Complaints against lawyers a mounting problem here: Study If you have a complaint or complaints against a lawyer in the Solomon Islands, you are not alone. A Scoping Study undertaken by the Law Council of Australia in Solomon Islands in 2011 found “an urgent need to eliminate the backlog of outstanding complaints against legal…
A World Bank Sponsored Consultation on a Solomon Islands Agriculture and Rural Transformation Project in Kira Kira, the Provincial Capital of Makira Ulawa Province has been told students of a number of boarding schools in the Province are fed with rice and noodle meals. The Principal of Pamua Rural Training Centre which is part of…
The Solomon Islands Government has thanked both the Australian and Vanuatu Government for the safe arrival of five Temotuan men that had been lost and adrift at sea and went ashore in Maewo, Vanuatu on 24th February. Solomon Islands government working closely with Australia and Vanuatu have helped in bringing the five men home on…
The Chinese Embassy has officially launched an orientation program for Solomon Islands students enrolled in Chinese universities, the Embassy has announced. The first of the program was held at the Chung Wah School in Chinatown on March 13th, it said. Counselor, Yao Ming, attended the opening session with Antonio Lee, who is the Chairman of…
Reliable sources within the Government revealed that some officers at the Foreign Investment Division (FID) are using the Office of the Prime Minister & Cabinet (OPMC) to threaten foreign investors to pay up their fines or face consequences. According to one source, on March 03rd, 2021 an email was sent to foreign companies operating in…
The COVID-19 vaccines roll out will commence with an official launch on Wednesday 24th at the Central Field Hospital. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare announced this in a special nationwide address last Friday. “The rollout of the vaccination program will commence with a launch on Wednesday morning, 24th March 2021 at the Central Field Hospital,” Sogavare…
Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) National Traffic Department in Honiara have arrested and charged a male suspect following a traffic accident in Honiara on 15 March 2021. It has been reported that the suspect was travelling in a westerly direction in a car when he veered off the road towards the…
Tar-sealing work on the Auki town main roads will start in the second part of this year 2021, says Premier Daniel Suidani. Premier Suidani told the Malaita Provincial Assembly recently that the road upgrade is part of the World Bank-funded Solomon Island Roads and Aviation Project (SIRAP). He said under this project, bridges along the…