AUCKLAND/SUVA, 30 SEPTEMBER 2021 (RNZ PACIFIC)—The push for a Pacific Island Super Rugby team has been decades in the making and finally, in February, it will come to fruition with not one but two new teams, Moana Pasifika and the Fijian Drua. After being awarded a conditional licence back in April, the wait for confirmation…
The Solomon Islands is in its transition phase of graduating from the Least Developing Countries category and is scheduled to graduate by 2024. That’s according to Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare during his remarks at the 76th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session on the weekend. “Solomon Islands is in its transition phase of graduating from…
TODAY – October 1 – marks the 72nd anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. It is only fitting that Solomon Islands – China’s newest diplomatic ally and development partner – be congratulated for its phenomenal achievements in technology, economic growth and global leadership today – a feat achieved in just 72…
SINPF pays its members 6% crediting rate for 2020-2021 financial year PRIME Minister and Supervising Minister for the Ministry of Finance & Treasury (MoFT), Manasseh Sogavare has announced a 6% crediting rate to Solomon Islands National Provident Fund (SINPF) members for the last 12 months, ending June 30 2021. “Ladies and gentlemen, members of…
SIBA; stop the criticisms against the judiciary THE Solomon Islands Bar Association (SIBA), which represents the interests of practicing lawyers, has expressed extremely concern about the media’s criticisms of the Chief Justice and Registrar of High Court. This follows reported published in this paper under the headline; “The Olssons doomed with H/Court officials” published under…
PRINCIPAL Magistrate Felix Hollison will deliver the sentence of Charles Dora, One Link Pacifica’s boss who operated the money investment scheme without a license, on October 8. This followed the sentencing submissions and mitigation made by the prosecution and the defence counsel yesterday morning. Having heard from both counsels, Mr Hollison adjourned the matter to…
CHURCHES in the country have the full right to question government purposely for the nation building. This statement was uttered by Member of Parliament (MP) for East Are’are Mr. Peter Kenilorea Junior when speaking at the opening of commemoration of the 50th Years of the establishment of the Assemblies of God (AOG) Movement in Solomon…
Ruling in unlawful sex case, Oct 4 RULING on a committal hearing conducted on the case of a 50 year-old man accused of having unlawful sexual intercourse with his six year-old grandniece in 2019 will be delivered next week. A short form preliminary inquiry was conducted yesterday on this case before Principal Magistrate Leonard…
Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) in Auki, Malaita province have attended to a report of a dead branch that fell off a tree and killed an adult male person in West Kwaio, Malaita Province on 23 September 2021. Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Malaita Province, Chief Superintendent Stanley Riolo says, “Police received…
A commercial bank account “illegally” operated by the CUSTOMS and Excise Division of the Ministry of Finance and Treasury has reportedly been closed down, it was revealed yesterday. The “Customs Revenue Holding Account”, Acct No. 2001203943, was opened with Bank South Pacific (BSP) earlier this year. Proceeds from sales of vehicles auctioned by Customs were…