THE Permanent Secretary (PS) in the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) Pauline McNeil has admitted that more work still needs to be done at the country’s Western border to support the preparedness and response efforts against COVID-19. Mrs McNeil made the admission during the handover of 5 medical ventilators to the Ministry of…
The Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) is monitoring a group of youth in Honiara who are believed to be involved in what has been termed as the ‘Bloods and Crips Young Stars’ in Honiara over the past couple of weeks. RSIPF Commissioner Mostyn Mangau says, “Police is warning the youth involved in this group…
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has been formally briefed on issues surrounding the unresolved dispute facing the Solomon Islands National University (SINU) management and its staff. This happened after representative of the university’s Lecturers and the General Staff Associations paid a courtesy call to the prime minister on Wednesday, a statement from Prime Minister Press Secretariat…
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) will search the luggage air travellers arriving at Lata, Temotu Province after the arrest and charging of two male suspects for possession of marijuana in their luggage on arrival from Honiara on 18 August 2020. “Following an intelligence report by officers at Lata, Santa Cruz, on possible trafficking…
The Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Honiara City, Chief Superintendent Stanley Riolo thanks the good people of Honiara for their support during his term as PPC since 2018. PPC Riolo says, “Things happen when we work together. Without the support of members of the public, we would not have achieved what we have with policing in…
‘As COVID-19 pushing climate change issues aside’ By ANDREW FANASIA THE Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology (MCDMM) Permanent Secretary Dr. Melchior Mataki says COVID-19 has forced his ministry to put climate change behind. He made this response when members of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and Opposition Leader Mathew Wale queried…
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) calls on the Ohwa and Manaoru tribes in East Kwaio in Malaita Province to resolve the land dispute between themselves in a peaceful manner. Supervising Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Malaita Province, Superintendent William Foufaka says, “The issue of the land dispute has been outstanding for some time and…
AUDIT ON CONTRACTS By MOFFAT MAMU AN audit into all COVID-19 renovation works carried out by various contractors at the quarantine centers will get underway soon when things get back to normal. The renovation works cost the government close to $13 million, this was revealed by the Supervising Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Infrastructure Development…
THE 53-year-old man who confessed to having sexual intercourse with his four-year-old granddaughter in February has been sentenced to eight years imprisonment. The man who cannot be named to protect the identity of the victim was sentenced after pleading guilty to one count of having sexual intercourse with a child under the age of 13…
FORMER central Makira Member of Parliament (MP) who was found guilty of misusing more than $66,000 intended for tree farmers in his constituency in 2013 will be sentenced today. Hypolite Taremae was found guilty after a trial of one count of conversion. The conversion charge relates to the incident in Honiara in 2014. This was…