Former casino clerk case back on Nov 17 THE matter of a former clerk of the Coral Sea Casino who allegedly stole casino gaming chips worth $14,000 will return to the Honiara Magistrate Court on November 17. The adjournment was made for the accused Maddlyn Hamara, who is facing two counts of Larceny by Clerk,…
As part of the Safe and Secure Pacific Games 2023 (PG23) campaign, the officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) have raided and destroyed about three 3000 litres of home brew (kwaso) in the Alligator Creek area this week. Police Operations Commander (POC) Assistant Commissioner (AC) Corporate Support Mr Stanley Riolo said the raid…
LANDOWNERS of Kulakwai and Lalofere tribal land in Fataleka, Malaita Province, have declared their stand against a mining prospecting operation intended for their land. The tribes staunchly declared their objection to any mining operation after hearing that the Win Win Mining Company has proposed to conduct mining prospecting on their land. A spokesman for the…
THE Minister for Education & Human Resource Development Lanelle Tanangada is amongst Ministers of Education and Senior Ministry of Education and Training officials from the Pacific Islands region attending the 42nd session of the United Nations Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) General Conference which commenced yesterday. The 42nd session of the UNESCO General Conference…
YOUNG children who are living close to areas where open defections are practised are more likely to experience poor growth and slowness in learning. This was highlighted by Robert Muller RWASH Coordinator at the Environmental Health Division (EHD) of the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) at the launch of the National Sustainable Sanitation…
The Australian Defence Force has handed over a suite of new equipment, including training, maintenance and sustainment, worth more than SBD 70 million, to the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) to enhance their security capabilities ahead of the Pacific Games. The handovers and associated capability demonstrations were attended by the Prime Minister the Honourable…
IT’S the time of the year when all the good academic performance of students in schools nationwide are recognised. Gizo Community High School (CHS) in the Western Provincial is no exception. The school successfully organised its speech and prize-giving ceremony last Thursday. The ceremony saw parents, guardians, friends and supporters come out in numbers to…
Government through the Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) has welcomed a delegation of senior executives from the Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences (JAAS) of China in Honiara today (1/11/2023) to discuss potential future cooperation between JAAS and the Solomon Islands institutes. The JAAS president Professor Yi Zhongyi and delegation were greeted on arrival at the…
Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare MP has set today aside along with his colleague Members of Parliament to part-take in the third Standing Orders Review Workshop. The Parliamentary House Committee led workshop took almost the whole day at the Paul Tovua Complex, National Parliament Compound. Broadly, the workshop with dedicated, dynamic and engaging participants from…
THE Leader of Opposition Hon. Matthew Wale has criticized the Prime Minister’s recent remarks that belittled Solomon Islanders’ ability to make policy-based voting decisions. The contentious remarks came to light during a tokstori event at USP, where a student asked about the Government’s rationale behind extending the life of Parliament. Defending his government’s decision not…