BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO VOIS Blo Mere Solomon Islands (VBMSI) a local media organisation in the country has launched a first of its kind video documentation on “Breaking the culture of Silence” yesterday at the Mendana Kitano Hotel in Honiara.…
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO AUSTRALIA Government has maintained its stand to help eliminate violence against women and to reduce the impact of violence in the country. Speaking at the launching of video documentation on breaking the culture of silence, Mrs…
THE Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands, the Hon Manasseh Sogavare, last week made a call to the United States to reconsider its position on the Paris climate agreement and join the global fight against climate change. The Prime Minister…
BY JARED KOLI THE country expects a top representation at the 23rd session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 23) to the UN Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Bonn, Germany in November. This will differ from previous COP…
THE Solomon Islands has undergone the second cycle of review of the implementation of the United Nations Convention against Corruption conducted by the Republic of Korea and Vietnam. Following an invitation by the Solomon Islands Government (SIG) in June 2016…
THE Acting Prime Minister Hon Manasseh Maelanga has told the Country Director and Head of Pacific Regional Programme & Policy for UNDP Pacific Office in Fiji, Mr Bakhodir Burkhanov that the Democratic Coalition for Change Government (DCCG) appreciates the continuous…
BY BEN BILUA THE Television Board’s chairman says economic returns for television has been very low, leading to inconsistency of television services in the country. Speaking during the Information and Communication Technology awareness last week Mr Alwyn Danitofea said no…
GIZO police have arrested seven suspects following a raid on black market outlets on allegations of illegal selling of alcohol at several locations in the township on September 23, 2017. Police also confiscated several cartons of beer and some cash…
BY BARNABAS MANEBONA PARASI airfield at Small Malaita being closed for the past seven years is now set to re-open. In a ceremony yesterday at the Ministry of Infrastructure Development, representatives of the three disputing parties of Parasi airfield land…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI INVESTIGATIONS into a police officer, the son of RSIPF’s deputy commissioner operations Gabriel Manelusi, began yesterday. Police Media confirmed to this paper that Constable (PC) Moffat Manelusi is under investigation for drink-driving in a police vehicle. “The…
