The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) has been urged to work in partnership with the Solomon Islands Government. Opening the first Provincial Police Commanders and Directors Conference for 2020 at the Rove Police Headquarters in Honiara on Monday, Minister of Police National Security and Correctional Services, Hon. Anthony Veke says, “Policing capabilities and capacities must…
Sea level rise will soon damage parts of the Visale Clinic in North West Guadalcanal. This is according to Solomon Star’s Guadalcanal stringer John Toki. The clinic was built around the 1930s by a Catholic Fr., Fr. Wall from New Zealand. With the current climate urgency faced by the health facility, its beneficiaries are urging…
MALAITA province has now identified a potential site for the proposed ‘All-Girls school’, says provincial Premier Daniel Suidani. This is a proposal by the Malaita Alliance for Rural Advancement (MARA) government which was announced during the policy document launching in Auki a fortnight ago. The proposed All-Girls School is aiming at providing more opportunities for…
Solomon Islands Democratic Party (SIDP) last Saturday conducted its 2020 Annual General Meeting or National Congress at the Heritage Park Hotel. The meeting started off with Party President Dr. Alice Pollard’s speech, presentation of reports and election of new office bearers. Party members who were present also have the opportunity to be part of the…
The Director of the Solomon Islands Financial Intelligence Unit (SIFIU) Mr. Jimmy Sendersley says currently the Solomon Islands does not have any specific law that can deal with pyramid schemes. Mr. Sendersley highlighted this at a press conference on the topic of illegal operation by one of the schemes in the country known as the…
The Solomon Islands Democratic Party (SIDP)’s Wing Leader Mathew Wale says Solomon Islands Politics has become very unstable even more so than in previous years. Wale made the statement during the Party’s National Congress held yesterday in Honiara. He said members of Parliament (MPs) act on self-interest and not their constituency interests, provincial or national…
THE Malaita Provincial Premier Daniel Suidani has labeled the proposed USD$100 billion (SBD$800b) loan from a private Chinese source as an ‘eternal debt trap’ for the Solomon Islands. Premier Suidani after viewing the documents released by local media last week shared his grave concern about the proposed deal. This was through the finance minister Harry…
THE statement by the Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) in the media last week accusing locally owned and registered firm, One Link Pacifica of operating illegally is totally false, erroneous and misleading, says local company Director, Charles Dora. In a response to the statement made by Head of the Intelligent Unit of Central Bank…
SOLOMON Islands High Commissioner to New Zealand, Her Excellency Lady Joy Kere has concluded her duty after six years of active service since the establishment of the High Commission of Solomon Islands in Wellington in 2014. According to a Government Statement, Lady Kere was the first-ever female Solomon Islands High Commissioner to serve overseas. Prior…
A proposal document of D10 Floating Motel is ready and will be submitted to the government responsible ministries next week. The proposed floating motel is the first of its kind to be built in the country. The D10 3 story floating Motel was locally initiated by Langalanga man Timothy Mauridala who inspires to create a…