POLICE at Taro in Choiseul province arrested a 19-year-old male for allegedly raping a six-year-old girl at Taro Station on October 10, 2018. Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Choiseul Province, Superintendent Vincent Eria says, “The alleged rape incident occurred between 3pm…
POLICE in Auki, Malaita province, have arrested and charged a 31-year-old male in relation to a wounding incident at Sarawasi logging camp, small Malaita on October 11, 2018. It is alleged that the incident is connected to a land dispute…
By Gary Hatigeva WORK of the civil society organisations (CSO) continued to be praised and appreciated in all aspects of the country, but certain members of Parliament (MP) are now questioning their integrity and some of their outreach programmes held…
‘BY GEORGINA KEKEA A North Guadalcanal Chief has voiced his disappointment in Guadalcanal Provincial Government (GPG) over its inability to pay for their student’s tuition fees at SINU. Chief Benedict Garimane says he is quite disappointed and angry when he…
BY LORETTA BRIGIDIA MANELE SOLOMON Islands is yet to see what real freedom and liberty means, according to President of Malaita Ma’asina Forum (MMF), Martin Housanau. Addressing those who attended an annual general meeting on October 8 at the National…
Govt plans rice-import ban By Alfred Sasako THE Government is planning to ban the import of rice, blaming Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) for its drastic action, it was revealed last night. Rice, which has become a staple food for Solomon Islands…
Landowners seek justice for environmental damages to ecosystem BY GEORGINA KEKEA SEA boundary owners of Sabunu on Vangunu Island in the Western province are very disappointed with the government. In an article to Island, the group of rural people say…
BY ELLISON VAHI GLOBAL warming, long in the media forefront, has recently become a thought-fuelled debate. Recent efforts by such international, and interrelated, organizations as the United Nations Environmental Program, the World Meteorological Organization, and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate…
BY GEORGINA KEKEA STUDIES in communities on climate change issues found that communities need to have the strength to confront the issues collectively. In a study in communities in Roviana, it was found that people need to work together when…
DEAR EDITOR, Jay Bartlett, Board Chairman of the Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) made a statement at the official launch of the Young Entrepreneurs Council Solomon Islands (YECSI) at the Mendana Hotel in Honiara on Friday October…
