replica firearm from a black RAV4 vehicle and…
The newly appointed government led by Christian Mesepitu plans to restructure its biggest business arms Western Provincial Investment Co-operation (WPIC). In his statement of the Motion of Sine Die on Wednesday Premier Mesepitu said one of the long-standing continuous issues faced by successive governments over the years is that of the WPIC and its structure.…
The Malaita for Democracy (M4D) front man Knoxley Atu says he did not escape to Malaita rather he returned to his home land where he belongs. Mr Atu was responding to a report published by this paper last week. In response he said it is wrong to say he escaped to Malaita when actually he…
MARKET vendors arriving by outboard motor (OBM) to sell their produce at the Gizo main market in Western Province now have a new jetty to unload their produce. This was made possible thanks to the Community Access Urban Services and Strengthening Enhancement (CAUSE) project. The newly constructed jetty which is located in front of the…
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare and his delegation have arrived in Western Province today, one day ahead of Western Province’s second appointed day celebrations tomorrow. The Sogavare- led delegation are now in Munda where they will proceed to Noro in the afternoon to participate in the handing over ceremony of Commodity Export Marketing Authority’s (CEMA) Buying…
THE Government’s budget for education has increased over the last five years. That’s according to the Minister of Education Lanelle Tanagnada during her contribution in parliament last Monday. “SIG budget for education has significantly increased over the last five years relatively to the other demands on the government budget and relatively to GDP. “Investment in…
Findings from initial assessments conducted on the burnt buildings from the recent unrest found moderate to high health risks. Led by the National Disaster Council (NDC) through the National Disaster Operation Centre (N-DOC), the assessments were conducted by the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF), Central Fire and Rescue Services, Honiara City Council, Ministry of…
IF all goes to plan, Government through the Ministry of Health and Medical Services will this week officially launch the vaccination rollout for the Pfizer vaccine on Thursday. This was revealed by the National Health Emergency Operation Centre (NHEOC) Incident Controller Dr Nemia Bainivalu. He was speaking yesterday during the COVID-19 talk-back show over the…