THE Australian Federal Police (AFP) has provided the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Forensic Unit with specialist equipment and consumables to support the investigative capability of the RSIPF. AFP advisors working with the RSIPF and AFP Policing Partnership Programme (RAPPP) previously helped establish digital forensic and drug testing capabilities within the Forensic Unit. RAPPP…
PUBLIC transport bus service in Honiara is becoming a great concern as the service providers continue to defy Honiara City Council (HCC) orders for the discontinuation of short bus route services. Public transport bus commuters, especially workers and students, find it very challenging especially in the morning to get on just one bus to their…
THE National Referral Hospital (NRH) Dental Clinic as of this month will open for service during weekends. A notice issued by the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) stated that this measure is taken to ensure that members of the public can access emergency or urgent dental care services on Saturdays and Sundays. “The…
THE new Malaita Premier, Martin Fini, has assured the Malaita Provincial Assembly this week that his government is confident and determined to deliver to the province within the short period of time it will be in office before the current assembly dissolves. The premier made the assurance in his budget speech to the full assembly…
THE Malaita New Government for Fundamental Redirection (MNGFR) has established a technical team within the Malaita Economic Development Initiatives (MEDI). This team is an addition to the Cabinet Sub-Committees of the Democratic Coalition Government for Advancement (DCGA) of Prime Minister, Manasseh Sogavare. This was announced by the Malaita Premier, Martin Fini, on the floor of…
EIGHT approved projects for 2022/2023 financial year for Malaita Province under Provincial Capacity Development Fund have been removed. Malaita Provincial Government Finance Minister, Randol Sifoni, informed the Malaita Provincial Assembly of the removal of the eight projects this week. Mr Sifoni said the reason for the removal of the eight project was the Malaita Provincial…
A MAN accused of obtaining a total of $4,000 from three students with the promise of securing placements for them for Solomon Islands Government (SIG) scholarships awards administered by the National Training Unit (NTU) in the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD) has been remanded in the Honiara Magistrates Court. Donald Keso is…
CABINET has approved that all Public Servants will be paid to clean up the capital city half a day every Friday. This was confirmed by Secretary to Prime Minister and Chairman of the Pacific Games 2023 National Hosting Authority (NHA), Dr Jimmy Rodgers, in a press conference at the new national stadium yesterday. Dr Rogers…
AS Solomon Islands slowly advances into a digital technology, the death rate relating to cyberbullying increased from one to two in the Western Province. The second victim of cyberbullying was the young man whose body was found dead at the Power House area in Gizo this week. The young man hanged himself because he was…
IN its effort to continue strengthening coordination of support received from development partners, the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) has resumed the Development Partner Coordination Meeting after the last one held in October 2019 when the COVID-19 global outbreak shifted focus to the health pandemic preparedness and response activities. The resumption of the…