Questions over whether or not the newly appointed police commissioner Frank Prendergast of Australia will take up his new role is still unclear since he has a case to answer in the Australian Federal Court. This was in relation to his involvement in the 2011 Christmas Island riot in which he was tapped as saying…
THE FIRST female High Commissioner for the Solomon Islands, Her Excellency Joy Kere, is not intimidated by her position or the tasks that lie ahead. Mrs Kere hosted her first official Solomon Islands day celebration in Wellington fortnight ago, 18 July 2014. “The time is right for the Solomon Islands to make its mark in…
A new hearing date will be fixed for the four men who allegedly murdered a young diplomat in 2012 outside of the Honiara Central Market. The men were supposed to go on trial as of yesterday but the prosecutor in carriage of the case and the Judge who will hear the trial are currently engaged…
The defence has yesterday grilled a prosecution’s witness who changed her story in court during the trial in relation to the murder of a man at Lungga, East Honiara in 2010. The witness was giving her evidence in court since Thursday and Friday last week. She was again called in court yesterday where the defence…
Twenty- One years from now, the incidence of diabetes among Fiji’s population could be 50 per cent, equating to a ratio of one diabetic patient for every healthy person. This was revealed by medical officer-in-charge and chair of Diabetes Fiji for the Central and Eastern Division, Dr Lisi Finiasi. He made the assertion while commenting…
Pan pipes, dancers, art, food and music filled the Wellington venue on Friday 18th July for the first official celebration of Solomon Islands National Day in Wellington, New Zealand. The first Solomon High Commissioner to New Zealand, Her Excellency Joy Kere hosted the independence anniversary celebrations. The gathering brought together local dignitaries, Solomon Islanders from…
Renbel premier Lence Tango has been accused of pressurising the ministry of finance and treasury to release a sum of $20,000 to host the Renbel second appointed in Bellona today. The amount was approved by the ministry of provincial government for the occasion. However it was revealed that following the approval Mr Tango went and…
Solomon Islands will lead the region in tackling severe acute malnutrition (SAM) following a first ever training on integrated management in the country and the region starting yesterday. Speaking at the opening of the one week training, chief of UNICEF Solomon Islands field office Yun Jong Kang said this training is important seeing the country’s…
The People’s Alliance Party (PAP) says an Alliance Party government will introduce a nationalization policy to empower Solomon Islanders to retake commerce from foreign hands. The idea of introducing the nationalization policy was discussed in great length at the party’s national convention in Honiara over the weekend. Speakers raised the concern that commerce in Solomon…
What a leader looks like and the importance of women’s political participation will be the focus on two events run by UN Women in Honiara this week in partnership with VOIS Blong Mere and US Embassy. Samoa’s Electoral Commissioner Papali’i Malietau Malietoa will take part in both the two-day Empowerment Series and a week-long Transformational…