THE Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) reminds people in the western border with Papua New Guinea that the threat of the COVID-19 entering our country through Bougainville is real and everything must be done to prevent it. Deputy Commissioner,…
THE Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) says it cannot successfully secure the western border with Papua New Guinea from the entry of COVID-19 without the help of communities in the Western, Choiseul and Malaita along the country’s side of…
TRANSPARENCY Solomon Islands (TSI) in its recent visit to South Choiseul was approached by community members of Posarae, Lituni and Loloko village who shared their concerns about logging activities happening within their various communities and the loggers’ blatant disregard and…
BY ALFRED PAGEPITU The Choiseul provincial government is querying the delay in works on the Taro airport. The terminal and runway are reportedly in run-down state. And, the province’s government is seeking answers from the national government. An upgrade project…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO SEVEN thousand doses of AstraZeneca vaccine will be used in Honiara while 17,000 doses will be sent to the Western border. This is the roll-out plan for the 24,000 vaccines received on Friday last week. Dr…
In its most recent face to face Community Awareness Outreach program to Choiseul Province covering South Choiseul Constituency, Moli and Taro in the North West Constituency, two of the urgent issue raised by those participating in the awareness sessions are,…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO MINISTRY of Health and Medical Services is stepping up its presence at the Western Border due to the worrying covid-19 situation in PNG and Bougainville. Incident Controller to the Health ministry, Dr Gregory Jilini said they…
BY ALFRED PAGEPITU Choiseul province government is wary of the high risk of covid-19 entering the country via the western border. Ward 12 MPA, Nerio Ulemiki voiced concern on how traditional border crossers from Western region and Bougainville could potentially…
BY EDDIE OSIFELO A GROUP of concerned forest resource owners from Shortlands and Choiseul is making an appeal to the Governor General Sir David Vunagi. They kindly asked Sir David to inquire into the allegations of collusion between the Solomon…
BY ALFRED PAGEPITU The national government needs to be more serious on the relocation of the provincial township of Choiseul due to sea level rise. Since the announcement was made more than five years ago, the township is yet to…
