JULIAN Moti – the man who once was the thorn-in-the-side in Solomon Islands – Australia relations – has died of a heart attack in Fiji. Moti, which in Hindi and Urdu means pearl, served as Attorney General in controversial circumstances. In 2006 he was secretly flown to Munda, Western Province aboard a PNG military aircraft…
THOMAS Giosia – the 73-year-old artist who was asked to design Solomon Islands’ national flag – is seeking answers for what he described as “unexplained changes” to the positioning of colours on the flag. “My design was based on the Biblical account of creation in the Book of Genesis, the first book of the Bible.…
MEMBERS of the public can now access the ESP Management Information and Content Management System through the government portal – ESP.SIG.GOV.SB Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare made the statement during his final nation-wide address for this year on Monday. Sogavare said as the long-awaited ‘Economic Stimulus Package Management Information and Content Management System’ [ESP – MI…
The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Board of Directors at its quarterly meeting on 15 December 2020 has approved a US$23 million (SBD$185m) Threshold Program for Solomon Islands. The Threshold Program for Solomon Islands will cover two projects. The Forest Value Enhancement Project (FoVEP) and the Accessing Land for Tourism Investment Facilitation (ALTIF) project, a statement…
The Opposition Leader, Hon. Mathew Wale welcomes the proposed move by the Commissioner of Lands, Allan McNeil to quell illegal and corrupt land deals as a move in the right direction to eliminate the illegal land sales and deal in Honiara. He made the call upon reports on illegals sales of land to individuals and…
* RSIPF commences ‘Operation Festive Season 2020/2021’* RSIPF in Makira/Ulawa Province appeals for cooperation during festive season RSIPF commences ‘Operation Festive Season 2020/2021’ More than 400 officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) from Honiara City, the Rove Police Headquarters, and Guadalcanal Province today commenced the ‘Operation Festive Season 2020/2021 provide security in…
The Ministry of Finance and Treasury (MOFT), the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) and the World Bank (WB) yesterday concluded negotiations on a WB funded project worth USD 5 million (over SBD40 million) to support Solomon Island COVID-19 ongoing preparedness and current response. The project components and activities under each component are designed…
The Leader of Opposition, Hon. Matthew Wale, has labelled the Sino Capital logging company saga a can of worms, now that the lid has been opened, there is no telling what worms will crawl out. Hon. Wale has described the explanation by the forestry office as totally unacceptable. “Firstly, who is the officer that made…
On 22 December The Australian Government and World Health Organization (WHO) officially handed over three additional GeneXpert calibration kits and 600 GeneXpert cartridges to the Ministry of Health and Medical Services to enhance COVID-19 testing in the provinces. GeneXpert machine cartridges and calibration kits are essential components in the installation and operation of the machine…
The Camp Management Sector Committee of the National Disaster Operations Committee (N-DOC) has suspended privileges that allowed families and relatives to bring in food and other items for persons in Quarantine Stations (QS) for an indefinite period as of today, Wednesday 23rd December 2020. The suspension of this privilege came about after it was…