Police in Auki have arrested a 15-year-old male suspect for stealing $5,000 cash belonging to Bethel Women’s Group in Malaita province. The suspect was arrested at Koa village in West Kwaraáe on Wenesday, 6 November 2024 after the matter was reported to Auki police. Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Malaita Province, Chief Superintendent, Tex Tafoa, said…
UGHELE Village on South Rendova in Western and its surrounding areas are eagerly waiting the completion of a Solomon Islands Government (SIG) funded Telecommunication Tower Project, which is making steady progress. The Ughele Tower project is part of 161 telecommunication towers project under the Solomon Islands National Broadband Infrastructure Project (SINBIP) being constructed across the…
ALL machineries and material to kick-start the long-awaited Kilu’ufi Hospital Improvement Project in Malaita Province have arrived. The Kitano Construction Company of Japan assisted in the delivery of the equipment. The groundbreaking ceremony held last month was attended by the Minister of Health and Medical Services, Dr Paul Popora Bosawai and his Permanent Secretary Pauline McNeil, Deputy Premier of Malaita Province, Randol Sifoni and representatives of the Ministry of Foreign…
A PACIFIC Islands economics professor has expressed seeing little change in Solomon Islands welfare in the last decade but nonetheless what has changed is the intent to drive economic improvements by the leadership of the country’s financial institutions. Professor Paresh Narayan, a Fiji-born academic of Indo-Fijian heritage, was one of the key speakers at the…
THE Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) plans to introduce locally made fruit snacks onboard Solomon Airlines flights. Thats according to MAL Permanent Secretary Dr Samson Viulu. In an interview, he said MAL had been discussing this idea with the Chairman of the Solomon Airlines Board Frank Wickham and he has agreed on the idea. …
TWO young men who confessed to breaking into a house at Tasahe B in West Honiara in April and stealing properties worth $56,000 have been sentenced to 14 months in prison. Ron Mewa, 19, and Jack Junior Haikiu, 21, were sentenced after they pleaded guilty to the charge of House Breaking and Felony. The defendant…
THE Governor of the Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI), Dr Luke Forau has emphasized the crucial role of research in supporting the development of government policies. Dr Forau was speaking at the opening of the inaugural CBSI–Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)–Asia-Pacific Applied Economics Association (APAEA) Joint Workshop at the Heritage Park Hotel on Wednesday.…
A 60-year-old man has been charged for raping a 13-year-old girl at a logging camp in West Makira. It was alleged that the suspect had invited the victim with her aunty to spend the night with him, and he allegedly raped the victim after having beer with them. Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Makira-Ulawa Province, Superintendent…
Twenty-five education sector leaders from across Solomon Islands are attending a Change Leadership course at the University of Newcastle, Australia, supported by the Australian Government. Training participants include senior officials from the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD), Provincial Education Providers from all nine provinces, representatives from the Education Sector Support Program (ESSP),…
Buala police is calling on those who intend to operate bottle shops in the province to obtain a liquor license from the Isabel Provincial Government Revenue Payment Unit (IPGRPU) through its application process before operation. The Provincial Police Commander (PPC) of Isabel Province, Inspector Harry Vanosi, said the call has come about when a huge…