ROYAL Solomon Islands Police Vessel (RSIPV) Gizo has transported nine survivors who are natives of Dawa Island, in Papua New Guinea (PNG), from South West of Rennel Island to Honiara after they were found drifting at sea and rescued by a Taiwanese fishing boat on 24 February 2022. Director Police Maritime of the RSIPF Superintendent…
On Tuesday 2nd of March, the Minister for Communication and Aviation, the Hon. Peter Shanel Agovaka and Australia’s Head of the Office of the Pacific Ewen McDonald exchanged signed copies of a funding arrangement worth SBD37.6 million (AUD6.5 million) for six new telecommunications towers to be built this year. The support for the towers was…
Former govt workers’ question policy approach, as 900+ unvaxed teachers still paid in full A GROUP of unvaccinated government workers who were ‘self-terminated’ recently, for not getting their jabs have questioned the government on how the No Jab, No Job Policy works. The former government employees were amongst the 222 Public Officers that decided not…
A PUBLIC bus has landed at the bottom of a tree at Kombito 3 in east Honiara yesterday, injuring one female passenger, after it experienced a mechanical problem. The bus appeared to have smashed against a forest tree. According to a bystander, Clifford Tom, the bus had people on board when it ran off the…
OPPOSITION Leader Hon Matthew Wale has thanked the Prime Minister and the Foreign Affairs for supporting the UN resolution to reprimand Russia’s invasion in Ukraine. The Opposition Leader on Tuesday this week wrote a letter to the Prime Minister encouraging the Government to support the UN resolution. Hon Wale in his letter asked the Prime…
AS positive cases in Honiara continue to show signs of slowing down, it’s the rural communities that we are concern with because they are now are likely to be hit hard with increased number of cases. Over the past days there have been increased recorded cases in our provinces and rural communities. Already, there are…
The Livelihood Sector Committee (LSC) of the National Disaster Operation Committees (N-DOC) has today condemn in its strongest term the action of certain individuals going around collecting five dollars ($5) fees from households before they can receive food relief assistance currently distributed to households in Honiara’s Emergency Zone. A community member of Lunga told the…
The Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) are closely working together with counterparts from Bougainville and Papua New Guinea Police (PNG) to investigate RSIPF officers at the Western border who allegedly beat up fishermen along the border between PNG and Solomon Islands recently. Commissioner Mostyn Mangau says, “The Professional Standard Internal Investigation (PSII) Department of…
TWENTY eight COVID-19 positive cases are currently admitted at the National Referral Hospital. Minister of Health and Medical Services Dr Culwick Togamana said of the 28 cases, 23 are in the National Referral Hospital Golden Ward – the ward set aside for critical and severe COVID-19 patients – the remaining five cases are admitted at…
THE National Finance Ltd (NFL) is calling on their customers across the country to work closely with them should they have any issues related to loan repayment rather than going to the social media. Regional Manager of National Finance Solomon Islands, Trent Allan made the call after a person by the name of Gabie Knoxie…