A TOTAL of 26 inmates released from the Rove Correctional Centre have been handed over to the Seventh-Day Adventist (SDA) Church as part of the Church’s “Half Way Home” program. Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Police, National Security & Correctional Services (MPNS&CS), Karen Galokale, announced the handover during a significant ceremony on Tuesday. This…
Central Guadalcanal – The Literacy and Numeracy Training Program under the Tina River Hydropower Community Benefit Sharing Project (CBSP) has successfully graduated its first group of participants, marking a significant milestone in the initiative’s journey. Ten women from the communities of Valekocha in Bahomea and Pamphylia in Malango completed the six-week program, setting the stage for broader community…
The construction of a new Aviation Complex Building at Honiara International Airport is set to commence soon, marking a significant milestone in enhancing aviation infrastructure in the Solomon Islands. These works, financed by the World Bank under the Second Solomon Islands Roads and Aviation Project (SIRAP2), is managed by the Ministry of Communication and Aviation…
RENOWN local comedian Lang Joke has supported Kaiza United when the soccer team did their fundraiser at the Zome area, Central Guadalcanal, on Sunday. The fundraiser saw the selling of cooked food and drinks. When Lang went to the fundraising stall to purchase food and drinks in support of the team, he become the centre…
Draw for MSG PM’s Cup places SI in Group A with PNG and New Caledonia, Fiji and Vanuatu in Group B SOLOMON Islands will be playing in Group A alongside Papua New Guinea in the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Prime Minister’s Cup scheduled for December 10 to 22 in Honiara. The official draw for the…
ONE year on following the successful staging of the Sol2023 Pacific Games in Honiara, officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) and Correctional Services of Solomon Island (CSSI) have received the Sol2023 Pacific Games medal and Commissioner commendation. This was during a presentation ceremony at Rove on November 19, 2024. The Sol2023 Games…
The Prime Minister (PM) Jeremiah Manele has commended scientists and government employees who participated in the National Geographic Pristine Seas-led expedition. The expedition resulted in the discovery of the world’s largest coral at the Three Sisters Islands in Makira-Ulawa Province. According to the Pristine Seas scientists, after discovering the coral, they sent its measurements to…
The Governor of Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) says complexity is not a barrier but rather an invitation for business to rise to any occasion and redefine what is possible. Delivering the keynote speech at the 8th Business Excellence Award over the weekend, Dr Luke Forau said, businesses in the country are navigating through…
No written DOCA agreement apparent in secret deal on prime LSL, RIPEL land, SI taxpayers question why should they pay the multi-million-dollar debt incurred by Vlymen THERE appears to be no written commitment by the Government in its secret deal to snatch prime land jointly owned by Levers Solomon Ltd (LSL) and Russell Islands Plantation…
THE Japanese Embassy in Honiara has signed two project contracts on Monday – one with the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) and the other with the Anglican Church of Melanesia (ACOM). The project contract with the RSIPF is for the procurement of second-hand fire trucks for the RSIPF in Guadalcanal Province, Malaita Province and…