RSIPF today officially welcomed the new Minister of Police, National Security and Correctional Services Hon. Moses Garu with a parade at the Rove Police Headquarters in Honiara. “Members of the RSIPF congratulate you on your appointment as the new Minister of Police and it’s our privilege to welcome you to the Rove Police headquarters this…
Faces multiple charges of official corruption POLICE Task Force Janus yesterday arrested and charged the suspended Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MID) Henry Murray with multiple counts of official corruption. Murray’s wife was also arrested and charged with multiple counts of false pretences. The couple will appear in the Honiara Magistrate’s Court…
A 19-year old male suspect has been arrested at the New Zealand Camp area East of Honiaratoday in connection with the removal of a plaque from the Bloody Ridge War Memorial last weekend. This follows on from the discovery of the stolen plaque by a woman onTuesday in the Lunga River area. RSIPF Guadalcanal Officers…
MINISTER for the Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development (EHRD) John Deane Kuku is calling on the 16 students who were awarded with scholarships to study in Taiwan to respect the law and customs of their host country. He was speaking during a short ceremony to officially hand over the scholarships to the recipients…
Two volunteer medical doctors from Switzerland began work at Helena Goldie Hospital in July. With the support of SolTuna and National Fisheries Developments Ltd (NFD), Dr. Chantal Ruckstuhl-Dekumbis and Dr. Erhard Ruckstuhl brought with them much needed medical equipment and technology, which they solicited from Switzerland. Chantal Ruckstuhl-Dekumbis is a paediatric physician who worked at…
The Parliamentary Opposition has urged Solomon Islands’ students studying overseas to act appropriately and be good ambassadors of the country. The Opposition reiterated the call following a report in media by former RAMSI deputy special coordinator, Masi Lomaloma, who claimed that some Solomon Islands’ students in Fiji could not control their behaviour. The Parliamentary Opposition…
MALAITA province has celebrated its 34th provincial second appointed day in Auki, Tuesday. The celebration was attended by Acting Prime Minster Manasseh Maelanga, supervising minister for Ministry of Provincial government and Institutional Strengthening Samson Maneka and his team. Speaking at the celebration Malaita provincial premier Peter Ramohia said Malaita second 2nd appointed day is not…
PM took $5m and bought old hulk Elizabeth Ann PARLIAMENT Member of North Malaita Hon Jimmy Lusibaea calls for on an enquiry into the shipping grant received by the Prime Minister Manesseh Sogavare who is also MP of East Choiseul. In an exclusive interview yesterday Mr Lusibaea who was recently terminated by the Caucus as…
Party says Rini’s move not negotiable Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare’s proposal to reshuffle the Minister of Finance and Treasury Snyder Rini and the Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources John Maneniaru has hit a snag, government sources reveal. The United Democratic Party (UDP) which both Prime Minister Sogavare and Minister Rini are members of is…
RSIPF with the assistance from local diving company, Tulagi Dives today located and recovered the body of the missing Asian crew from a tug boat that sunk off Bungana Island in the Central Islands Province in the early evening of Thursday 27 July 2017. There were seven crew members on board the tug boat when…