Banks tighten screw on domestic funds transfer due to suspected money laundering activities COMMERCIAL banks have begun clamping down on suspected money laundering activities in the domestic market by introducing new measures to curb the growing practice. These measures include but not limited to disclosing the reason(s) for transfers of funds as well as the…
THE Japanese Government through JICA (Japan International Corporation Agency) will upgrade Kilu’ufi Hospital to the tune of SBD130million. This was announced by Prime Minister (PM) Jeremiah Manele when he unveiled the plan for the Japan-funded multi-million-dollar upgrade project in Auki last week. The project, which will see the expansion of the existing hospital and improvement, is set to kick off in October this year and is expected to be completed by the first quarter of 2026. At the celebration of the 41st…
PRIME Minister (PM) Jeremiah Manele has announced two agriculture projects for Malaita in partnership with the Chinese government focusing on commercial rice farming and cultivating high-value cash crops. He outlined the projects during the province’s 41st Second Appointed Day anniversary in Auki last Thursday. PM Manele said these projects are part of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed recently between the Ministry…
THE Government for National Unity and Transformation (GNUT) has achieved another policy milestone with the official opening of the Immigration Division in Auki, Malaita Province, last week. The establishment of the Immigration Division not only provides relief to the congested Immigration Office in Honiara but is also a realization of the government’s ongoing commitment to…
THE Solomon Islands High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea (PNG), His Excellency William Soaki hosted a small luncheon for a group of renowned Solomon Islands music artists on the 5th August 2024. The event celebrated the participation of these artists at the Coke Studio Pasifika Tour, organized by Makasi Sounds & Entertainment. The artists – Jah…
A FUNDRAISING drive for the purchase of a Starlink internet disk for Luesalemba Provincial Secondary School (LPSS) in Temotu Province held at the Kokonut Café in Honiara last weekend raised $18,616.00 Apart from the raised funding worth $18, 616.00 from the main fundraising event, few prominent figures also donated to the fundraising and they included…
RULING on the application to strike out the election petition filed against North East Guadalcanal Constituency, Jamie Lency Vokia will be delivered on September 2. This followed the hearing of the strikeout application last Friday afternoon by Judge Augustine Aulanga. Mr Vokia (Respondent) engages Wilson Rano and Julia Sogedy of Rano & Company, whilst the…
THE People’s Republic of China has underscored its firm dedication to bolstering its cooperation with Malaita Province. This deep-seated commitment spans across the sectors of economy and trade, infrastructure development and people-to-people exchange initiatives. An official from the Chinese Embassy in Honiara, Gu Wenlong, pictured, spoke of China’s firm commitment to its cooperation with Malaita Province in his remarks at the 41st Second Appointed Day anniversary of…
A GROUP of 29 journalists from the Indo-Pacific region, invited by the Indian Government for a familiarization tour are in New Delhi since arriving last weekend. The visit, scheduled from August 18 to 27, includes journalists from Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Timor-Leste, Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, the Marshall Islands,…
THE Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) has clarified to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) a sum of SBD 2.8 million that appeared as one of the Variation Heads in the 2024 Supplementary Appropriated Bill 2024. This was during the meeting of the inquiry into the 2024 Supplementary Appropriation Bill 2024 on Thursday. According…