ONE of the communities in Ward 2 of Central Kwara’ae Constituency in Malaita Province received assistance from the Provincial Assembly Member (MPA) for Aimela (Ward 2), Benjamin Baetalua this week. The Chairman of the Ward 2 Development Committee, Paul Patrick Suakini officially handed a 150-metre roll of polypipe worth $6,000 to the Chairman of Mt…
MANY Malaitans who have been hoping to return to Honiara this week after spending Christmas and New Year in their home villages in Malaita are facing challenges due to high demand for shipping services for the Auki-Honiara route. Last weekend, many passengers who were expecting to travel back to Honiara found themselves stranded in front…
IN a joint effort to foster stronger connections with local residents and promote public safety during the festive season, a vibrant community outreach activity was conducted by the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) and China Police Liaison Team (CPLT) at Adaliua Community in East Honiara recently. The event brought together officers, local leaders, and…
IT WAS in May 1568 that Spanish Explorer Álvaro de Mendaña made the first sighting Malaulalo in Makira/Ulawa Province, according to published reports. More precisely the sighting of Malaulalo was due to a local voyage that set out from Guadalcanal in a small boat, In the accounts the brigantine Santiago, commanded by Alférez Hernando Énriquez…
AUSTRALIA will begin a climate resilience partnership with the Global Green Growth Institute in 2025 to assist Solomon Islands Government with climate change national adaptation planning and vulnerability assessments. This was announced by the Australian High Commissioner to Solomin Islands, Rod Hilton in his latest fortnightly update on the progress of programs that Australia is…
THE Governor-General (GG) Reverend David Tiva Kapu has highlighted that Solomon Islands needs peace to achieve its goals for 2025. The Governor-General emphasised the necessity national peace to the achievement of the national goals for this year in his New Year’s Address on the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC). Governor-General Kapu said the country’s successful…
A representative of the Garavu tribe, Joel Jackson, has raised concerns over $2 million in royalty payments made by Win Win Investment Limited to the Koehota Landowners Association (KLA). Jackson alleges that the funds have been misused by KLA leaders. According to a Pan Oceanic Bank (POB) account statement covering the period from December 28,…
Robert Manu, a 50-year-old former procurement officer of the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS), has been handed a two-year suspended sentence for corruptly receiving $195,000 in exchange for facilitating payments to a shipping company. Manu was convicted of three counts of Official Corruption after a trial. Magistrate Emily Zazariko Vagibule Pakoa imposed a…
A TWENTY-NINE old man who allegedly possessed a police VHF radio inside his vehicle in Honiara last October, will now plead to the allegation on Monday January 6. The court was informed that Darren Maelaua has acquired a new lawyer from the Public Solicitor’s Office, replacing his previous lawyer from L & L Lawyers who…
PROVINCIAL Premiers are taking a backseat following the defeat of the Constituency Assembly Meeting Amendment Bill 2024 in Parliament recently. The Bill, which required a majority of 37 votes in Parliament, narrowly failed with only 36 of the 50 MPs voted. Among GNUT members, 31 supported the Bill, two were abstained, and three voted against…