SOLOMON Islands has struck a new deal on economic and technical cooperation with China. The deal was sealed during a signing ceremony on Wednesday in Honiara. A government issued statement said Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare signed the agreement on Economic and Technical Cooperation with the Chinese Ambassador Li Ming. PM Sogavare signed on behalf of…
PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare has praised the New Zealand Government for taking the lead in the development of air transport infrastructure in Solomon Islands. Prime Minister Sogavare said the National Government is proud to witness yet another tangible commitment by the people and government of New Zealand and Australia. This followed the signing of the…
PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare has paid tribute to St Joseph’s Catholic National Secondary School as a learning institution that has played a pivotal role in educating Solomon Islanders. Speaking during the school’s 75th Anniversary celebrations today, the Prime Minister said as we reflect on the past, we note with great admiration the resilience, growth and…
Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) in Auki have arrested a 27-year-old male suspect for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl in a Pajero vehicle along the Ambu main road, close to Auki town on the 2nd of October, 2021. The initial report said the victim and her cousin sister boarded a public…
The Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) has removed a US 650lb bomb under a residence at Titinge village in West Honiara on 6 October 2021. Officer in-charge of the EOD team, Inspector Clifford Tunuki says, “The EOD team have conducted a two day operation to safely unearth…
The Opposition Leader Mathew Wale is urging the National Government to speed up the procurement of the Pfizer vaccines. He made the call in Parliament, Wednesday. “I would like to call on the government to speed up the procurement of Pfizer vaccines for the roll out of 12 year old to 17 year old where…
THE executive of MV Taimareho and captains have pleaded not guilty to charges laid against them in relation to the incident which claimed the lives of 27 passengers in April last year. They included the ship’s master Michael Roy Galo, captains Joe Malepa and Stephen Waina’ai, WAC Shipping Community Ltd directors Esther Hoasihere, John Bosco…