THE Ministry of Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening (MPGIS) has denied having any knowledge of allegation the national government is architecting the removal of Malaita Provincial Premier Daniel Suidani from office. A senior government official has claimed the national government wants Suidani removed from office over his recent comments against the COVID-19 kits China is…
The Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) assures provincial premiers that the police is doing all it can to protect all the citizens of this country as the national government puts in place measures to prevent the coronavirus (COVID-19) from entering our borders. Acting Commissioner of Police, Mostyn Mangau made the assurance during the Attorney…
Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force, (RSIPF) National Traffic Department have recorded a total of 33 traffic incidences in the period 10 to 16 April 2020 in Honiara compared to the previous week when only a total of 28 cases were reported. Two cases were reported by complainants and 31 were reported by…
Sentencing submissions and mitigation on the matter of the three recaptured prisoners who escaped from Rove prison last December will be made in court on May 1. This followed the guilty pleas entered by the trio Frank Firimolea, Dilo Faiga and Willie Olo on the charges of escaping lawful custody on a previous court date.…
OWNER of the AJ Shopping Mall in Lunga, East Honiara is appealing to the general public especially those who usually drive or walk past his building to show some respect. Aaron Zheng told the paper yesterday, the building is yet to be completed but he notices some people have thrown rocks several times causing damages…
The National Government through the Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development (MEHRD) has announced a partial resumption of classes in most provinces in the country on April 27 except for schools that were located in emergency zones. The emergency zones include Honiara City, Guadalcanal Province, and Western Province including Gizo, Noro, Munda, Shortland Islands…
The government is continuing with efforts to assist families and to resolve outstanding issues surrounding the tragic and unnecessary loss of 27 innocent lives from aboard the MV Taimareho on April 3 during Tropical Cyclone Harold. The Ministry of Infrastructure Development has directed Maritime Authorities to carry out a formal investigation into the sea disaster…
Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force Maritime, as well as Immigration officers, have conducted a long-range observation patrol along with the Solomon Islands – Papua New Guinea border to make sure no one from the communities living on both sides of the common border crosses the border. At the same time officers of…
Acting Police Chief Mostyn Mangau says the five individuals who allegedly breached the curfew on April 10 were not detained more than 72 hours but were under the remand warrant. Mangau made this clarification following the issue of the five individuals who were held in the cells at the Honiara Central Police Station from April…
The Government’s proposed economic stimulus package to cushion the negative impacts of COVID-19 on the national economy is expected to be deliberated on by Cabinet this week. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare said last Friday that the COVID-19 pandemic is unleashing havoc and generating a lot of uncertainty around the world, including the Solomon Islands. Preliminary…