Leadership Code Commission penalises former MID Minister $12k for misconducts in office THE Leadership Code Commission (LCC) has penalised Hon Jimmy Lusibaea with a fine of $12,000 for three counts of misconduct in office. In two counts, Lusibaea had…
PM Sogavare removes Anticorruption Bill 2016, Opposition says move politically motivated THE Opposition Group has come out stating that Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare’s move to withdraw the Anticorruption Bill 2016 is politically motivated. Members of the Official Opposition made…
The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) in partnership with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) has started implementing E-Monitoring on Long Line Vessels with two vessels already fitted with E-Monitoring Units over the weekend. The units are made up of…
The Media Association of Solomon Islands (MASI) welcomes the appointment of Ms Hilda Lamani to the position of CEO of MASI. The President of MASI, Mrs Deli Oso, previous press secretary to the Prime Minister and now an editor for…
The Democratic Coalition for Change Government (DCCG) is currently in the process of implementing Land Reform policies to compliment Traditional Governance. This is to allow tribal customary lands to be recognised under a legislative framework and allow customary landowners and…
RSIPF Officers in the Western Province are investigating the dead body of an adult female person found at Kinamara Village near Noro this morning 15 August 2017. Provincial Police Commander, Western Province, Mathias Lenialu says reports reaching the police say…
A number of young people who live in informal settlements around Honiara city learned ways to become active Peace builders as a result of a training on Peace Building, which they attended last week. The training was part of a…
THE overcrowding at the National Referral Hospital (NRH) in Honiara is reportedly worsening. Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) Dr Tenneth Dalipanda revealed this yesterday during a ceremony to officially open the newly refurbished Labour ward. NRH Acting Chief Executive Officer Dr Rooney Jagilly adds that…
PREMIER of Guadalcanal Province says provincial governments need more support to perform up to the required standard. Premier Anthony Veke said all the premiers are planning to meet with the Prime Minister to discuss pressing issues facing the provincial governments,…
TWO Solomon Islands Patrol boats in hot pursuit of wooden Vietnamese vessels allegedly fishing illegally in our Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) could not fire upon the foreign boats because there was no permission from Australia, it has emerged. The incident…
