Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has assured our students overseas that the government will provide financial assistance to ensure their safety and comfort in their host countries amidst the current Covid-19 global pandemic. Mr. Sogavare further assured parents that the government is in active contact with host governments as well our diplomatic missions overseas to monitor…
Bank South Pacific (BSP) is not considering any move to close its agency in Kira Kira, Makira Ulawa Province. Country Head for BSP Solomon Islands David Anderson made the response following an article in this paper on Thursday 26th March which reported the Kira Kira agency is facing closure. “I categorically deny BSP is considering…
Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) at the Naha Police Station are conducting a general enquiry into the death of a 22-year-old male person who allegedly committed suicide at the Farm area, Gilbert Camp in east Honiara on 26 March 2020. An initial report received by police says early in the afternoon…
THE arrival of an Air Nauru flight into Honiara international airport over the weekend is to get fuel. A government official made the clarification following concerns raised by a number of Honiara residents as to why an aircraft arrived on Saturday following the order issued by Prime Minister Manasseh Sgovare to close international flight services…
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) is suspending its police clearance services at the Rove Police Headquarters in Honiara as part of measures to restrict members of the public from entering police stations given the possibility of the coronavirus (COVID-19) entering the country. “The RSIPF Forensics Department at the Rove Police Headquarters has suspended…
MEMBERS of the public must provide important and accurate information to health workers when they are feeling unwell. A medical officer at the National Referral Hospital (NRH) made the advice via social media following an incident over the weekend. The incident involved a patient who was feeling unwell and was taken to the NRH Outpatient…
THE case of the three recaptured prisoners accused of escaping from Rove prison last December has been adjourned for possible plea next week. The matter of Frank Firimolea, Dilo Faiga, and Willie Olo who faces a charge of escaping lawful custody was listed for plea last Friday. However, Faiga’s lawyer Lazarus Waroka of Public Solicitor’s…
Malaita Provincial Premier Daniel Suidani has appealed to all Malaitans for a united stand to see God’s divine intervention and protection through prayer in light of the growing threat from the deadly coronavirus (COVID-19). In a message, Mr. Suidani urges fellow Malaitans to pray at least three days a week before doing their work. “In…
POLICE in the Makira Ulawa Province have recovered the body of a one-year-old male child that went missing at Hagaehu village in Central Makira on 23 March 2020. The body of the missing child was found by one of the villagers on 28 March 2020. “This is a very sad incident as the body of…
The Australian High Commission in Honiara on Monday donated a batch of personal hygiene kits to the National Disaster Operation Center. The kits contain sanitary items such as; toilet tissues, shaving gear, soap, cleaning detergent, Colgate, toothbrush, face mask, and gloves. Speaking when handing over the items Australian High Commissioner His Excellency Dr. Lachlan Strahan…