Provisional voters’ lists for Choiseul and Western Provinces have been dispatched over the weekend. A statement issued by the Solomon Islands Electoral Office (SIEO) said, the provisional voters’ lists were dispatched to Western and Choiseul Province on Saturday 17 Sept 2022. “This morning (Saturday) we dispatched all printed provisional voter lists to Choiseul and Western…
The Provincial Police Commander (PPC) of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in Central Islands Province (CIP), Superintendent David Soakai said Public Order Management (POM) training conducted is a big boost to open development in CIP. Superintendent Soakai in his welcome remarks at the POM Training closing said, “China Police Liaison Team (CPLT) this…
It is time to give way for the young generation to lead the country forwards, says the Malaita Provincial Premier Daniel Suidani. Premier Suidani uttered this in his keynote address to mark the International Youth Day in Auki over the weekend. He told Malaita youths to rise up and take up leadership roles. For that he encouraged…
The Speaker of Parliament who is the current chairman of the Solomon Islands Electoral Commission (SIEC), Sir Patterson Oti, is expected to visit the Malaita provincial capital tomorrow ahead of the two bye-elections in the province. The Solomon Islands Electoral Office in Auki said Sir Patteson will be in Auki as part of a two-day…
POLICE are investigating a purported anti-government Facebook page administrator who spread rumours about a “Secret Malaitan Force” targeting the Prime Minister during the recent parliament sitting. Deputy Commissioner (DC) National Security and Operation Support (NSOS), Ian Vaevaso said though there are some technical issues because it appears on Facebook, they are working with the Solomon…
Life time convict, Max Gosia Taiga, who killed his employer, a Chinese businesswoman insider her shop at White Angel Building at Point Cruz, Honiara will spend 25 years in jail before he is eligible for parole. High Court judge, Howard Lawry when sentencing Taiga on Wednesday said this is not the first time for an…
Auluta Basin’s long idle Oil Palm Project converted to Rice farming AULUTA Basin landowning tribes have come forward and presented copies of their land ownership documents to the national government to proceed with the Rice project proposed by the Member of Parliament for East Malaita and Deputy Prime Minister, Manasseh Maelanga. The documents were received…
THE Ambassador of Israel to Solomon Islands, Roi Rosenblit, has presented His Credentials to the Acting Governor General, Patterson Oti yesterday morning. In welcoming the Israeli ambassador, the Acting Governor General, Sir Patterson, said the relationship between Solomon Islands and Israel is historical, since Solomon Islands is named after the biblical king of Israel ‘King…
THE United States Naval Pacific Partnership 2022 which ended its mission in the country last weekend promised to support Solomon Islands during the time of natural disasters by providing services that are domestically unavailable. The Civil Military Coordination Advisor based in Hawaii, Greg Saint Pierre, confirmed this assistance to this paper in an interview last…
The Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) has removed a 294 kg Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) at Taro airstrip in Choiseul Province on Monday, the 12th of September, 2022. Deputy Commissioner (DC) National Security and Operation Support (NSOS) Mr Ian Vaevaso said the UXO is from the United States (US) used during…