THE Australian High Commission in Honiara is tight-lipped about High Commissioner Lachlan Strahan’s conversation with Solomon Islands Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ministry and External Trade (MFAET) about the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s (ABC’s) Four Corner Programme revealing that a Chinese state-owned company was in talks to purchase the Kolombangara Forest Plantations Limited (KFPL). MFAET had summoned…
Minister for Health and Medical Services Dr Culwick Togamana has announced the decline of the Viral Respiratory Illness throughout Honiara and the provinces. He made the announcement in Parliament in response to a question from Opposition Leader Mathew Wale regarding the status of the Viral Respiratory Illness as there are people still experience flu-like illness…
A SEXUAL offence against an elderly man has been discontinued in the High Court recently due to his deteriorating health. The accused was charged with one count of sexual intercourse with a child under 15. The prosecution alleged that that elder had sexual intercourse with a six -year-old girl in East Honiara in 2017. The…
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade is pleased to announce that His Excellency Mr Inbasekar Sundaramurthi’s five days visit to Solomon Islands was significantly a success with the High Commissioner having paid a courtesy call to the Supervising Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Honourable Peter Shanel Agovaka and to the Prime…
Chairman of Pisage community within Maringe-Kokota Constituency (MKC) in Isabel Province has thanked the national government through MKC Office for funding their community water supply project. Charles Bice said access to fresh water has been their long time need. “Before we have to travel some distances to fetch fresh water for drinking and cooking. We…
OPPOSITION MP Hon Derrick Manuari says he believes that the government’s agenda to extend Parliament from four to five years is influenced by foreign elements. Speaking at the Opposition Group’s ‘INSIGHT’ program recently, the Member of Parliament for West Makira said it is clear because the current decisions and actions of the government are against…
A team of four officers from the Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) arrived in East Makira Constituency on Monday to carry out Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) of projects funded under the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) programme. The team left Kirakira town to Star Harbour yesterday afternoon and without wasting time visited and interviewed some of…
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has clarified some misinformation currently carried on international media about the visit by the US Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Henry and HMAS Spey. Speaking at a ceremony to welcome the visiting United States Hospital Ship USNS Mercy in Honiara this evening, Sogavare said there had been a delay in…
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has conveyed the government’s sincere appreciation for the visit by the US Navy Hospital Ship Mercy to Solomon Islands to assist our people and our country. The Prime Minister shared the message at the Unity Square before the ship’s Pacific Partnership Mission Commander Henry Kim, Captain Feinburg and Captain Nolan, United…
East Malaita Constituency (EMC) has commenced initial discussions with Aluta Basin landowning tribes on the national government’s proposal towards establishing rice farming for interested farmers within the Aluta Basin in Malaita Province. In a meeting held at Tatali growth center on 20 August 2022, landowners have expressed their support for the project proposal to their…