October 2020

SI PASSPORT RENEWALS IN AUSTRALIA CONTINUES

Forty Solomon Islands Nationals residing in Australia will soon have new passports valid for the next 10 years. Early this week, Chief Immigration Officer, Johnson Oge and Immigration Officer, Richard Manuroho were in Canberra to process passport renewals for Solomon…

PLAN TO SET UP A LANDLORD ASSOCIATION

BY BARNABAS MANEBONA Former Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) for Southwest Ngella Ward 5 and also a Tulaghi resident Mr John Visivisi is planning for a ‘Landlord Association’ to be set up at Tulaghi. The establishment of this association according…

National building code is a must: SICCI

The Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) through its Building and Construction Working Group (BCWG) is committed to working in collaboration with the Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MID) and relevant stakeholders to ensure Solomon Islands has a National…

CHOISEUL FISHERIES ORDINANCE 2020 PASSED

BY BARNABAS MANEBONA Choiseul Province Fisheries Management Ordinance 2020 has been passed. After going through the whole committee of the Choiseul Provincial Assembly saw the ‘ordinance’ passing yesterday during the province Assembly meeting adjourned to continue today. According to Choiseul…

NO BAIL FOR MAENU’U

BY JENNIFER KUSAPA CHIEF Magistrate Emma Garo has refused to grant bail for accused Junior Mostyn Maenu’u (PUFF). Ms Garo yesterday said she accepts that bail is a right guaranteed by the constitution and also accepts that presumption of innocence…

RISK OF VIRUS SPREADING IS LOW: RODGERS

RISK of the coronavirus spreading out to the communities is very low, says Secretary to Prime Minister Dr Jimmy Rodgers. His observation, he said, was based on the assessment conducted in the quarantine centers in Honiara after the country recorded…