TWO young men who confessed to breaking into a house at Tasahe B in West Honiara in April and stealing properties worth $56,000 have been sentenced to 14 months in prison. Ron Mewa, 19, and Jack Junior Haikiu, 21, were sentenced after they pleaded guilty to the charge of House Breaking and Felony. The defendant…
THE Governor of the Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI), Dr Luke Forau has emphasized the crucial role of research in supporting the development of government policies. Dr Forau was speaking at the opening of the inaugural CBSI–Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)–Asia-Pacific Applied Economics Association (APAEA) Joint Workshop at the Heritage Park Hotel on Wednesday.…
A 60-year-old man has been charged for raping a 13-year-old girl at a logging camp in West Makira. It was alleged that the suspect had invited the victim with her aunty to spend the night with him, and he allegedly raped the victim after having beer with them. Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Makira-Ulawa Province, Superintendent…
Twenty-five education sector leaders from across Solomon Islands are attending a Change Leadership course at the University of Newcastle, Australia, supported by the Australian Government. Training participants include senior officials from the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD), Provincial Education Providers from all nine provinces, representatives from the Education Sector Support Program (ESSP),…
Buala police is calling on those who intend to operate bottle shops in the province to obtain a liquor license from the Isabel Provincial Government Revenue Payment Unit (IPGRPU) through its application process before operation. The Provincial Police Commander (PPC) of Isabel Province, Inspector Harry Vanosi, said the call has come about when a huge…
Buala police have arrested eight suspects during an investigation operation on Hograno, Katova, Kia, and Havulei (HKKH) constituencies in Isabel province recently. The nine-day investigation operation was targeted for new reported cases during the month of October 2024. Supervising Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Isabel Province, Inspector Harry Vanosi, said a total of eight new cases…
The Solomon Islands and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) today, Thursday 7th November officially signed an agreement on Mutual Visa Exemption for ordinary passports holders from both countries to travel freely. The signing ceremony between the Solomon Islands Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Hon. Peter Shanel Agovaka, and PRC Ambassador, His Excellency Cai Weiming…
IT has emerged that a Caretaker Cabinet approved the DOCA deal with Hall Chadwick liquidators in February 2024 – just two months before the joint elections in April this year. By then, the DCGA government – under the leadership of Manasseh Sogavare – was already in a caretaker mode after the 11th Parliament rose on 31…
THE President of the World Taekwondo Solomon Islands Philip Afu has slammed the Solomon Islands Taekwondo Federation (SITF) Executive members who were elected recently as unconstitutionally elected. The SITF-affiliated Taekwondo clubs in Honiara on Sunday 27 October elected the new executive based on the SITF Constitution that was passed in 2023. The story of the…
A ROTARY club in Australia has donated a number of vital triage medical diagnostic kits to the Western Provincial Gizo Hospital. The donated kits worth thousands of dollars were personally delivered by Colin Scobie Redcliffe Sunrise Rotary Club Vice President to the hospital administration on Friday 1 November. The kits were received by the Western Provincial Health Director Dr Dickson…