NEWLY purchased vessel for West Are’Are has been confirmed by the Solomon Islands Maritime Association (SIMA) which is currently undergoing final checks before it sets sail for the country. The much awaited promised vessel was expected since 2016 but it was delayed due to shortage of fund to purchase a good quality ship that can…
Solomon Islands Ports Authority (SIPA) is currently focusing on the implementation of a quality, energy, and environmental management for port’s operations as the guiding principles of their work in support of the Pacific Community’s (SPC) Green Pacific Port initiative. This was revealed by Dr. Zullah Mohommed Asid of SPC and officials from SIPA during a…
APOSTOLIC Nuncio to Papua New Guinea & Solomon Islands H.E Kurian Mathew Vayalunkal has paid a courtesy visit to Prime Minister Rick Hou yesterday. In a brief meeting with the Prime Minister at the Office of the Prime Minister & Cabinet, H.E Vayalunkal thanked the Prime Minister for availing his time to meet with him.…
Police at Taro in Choiseul Province arrested a 19-year-old male person for allegedly raping a 6-year-old girl at Taro Station last week. Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Choiseul Province, Superintendent Vincent Eria said the alleged rape incident occurred between 3 to 4pm on Wednesday 10 October 2018 in the Taro Township. PPC Eria said the suspect…
POLICE in Auki Malaita Province have arrested and charged a 31-year-old male in relation to a wounding incident at Sarawasi logging camp in Small Malaita. The incident occurred on Thursday, 11 October 2018. It is alleged that the incident is related to a land dispute connected to logging. Provincial Police Commander Malaita Province Superintendent Timothy…
CITY Mayor Andrew Mua has been accused of secretly hatching a plan to sell the site where Honiara Integrated Primary School (HIPS) is located to an Asian businessman. Mr Mua’s office earlier issued the school with an eviction notice to vacate the site next to the Multi-Purpose Hall at Lawson Tama by 31 December this…
The president of the Peoples Progressive Party (PPP) Charles Dausabea is calling on the Governor General (GG) Sir Frank Kabui to exercise his emergency powers to dissolve the parliament. Mr. Dausabea made the call after Member of Parliament (MP) for Temotu VATUD constituency Freda Tuki lost her seat lately following a successful petition case by…
On Saturday night Sullivans and Australian wine giant Tempus Two hosted a wine tasting at French restaurant Club Havana. Winemaker Andrew Duff arrived in the Solomon Islands to host the event and educated guests on the wine-making process for this innovative wine. The evening’s highlight was the tasting of Tempus Two Copper Wilde Chardonnay. This…
NO by-elections will be held in Temotu Vatud Constituency, despite its MP Freda Tuki losing the seat following last week’s High Court ruling. That’s according to the Solomon Islands Electoral Commission (SIEC). In his judgment dated 8 October, Justice Rex Faukona ruled in favour of the Petitioner Clay Forau, ruling that the election of Mrs…
LOCAL businessman Dr Reginald Aipiais demanding the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) to compensate him for loss of business and purported unlawful arrest. His demand came following a Court of Appeal ruling last Friday that stated the 1972 Fisheries regulation.as amended (including Regulation 13A). were repealed by the Fisheries Management Regulation 2017. Furthermore,…