Seven suspects have been arrested for brewing kwaso (homebrew) at Poroporo village in Northwest Choiseul recently. Taro Police made the successful arrest. The arrest came about when information was received that a group of youths engaged in making kwaso. Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Choiseul Province, Superintendent Berry Pogesopa said, “This has raised great concern from…
BSP Financial Group Limited is working to find a solution to the ‘Duplicate Transaction Issue’ which has affected a lot of its customers in Solomon Islands that perform a number of transactions on Thursday. BSP in a statement issued at 3pm today, Friday assured customers that its technical teams are investigating this issue to rectify…
SIG, UNDP inaugurate milestone Tool to operationalize iMRV roadmap and enhance climate information system in accordance with UNFCCC, Paris Agreement THE Climate Change Division (CCD) of the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management, and Meteorology (MECDM) in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) launched the Solomon Islands National Integrated Monitoring, Reporting, and…
GUADALCANAL Province Premier Willie Atu has hailed the bilaterial relations between Solomon Islands and China, acknowledging the infrastructure transformational changes that it brought about in Honiara. Premier Atu praised the 5-year-old SI-Sino relations when a delegation from Jiangmen City of the People’s Republic of China’s Guangdong Province paid a courtesy call on him and his…
MAJOR earthworks at the new SBD $250 million Naha Birthing and Urban Health Centre in Honiara are now complete, with the pouring of concrete foundations commencing last weekend. Australian High Commissioner Rod Hilton said he was delighted with the progress of major milestones at Solomon Islands’ first Urban Health Centre. “The Naha project is well…
Solomon Islands has made its voice heard on the existing threats posed by sea level rise at the global podium by pleading to global emitters to take the leadership in drastically cutting down emissions. At the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) high level plenary meeting on addressing the ‘Existential Threats Posed By Sea Level Rise’, Minister…
Solomon Islands signed and ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons at the margins of the 79th United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday the 24th September 2024. Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade Peter Shanel Agovaka signed on behalf of the Solomon Islands Government. Minister Agovaka signed and deposited…
Australia through the Defence Cooperation Program continue to support Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) to maintain safety and security of the western border region over the past years. To witness how the partnership and the engagement has been implemented, a high level delegation from both the Australian and Solomon Islands Government visited the Border,…
THE National Aquatic Centre will officially open for the public to use as of next week. A statement from National Sports Council (NSC) said, “we will be open for swimming from 0600h on Tuesday 1 October 2024.” But before accessing the 50m and 25m pools, interested swimmers are asked to visit the NSC office at…
At a recent workshop on inclusivity in the workplace, the Solomon Islands construction sector heard powerful stories from people with disabilities working in infrastructure and about how inclusive workplaces have helped them earn an income and make valuable contributions to society. The workshop was delivered under Australia’s Solomon Islands Infrastructure Program Workforce Skills Series, helping…