Australia’s Minister for International Development and the Pacific, the Hon Pat Conroy MP, will travel to Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea this week to further strengthen Australia’s deep and enduring partnerships in the Pacific. Minister Conroy said Australia and Solomon Islands have interconnected futures. “We share a region and an ocean,” Minister Conroy said. …
A JOURNEY OF PERSEVERANCE AMIDST CHALLENGES On Thursday 5 September 2024, Solomon Islands witnessed one of its female citizens graduate with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Pacific Studies from the University of Auckland in New Zealand. It was not an easy journey for a full time mother who had to take care of her…
A MAN who confessed to raping a seven-year-old girl on three occasions in Ngella, Central Province, in 2022 has been recently sentenced to a total of 12 years in jail. The now 47- year-old man who could not be named to protect the identity of the child victim was sentenced after he pleaded guilty to…
Tandai Ward in Guadalcanal Province will head to the polls in a by-election scheduled for November to elect a new Member of the Provincial Assembly (MPA). In an Extra-Ordinary Gazette of the Provincial Assemblies and Honiara City Council Electoral Act 2023 issued today – Tuesday, 17th September, Minister of Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening (MPGIS) Wayne…
Qolezavanga community located in North Kolobangara, Western Province has been acknowledged for achieving a ‘No Open Defecation’ (NOD) status. Thus, Government through the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) has congratulated the community during the NOD celebration held at the community on Thursday 12 September 2024, Rural Water Sanitation and Hygiene (RWASH) Programme Manager at the Ministry of Health and Medical Services Jack Filomea while expressing his…
Prime Minister (PM) Jeremiah Manele MP is encouraged by the growth of political parties since the inception of the Political Parties Integrity Act. PM Manele acknowledged the growth of political parties when he gave the keynote address during the commemoration of International Democracy Day Tuesday- 17th September 2024- at the Youth Hub at Lawson Tama in…
A male suspect was apprehended for damaging an excavator on Isabel. Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) at Buala made the arrest on Thursday 12 September 2024, a statement issued by Police Media Unit said. Supervising Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Isabel Province, Inspector Harry Vanosi said, “The incident of damage to the excavator…
NEW trial dates for the matter of the four men accused of the shooting incident that occurred in 2014 at the Mbike Island Resort in Central Islands Province will be fixed on October 14. The defendants Jim Aita, Aikan Maelausia, Harrison Niumalefo, and Billy Kanakana Ringasui are facing trial for the charges of Attempted Murder,…
World Physiotherapy Day was commemorated last week with various activities that ran throughout the whole week where the National Rehabilitation and Disability Division within the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) marked the event. The activities were concluded with a thanksgiving service at the Physiotherapy Gym, National Referral Hospital Rehabilitation Department, on Sunday, 8 September 2024.…
THE High Court has officially welcomed two new judges and admitted fifteen new lawyers in a ceremonial sitting last Friday. The two new Judges are Augustine Aulanga and Michael Pitakaka who were already sworn in as judges early this year. Chief Justice Sir Albert Palmer, in his remarks to welcome the two new judges, said…