Solomon Islands leaders’ meeting with other Pacific region’s leaders at the 53rd Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders meeting was a successful one in terms of the importance of ensuring our priorities are safeguarded. Prime Minister, Jeremiah Manele told this to the local media in a press conference upon his delegation’s arrival yesterday from this year’s PIF…
ICSI: govt finalizing position on $140M buy-back scheme for LSL, RIPEL A LEGAL team from Australia appears to have convinced the government to change its position on the much-talked about $140 million buy-back scheme of prime land jointly owned by Levers Solomon Ltd (LSL) and Russell Islands Plantation Estate Ltd (RIPEL). This was revealed by…
Mentally-ill accused to continue taking medication AN accused person suffering from mental illness will continue to take his medication at the Rove Correctional facility until he is fit to take his plea. Eddie Torona is facing one count of Arson and one count of Intimidation. His matter was taken to the Honiara Magistrate Court last…
THE National Referral Hospital (NRH) operating theatre is currently on an emergency mode and can only carry out emergency operations due to shortage of essential medical supplies, consumables and anaesthetic drugs. The situation is believed to have started last week. Reports reaching the paper early last week had revealed the operating theatre was forced to…
SOLOMON Islands diplomatic relations with China with the various development corporations the two countries established under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) are critical for Solomon Islands to meet the requirements for graduation from its Least Developed Country (LDC) status by 2027. This was underscored by Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele when he appeared on a…
The Ministry of Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening (MPGIS) through its Provincial Governance Strengthening Programme (PGSP) under the auspices of its Integrated Economic Development and Community Resilience (IEDCR) project has conducted ward baseline survey and ward profiling in 173 wards in the nine provinces nation-wide over the past two months. One Hundred and Seventy-three (173),…
Elon Musk-owned Starlink given license to provide telecommunication services in Solomon Islands, a development that guarantees faster and affordable telecommunication services TELECOMMUNICATIONS Commission Solomon Islands (TCSI) has formally granted Starlink Solomon Islands Limited its class license allowing Starlink to engage in telecommunications services in the country. Starlink is a satellite internet constellation operated by Starlink…
Russells murder trial ends, closing submissions on Sept 5 TRIAL on the matter of the man accused of killing another man last year on Moe Island in the Russells, Central Province, has concluded in the High Court. This was after the defence confirmed the defendant Jonathan Felega chose to remain silent and therefore closed their…
A high-level Government delegation comprising ministers and backbenchers will leave the country this weekend for various strategic engagements in Australia. Led by the Acting Prime Minister and Minister for Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification, Hon. Bradley Billy Smoky Rodo Tovosia, the 14-member delegation is down for a tight week-long official schedule, a statement issued by…
DUE to the rising problem of kwaso (homebrew) and marijuana in Central Kwara’ae, Malaita which is now going from bad to worse, Auki Police recently conducted awareness talks. A statement from Police Media Unit said, Auki police have conducted an awareness talk at Afio and Anololo community in Central Kwara’ae on kwaso and marijuana recently.…