MAJOR policy changes have been foreshadowed in the wake of the recent revolt by politicians within the ruling GNUT coalition, insiders have revealed. As well, sources have revealed that the Solomon Islands People First Party is engaged in secret talks through a third party for a reconciliation with the Opposition over the Motion of No…
THE Keohoto Landowners Association (KLA) has declared its firm opposition to allowing Gold Ridge Mining Limited (GRML) to conduct future prospecting activities over Mount Vunusa. This announcement follows the decision by the Mines and Minerals Board to cancel GRML’s Prospecting License (PL) for operations at Mt Vunusa in Central Guadalcanal. The cancellation decision was communicated…
THE man who spread false rumours of a kidnapping incident at the Kolaridge cemetery in Honiara last October has been sentenced to one month in prison. Junior Harry Gereniu, 24, pleaded guilty to Spreading False rumours and was sentenced on Monday by Principal Magistrate Ishmael Kekou. The maximum penalty for this offence is one year…
THE General Manager (GM) of Solomon Islands Tobacco Company (SITCO) who allegedly breached the Tobacco Act will return to the Honiara Magistrate Court on March 3 for breaching the Tobacco Control Act 2024. That is when the court will make directions as to his plea. John Darren Corby faces one count of Restriction on Advertisement…
AUTHORITIES and Community Leaders in the Western Province are calling on small Outboard Motor (OBM) boat operators to obtain licenses as part of efforts to ensure safety and also contribute to provincial revenue. With small OBM boats playing a vital role in transportation across the country, especially in the Western Province, there is growing concern…
THE signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) will be the next step in the process of Australia establishing the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Training Centre and a Warehouse Precinct in Honiara. Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele and his Australian counterpart Prime Minister Anthony Albanese jointly announced the RSIPF Training Centre in a statement…
THE Solomon Islands National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) has heightened its alert status as the tropical cyclone season continues, with warnings re-issued this week urging communities to remain vigilant. The cyclone season typically spans from November to April and the NDMO has emphasised that the country is not yet out of danger. In its latest…
OUR PARTY President and Minister for Police and National Security, Jimson Tanagada, faced the music in Caucus last Tuesday as the weight of the Memorandum of Demands (MoD) on the Prime Minister begins to sink in. The Party’s founding President Manasseh Sogavare asked Minister Tanagada “to clarify his support” for the ministerial reshuffle contained in…
THE young civilian who pleaded guilty to possessing a VHF radio belonging to the Close Personal Protection (CPP) Department of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in Honiara last October has been fined $2,000. Darren Maelaua was sentenced last Friday in the Honiara Magistrate Court on one count of Possessing Police Property contrary to…
THE Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) has bid farewell to the Australian Defence Force (ADF) advisor, Colonel Justin Bywater. Senior members of the RSIPF executive and the RSIPF & AFP Policing Partnership Programme (RAPPP) gathered at a brief ceremony at the Rove RSIPF headquarter on 9 January 2025 to farewell Colonel Bywater. Colonel Bywater…