A total of 63 churches in the country will see their hygiene practices increase as the USAID Bureau of Humanitarian Affairs (BHA) Project through World Vision Solomon Islands recently assisted them with water tanks. The churches are from Malaita, Makira,…
THE Malaita Provincial Disaster Office successfully certified 25 community leaders in Emergency Response Training (ERT), which will give communities the ability to assist authorities and carry out their own assessments in a disaster response event. Representatives from five communities under…
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare will attend the Second Appointed Day of Temotu Province next month. This follows an invitation by Premier Clay Forau. During a courtesy visit, leader of the Temotu Provincial Government and Premier of Temotu Province, Forau, formally…
Solomon Ports yesterday officially commissioned the first-ever LED lighting system and CCTV fibre Network for Noro Port, Western Province. This takes Noro Port to become the second Port in the Pacific region behind Honiara Port, to have LED lighting system.…
GIVEN the many issues and allegations raised in media following the change of government with regard to the governance, management, administration, finances etc. of Honiara City Council, TRANSPARENCY Solomon Islands (TSI) urges the minister responsible to direct responsible authorities to…
Gov’t urged to abort plans to buy Mamara town houses GOVERNMENT has been urged to reconsider its intention to purchase houses from the Mamara Tasivarongo – Mavo township project for its public servants housing scheme. Opposition leader Mathew Wale made…
By Jeremiah Lloyd Dauara ONE of the primary responsibilities of a police officer is to do formal investigations into criminal and civil cases and write formal statements or reports. This responsibility, of course, requires a good knowledge and understanding of…
THERE are no new COVID-19 cases in the country. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare in his nation-wide address this week said the country maintained its ‘COVID-free status’. “Since my last update, there are no additional cases detected. Our official figure remains…
CORRECTIONAL Service of Solomon Islands and Islands Bible Ministries have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The milestone event occurred a week ago at the CSSI Conference Room at Rove when CSSI Commissioner Gabriel Manelusi (CSSI) and IBM Executive Director…
ROYAL Australian Navy vessel HMAS Larrakia will arrive in Solomon Islands this week to support the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force’s (RSIPF) COVID-19 response. Larrakia will conduct maritime surveillance activities in the western border region at the request of…