The Rennell and Bellona Provincial Government is considering legal action against Nickel Enterprise SI Ltd. (NESI). This came after the company landed on Rennell Island with equipment and supplies to conduct mining prospecting for bauxite without securing a provincial business license. Newly elected Premier Derek Pongi stated that the provincial executive is still reviewing NESI’s…
SUBMISSIONS into a legal issue raised at the hearing of an election petition case will be made in the High Court on October 18. Judge Maelyn Bird raised the legal issue during the hearing of the application to strike out the petition case against newly elected Member of Parliament for Temotu Pele, James Bonunga on…
The Solomon Tower Limited (STL) officially opened its new office on Friday at the Solomon Post Office compound in Honiara. STL is a newly created company under the Companies Act. It has the support of the Ministry of Communication and Aviation (MCA) and the Ministry of Finance and Treasury (MFT). Delivering his remarks at the…
Head of Solomon Islands delegation to the 79th United Nations General Assembly and Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade Peter Shanel Agovaka delivered Solomon Islands National Statement to the United Nations General Assembly on Friday evening (New York time). Foreign Minister Agovaka said, this year’s theme: “Leaving no one behind: acting together for the advancement…
Global institutions created to deal with conflicts are out of date and need urgent reform if they are to remain relevant. Minister of Traditional Governance, Peace and Ecclesiastical Affairs Hon. Jaimie Lency Vokia made the emphasis while presenting Solomon Islands statement at the Group of SEVEN PLUS (G7+) High Level Summit in New York on…
HONIARA City Mayor Eddie Siapu has highlighted some of the municipal authority’s areas of needs to the visiting delegation from the Jiangmen City Municipal Authority of China’s Guangdong Province. Honiara City and Jiangmen signed a Sister Relationship Memorandum of Agreement on 19 May 2022 and the areas of needs raised by Mayor Siapu were intended…
A 49-year-old father has been arrested for allegedly raping his own daughter over a period of time that eventually results in her being pregnant in a village on Isabel province. Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) in Buala conducted the arrest. Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Isabel Province, Inspector Harry Vanosi said, “It…
BSP Financial Group Limited is working to find a solution to the ‘Duplicate Transaction Issue’ which has affected a lot of its customers in Solomon Islands that perform a number of transactions on Thursday. BSP in a statement issued at 3pm today, Friday assured customers that its technical teams are investigating this issue to rectify…
GUADALCANAL Province Premier Willie Atu has hailed the bilaterial relations between Solomon Islands and China, acknowledging the infrastructure transformational changes that it brought about in Honiara. Premier Atu praised the 5-year-old SI-Sino relations when a delegation from Jiangmen City of the People’s Republic of China’s Guangdong Province paid a courtesy call on him and his…
Solomon Islands has made its voice heard on the existing threats posed by sea level rise at the global podium by pleading to global emitters to take the leadership in drastically cutting down emissions. At the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) high level plenary meeting on addressing the ‘Existential Threats Posed By Sea Level Rise’, Minister…