Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) have received 13 vehicles and 60 short barrel rifles from Australia during a handing over ceremony today (2 November 2022) at Rove Police Headquarters. The handing over ceremony was attended by the Honourable Prime Minister Manasseh, Minister of Police National Security and Correctional Service (MPNSCS) Honourable Anthony Veke and…
THE Solomon Islands national men’s Rugby 15s team departed yesterday for Papua New Guinea (PNG) the host country for the 2022 Oceania Rugby Championship. The Oceania Rugby Championship will start today and will end on November 10th. Solomon Islands will play host PNG on Sunday November 6th at the Sir Hubert Murray Stadium. Their second…
THE new Friendship Hall Futsal Complex has been officially open for futsal tournaments following the official opening, Tuesday. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare officially opened the futsal complex court. Speaking during the opening ceremony, Prime Minister Sogavare announced that this is the futsal home the Kurukuru team and everyone in the country has been longing for.…
PLASTIC Wise Gizo (PWG) successfully conducted a one day coastal cleaning up program at Nusatupe Island near Gizo, Western Province last week. The clean-up involved the collection of all solid wastes as part of the International Coastal Clean Day (ICCD). As part of the clean-up PWG also engaged and one of the recipients that won…
FORMER Solomon Islands national futsal players received a token of appreciation from the Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare at the Friendship Hall yesterday. The token, a sum of an undisclosed amount was handed over to the players before their exhibition match between the new and old Kurukuru players. Prime Minister Sogavare also took that time to…
A jubilant Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare on Wednesday has highlighted the expected transformative benefits that the Tina Hydro Power project in Central Guadalcanal will bring when the project becomes operational. Sogavare was the chief guest at a ground-breaking ceremony at the project site that marks the start of major construction work on the Project. He…
Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare highlighted that the need for an equipped police force is not only essential for security but it also contribute to social and economic growth. PM Sogavare made this strong emphasis at the handing- over of police equipment by the Australian government to the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force this morning.…
Plans are underway to turn the Malu’u Provincial sub-station in North Malaita into a township. If this plan comes to fruition, Malu’u will become the second town in Malaita after the provincial capital, Auki. The North Malaita Member of Parliament, Senley Filualea, reveled this in his speech during the official opening of the government funded…
Government delay in paying landlords their rental payments for housing Public Servants causes frustration INDIGENOUS landlords in Honiara are frustrated over rental payments of public servants officers now overdue for six months. They expressed their frustration during a meeting held at the Children Park on Tuesday. Spokesperson of Indigenous Honiara Landlord Association Eric Arifanata said…
AUSTRALIA support to Solomon Islands has a strong focus on ensuring educational and employment opportunities are equally available for women in the country. Speaking during the APTC graduation, Deputy High Commissioner of the Australian High Commission, Sallyanne Vincent said Australia has been supporting the Solomon Islands to recover and emerge stronger post-pandemic. A key part…