A TOTAL of 372 participants are attending the weeklong 2025 Solomon Islands Mission (SIM) Ministers Conference in Honiara this week. Most of the participants include; Pastors, VIAs [Volunteer In Action], Ministers, Bible Workers, Facilitators and their spouses. Most of the church workers came from most of the provinces around the country. Of the total 73…
THE Value-Added Timber Association (VATA), a furniture-making initiative, is currently concentrating on furniture production in collaboration with a Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) volunteer Kanae Isozaki. VATA is a non-profit organization was formed in 2004 as part of a forest management initiative established by the Ministry of Forestry and Research Forest. Since July 2023, Ms…
IN the fertile farmlands of Ranongga in the Western Province, 45-year-old Beven Hali found an innovative way to turn his passion for farming into a thriving business. As the man behind the popular Chili Tuna Flakes a famous product from SolTuna Company in Noro, Hali is a proof that local farmers can achieve financial success…
SOLOMON Islands National Women’s U19 Team are set to take on the hosts Tonga in their opener of the OFC U19 Women’s championship qualifying stage at the Loto Tonga Soka centre in Tonga today. Qualification for the OFC U-19 Women’s Championship 2025 in Tahiti will be decided in this Tonga-hosted championship involving Solomon Islands, American…
THE Member of Parliament (MP) for South Guadalcanal and Minister for Rural Development, Rollen Seleso has been elected as the new Honiara Rugby Union Association (HRUA) President. Minister Seleso’s election follows the successful hosting of the HRUA Annual General Meeting (AGM) and their election congress at the Solomon Islands Rugby Union Federation (SIRUF) conference room…
Man charged for having multiple sex with niece in Choiseul A male suspect has been arrested for allegedly having multiple sexual intercourse with his niece at a village in Northwest Choiseul. Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at Taro Police Station carried out the arrest and charged the suspect. Choiseul Provincial Police…
The non-resident Ambassador of the Republic of Peru to the Solomon Islands, His Excellency Mr. Vitaliano Gallardo, presented his letter of credentials to the Acting Governor General, Hon. Patterson J. Oti, at Government House on Wednesday. The Acting Governor General commended Ambassador Gallardo’s extensive diplomatic experience and expressed confidence that relations between the Solomon Islands…
The leaders and people of Bina Harbour, West Kwaio, Malaita Province this week warmly welcomed Prime Minister Hon. Jeremiah Manele MP to their community and facilitated his delegation’s tour around the Bina Harbour Tuna Processing Plant Project site. The site visit culminated in a formal gathering in the Bina Community Hall where the village leaders…
Police in Auki, Malaita Province, have arrested and charged a 26-year-old man for allegedly raping a 23-year-old woman at a village in Auki on 25 February 2025. Malaita Provincial Police Commander (PPC), Chief Superintendent Tex Tafoa, said the victim, who is believe to drunk, was raped in her room while she was asleep. According to…
The non-resident Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to Solomon Islands, His Excellency Pham Hung Tam, presented his Letter of Credence to the Acting Governor General, Hon. Patterson J. Oti, at Government House on Wednesday – 5th March 2025. Welcoming Ambassador Pham Hung Tam, the Acting Governor General reaffirmed Solomon Islands’…