BY JENNIFER KUSAPA THE case of a man charged with possession of firearm at Guzo Point in June last year, will appear again before Principal Magistrate Felix Hollison. Alfred Maefalea was arrested on June 6, 2020 at the Guzo Point…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI AUKI With Malaita’s reforestation boom, permanent nursery sites are being proposed for the substations in the province. In-charge of Reforestry office in Auki, Mr Ronnie Aiwewe told this paper forestry nursery site is an important component of…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI AUKI AHETAHA Water Conservation Association recently completed a four-day CBRM awareness, concrete weight construction and floater deployment along 2.4km of coastal demarcation of conservation area. Reason to carry out the demarcation is to protect dugongs, green turtles,…
By EDDIE OSIFELO MINISTRY of Foreign Affairs and External Trade has closed the Solomon Islands diplomatic mission in London. Minister Jeremiah Manele confirmed this when he presented his speech on the debate into the $4 billion budget on Tuesday. Manele…
By EDDIE OSIFELO PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare says there is a need to review the Constituency Boundaries as some provinces like Malaita and Guadalcanal are very big. Sogavare revealed this when asked by Opposition Leader, Mathew Wale during the Committee…
By Alfred Pagepitu COUNCILLOR for Rove/Lengakiki ward, Edward Siapu has been elected the new Mayor of the Honiara City Council this morning. The election run-off for the mayor post was between Siapu and Vura ward councillor, Reginald Ngati after councilor…
THE death of a Chinese businesswoman in her Point Cruz shop on Tuesday morning was not only saddening, but also so disturbing. Details of the incident are still sketchy. But in all likeliness, she was killed when she went into…
: The second highest CDF allocation TRANSPARENCY Solomon Islands (TSI) concerned to see the again increase of the Constituency Development Fund to $6.8 million. This is the second highest CDF allocation for the Constituencies through their Members of Parliament (MPs).…
A TWO-WEEK training for Correctional Service Solomon Islands (CSSI) field officers opened in Honiara, Monday. Officers from provincial correctional service centres and their colleagues at Rove in Honiara are participating. “Sound judgment is integral to effective field training officers,” CSSI…
PUBLIC buses in Honiara are now able to apply proper hygiene practices on their daily services as USAID has made that possible through its funding that enable World Vision to freely distribute hygiene kits to them. A total of seventy-seven…
