RNZI: Papua New Guinea’s prime minister Peter O’Neill has unveiled his cabinet, featuring a mix of new and old hands on key ministerial portfolios. Radio New Zealand reported sixty MPs-elect last week sided with Mr O’Neill to re-elect him as prime minister, and 33 of them have subsequently been made a minister. The former Defence…
There is a notable increase of fake or counterfeit banknotes currently circulating within the country. The Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) has warned on Wednesday. In a statement, bank has once again advised the public to take heed of the illegal activity. CBSI advices the public to be mindful of these latest counterfeits. There…
FOUR local government officers will be undertaking two years of study in South Korea under the Korean government. Korean Overseas International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) office in Honiara recently held a pre-departure orientation for the four successful Master’s Degree scholarship recipients. With a mission to nurture talented students from developing countries, KOICA invites high-caliber students from…
TAIWAN Technical Mission (TTM) in Honiara in its food security objective, last week held a workshop and distributed cassava seedlings to Kukudu Adventist College (KAC) in the Western province. The training was held on Friday – 4th August and was organised by TTM through the support and cooperation with Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL)…
THE country’s newest commercial bank BRED Bank Solomon Islands Limited is set to commence operation. This came after the bank was finally issued with its authorization letter to start banking business in the country. The Central of Solomon Islands (CBSI) in a statement on Wednesday announced that BRED Bank Solomon was issued with the final…
Honiara City Police officers are investigating an alleged assault on two New Zealand (NZ) Naval officers at a night club in the capital on the night of Friday 4 August 2017. The two NZ Naval officers were in Honiara as part of the 75th Battle of Guadalcanal Anniversary Commemorations. Honiara City Police Station have interviewed…
EIGHT police officers have been accepted to take up peace keeping mission this year under United Nation. And Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) will have to finalise the numbers. Speaking during the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) hearing, Deputy Police Commissioner Junita Matanga revealed that eight applicants were approved for this year by the United…
Civil Aviation director kicked out after shocking audit revelation CIVIL Aviation director George Satu has been removed after a special audit found he mishandled a funding facility he has been managing. An Aviation staffer confirmed this after the audit, carried out by the Office of the Auditor General, found the abuse and mismanagement of the…
A TENTATIVE date to hear evidences on the case of two people accused of involving in stealing more than $130,000 from the ANZ bank in 2013, has been fixed, Tuesday. Principal Magistrate Ricky Iomea set down October 30 to November 3 for the trial on the case of Lonsdale Ale and Elma Toluko. These two…
A HONIARA Magistrate has warned the police prosecution that he will strike off an attempted rape matter if they fail to appear in court on August 22. Principal Magistrate Augustine Aulanga issued the warning yesterday when mentioning the matter of Eddie Paul in the absence of the police prosecution who are in carriage of this…