MRD welcomes JAAS delegation from China

Government through the Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) has welcomed a delegation of senior executives from the Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences (JAAS) of China in Honiara today (1/11/2023) to discuss potential future cooperation between JAAS and the Solomon Islands institutes. The JAAS president Professor Yi Zhongyi and delegation were greeted on arrival at the…

Wale condemns PM’s belittling remarks on reasons to extend Parliament

THE Leader of Opposition Hon. Matthew Wale has criticized the Prime Minister’s recent remarks that belittled Solomon Islanders’ ability to make policy-based voting decisions. The contentious remarks came to light during a tokstori event at USP, where a student asked about the Government’s rationale behind extending the life of Parliament. Defending his government’s decision not…

Court stories

Man gets 14 year-jail term for rape A MAN who was convicted of raping a 16-year-old girl and consequentially caused her to bleed heavily and hospitalised at Kilu’ufi Hospital early this year has been sentenced to 14 years in prison. The 23-year-old man who could not be named to protect the identity of the victim…