A PUBLIC bus has landed at the bottom of a tree at Kombito 3 in east Honiara yesterday, injuring one female passenger, after it experienced a mechanical problem. The bus appeared to have smashed against a forest tree. According to a bystander, Clifford Tom, the bus had people on board when it ran off the…
OPPOSITION Leader Hon Matthew Wale has thanked the Prime Minister and the Foreign Affairs for supporting the UN resolution to reprimand Russia’s invasion in Ukraine. The Opposition Leader on Tuesday this week wrote a letter to the Prime Minister encouraging the Government to support the UN resolution. Hon Wale in his letter asked the Prime…
The Livelihood Sector Committee (LSC) of the National Disaster Operation Committees (N-DOC) has today condemn in its strongest term the action of certain individuals going around collecting five dollars ($5) fees from households before they can receive food relief assistance currently distributed to households in Honiara’s Emergency Zone. A community member of Lunga told the…
The Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) are closely working together with counterparts from Bougainville and Papua New Guinea Police (PNG) to investigate RSIPF officers at the Western border who allegedly beat up fishermen along the border between PNG and Solomon Islands recently. Commissioner Mostyn Mangau says, “The Professional Standard Internal Investigation (PSII) Department of…
TWENTY eight COVID-19 positive cases are currently admitted at the National Referral Hospital. Minister of Health and Medical Services Dr Culwick Togamana said of the 28 cases, 23 are in the National Referral Hospital Golden Ward – the ward set aside for critical and severe COVID-19 patients – the remaining five cases are admitted at…
FOLLOWING Solomon Islands Government approval and subject to Fiji regulatory approval, Solomon Airlines will operate a repatriation flight between Nadi and Honiara on Wednesday 9 March 2022. A statement from Solomon Airlines said Flight IE665 will depart Honiara at 9am, arriving in Nadi at 1pm Fiji local time. “This flight is open to public sale.…
THE matter of the two men accused of the murder of a seven year-old girl at Kolombangara, Western Province last October has been administratively adjourned to March 9. Joe Mae and Tusi Pilimana are both facing a charge of murder and yet to plea to the charge. They are both represented by the Public Solicitor’s…
MEMBER of Parliament for West Are’Are Constituency John Maneniaru has raised concerns over a logging vessel transporting seriously ill Asian’s to the logging camp in Torahira, Pipisu village. Honorable Maneniaru said he has received reports from concerned people in his constituency that the vessel left for West Are’Are last week and upon arrival, one of…
Non-executive MPAs wants to ‘reconcile’ with MARA before full Assembly meeting NON-EXECUTIVE Members of the Malaita Provincial Government have called on Premier Daniel Suidani and his Malaita Alliance for Rural Advancement (MARA) to plan a reconciliation of all 33 Members of the Provincial Assembly (MPAs), before the upcoming Assembly meeting this month. Speaking on behalf…
Covid-19 cases continue to surge into the remote parts of the country with Rennell and Bellona the latest Province to report 12 positive cases on Tuesday 1 March. The 12 cases were reported from Bellona Island from 22 samples collected. Renbel has enjoyed covid free status since the outbreak in January this year but now…