MEMBER of Parliament (MP) for East Makira Lily Maefai has acknowledged the roles of women in homes and societies. Speaking at the annual international women’s day celebration in Honiara on Monday Ms. Maefai acknowledged the sacrifices made by women in their homes from generation to generation. “We take the time to recognize and celebrate the…
Prime Minister (PM) Manasseh Sogavare held a very productive meeting with the Solomon Islands Public Employees Union (SIPEU) executive on Monday. Welcoming the SIPEU executive at the Prime Minister’s Office, Prime Minister Sogavare thanked the SIPEU executive for always serving and supporting the national government, a statement from the Prime Minister Press Secretariat said. Prime…
Australian High Commissioner Dr. Lachlan Strahan urges all stakeholders to redouble their efforts to achieve gender equality in the Solomon Islands. He was speaking at the International Women’s Day (IWD) celebration in Honiara on Monday. It’s his first time to celebrate the event in the country since being appointed to the position. Therefore he said,…
SOLOMON Water on Monday held a meeting with its stakeholders in Auki, Malaita Province, to update them of the latest in the Auki Water Supply upgrade project. The meeting allows the opportunity for stakeholders to learn more about the upgrade project which includes 1km pipeline replacement. The meeting also permits time for Solomon Water to hear…
SOLOMON Islands tourism sector will be certainly hit hard if the coronavirus (2019-nCov) crisis continues. “It will cause unprecedented damage to tourism businesses,” says Tourism Solomon Islands Chief Executive Officer Josefa Tuamoto. Speaking to this paper, Mr. Tuamoto said for the Solomon Islands the situation is very fluid at the moment. When asked if they…
OUR students studying in the Philippines are urgently calling on the National Government to evacuate them from the country as the number of Coronavirus cases increases in the Philippines. President of the Solomon Islands students studying in Philippines Arthur Mola made the call yesterday after learning that some confirmed cases were now detected close to…
Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police force (RSIPF) at the Kirakira Police Station in the Makira Ulawa Province have arrested a 29-year- old husband for allegedly causing grievous harm to his wife’s private part with a pair of scissors at Herenigau Village, West Makira on 2 March 2020. It is alleged that the husband…
OWNERS and management of hotels, restaurants, and eateries in Honiara are called upon to train their security guards to be sensitive to different groups of people especially Solomon Islands women and men who visit their establishments to meet or eat. The call comes from the Women’s Rights Action Movement or WRAM which had been approached…
International Women’s Day (IWD) 2020 was successfully celebrated in Honiara at the HCC area, Monday. It originally falls on Sunday 8th March 2020 but was moved to be celebrated on Monday. International Women’s Day is an event celebrated worldwide. This is an opportunity for women to come together and be recognized, to highlight their positive…
Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) at the Kirakira Police Station in Makira Ulawa Province have arrested a 45-year-old man following the alleged sexual assault of his 15-year-old daughter at Nagau Village in east Makira last year 2019. An initial report says the defendant father allegedly had sexual intercourse with the victim…