THE Family Support Center (FSC) and UN Women Fiji Multi-Country Office (MCO) on Wednesday launched a new agreement that increases support services to victims of sexual and gender-based violence. This new agreement or project will ‘Increasing Outreach for survivors of Gender-Based Violence’ project ensures women and girl survivors have better access to counselling and case…
Vura community high school (CHS) in East Honiara, Wednesday successfully staged its annual 2019 school graduation day. The event was held at St Barnabas Cathedral hall in Honiara where more than 200 students attended the event. The ceremony saw students from forms 3, 5 and 6 being awarded their certificate of completion and prizes for…
THIS week’s launch of the Public Order Offences Consultation Paper marks the beginning of information dissemination and consultations on the offences under public order. That’s according to Ruth Liloqula of the Law Reform Commission (LRC). Liloqula said public order offences are offences used to control behaviors of people in public places and to promote public…
A MEMBER of the Provincial Assembly (MPA) in the current Western provincial government has called on the province to consider increasing the number of wards to cater for the increasing population in the rural communities. Provincial Minister for Fisheries Alesina Redfern in the current Western provincial government made the call during the Motion of Sine…
THE Correctional Service Solomon Islands (CSSI) says the suspension of two of its senior officers was procedural and legal. CSSI Commissioner Gabriel Manelusi was responding to a news article Island Sun published, Wednesday. Manelusi said the two officers were disrespectful, disloyal and betrayed the CSSI Executive and CSSI as an organisation. “Their actions amount to…
THE Royal Australian Navy ship HMAS Adelaide arrives today in Honiara to support Joint Task Force 637 partnership activities in Solomon Islands. The activities will include humanitarian aid and disaster response planning and training, infrastructure projects on the Western border in cooperation with the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF), and Operation Render Safe 2019. Australian…
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) congratulates the leaders and people of Choiseul Province for a peaceful motion of no-confidence in the provincial premier which was moved yesterday (22 October 2019) but withdrawn by the proposed mover during the meeting of the Choiseul Provincial Assembly. “My officers have mounted a mini-operation in anticipation of…
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) calls on members of the communities in North East Guadalcanal including village chiefs, church leaders, women and youth leaders to assist police identify those responsible for planting gardens of marijuana in the Mbarande area which have been uprooted during a two-day operation. A team of officers from the…
Following the successful launch of the Home Blo Iumi Program in September 2019, the Young Entrepreneurs Council of Solomon Islands (YECSI) has fostered a partnership with Solomon Power in the creation of the ‘Lightbulb Group’ program. A statement from YECSI said Home Blo Iumi is YECSI’s annual program which focuses on promoting entrepreneurship as a…
THE Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) says none of the claims made in an article local journalist Alfred Sasako penned in the Island Sun newspaper is true. Sasako had claimed the United States Government had “blocked” Solomon Islands from using its US dollar account, effectively shutting the country off from all international transactions.…