Govt commends US navy bomb team

The Solomon Islands Government through the Ministry of Police, National Security and Correctional Services has commended the US Navy on a special underwater training program conducted for the Police Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Maritime Police team this month. Permanent Secretary of Police Edmond Sikua expressed gratitude for the US Government for funding the training program…

MMF plans to stage peaceful protest

Malaita Ma’asina Forum (MMF) president is calling on RAMSI and police to arrest those involved in the recent bech-de-mer saga or else they will apply for a peaceful protest. Speaking to this paper last week, Charles Dausabea said police and RAMSI has to make arrest of those suspected in the issue of the two ton…

Burns Creek kids undertake immunization

Burns Creek children are currently undertaking an immunization exercise for measles (rubella) as part of controlling the spread of the disease in the country. This was after confirmed that Solomon Islands is at high risk of the spreads of rubella, currently being reported in Papua New Guinea (PNG). The prevention exercise was carried out by…

MPs’ poor parliament performance costly

‘Tax payers pay $180,000 for under-par output from leaders’ MEMBERS of Parliament (MP) perform poorly in the current 6th Parliament sitting but the cost to tax-payers remains high; according to data obtain by The Solomon Star. The data showed times MPs spent in the meetings each day of the current session regardless of whether each…

No riot ‘big players’ arrested

Police are yet to make any arrest on the ‘big players’ behind the recent riot and looting in east Honiara last week. Acting Police Commissioner Ms Matanga said there are no initiators of the incident been arrest yet but investigations are still continuing. “Investigation into finding key leaders is ongoing and police remains high alert…

Georgian Ambassador presents credential

Georgia’s first ever Ambassador to Solomon Islands His Excellency Vladimir Konstantinidi has presented his Letters of Credence to Acting Governor General Sir Allan Kemakeza at Government House last Thursday. Georgia and Solomon Islands has established diplomatic relations in March 2011. Georgia is located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe. It has a…

U.S navy divers to train local police

A team from the United State navy divers are in the country training members of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) and the Solomon Islands Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team (SIEODT). The week-long training started on May 19 and will end on the 26th. The training which focuses on the underwater clearance of unexploded ordnance…

SI Police joins fight on cyber crimes

The Royal Solomon Islands Police is joining the Cyber Safety Pasifika taking on board cyber related crimes and are pushing on awareness to schools in the country as primary targets. Cyber Safety Pasifika is an initiative designed to help children, young people and adults to use technology in a safe and responsible manner that was…

Criticized for double standard

The Malaita Ma’asina Forum (MMF) has again criticizes the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) and RAMSI to apply two different laws in this country when dealing with offenders. Forum president Charles Dausabea made the statement by referring to the long standing issue of the two ton beach-de-mer that has gone missing without a trace…

Matanga: Bech de mer is still a priority

Acting Police Commissioner Juanita Matanga has maintained high conduct on putting the bech de mer issue as a national priority. Denying putting the issue as minor by re-tracking to the recent riot and looting as immediate issue needed to address first. “We have a team of investigators carrying out investigation that has been working together…