Police is now investigating the allegedly burning of the FOPA village entry gate at Panatina, East Honiara over the weekend. A spokesman from the criminal investigation department (CID) at Naha said, the case was reported to them on Sunday after the incident had happened. “The burning down of the iconic gate at FOPA village at…
THE current fine weather which results in little rainfall has seen the demand for water bottle going up over the past weeks. Reports said, most shops have experienced a hike in price due to demand for water. Bottled water factory are reportedly in mass production. The dry spell had forced many families to buy cartons…
STAKEHOLDERS and private sectors have been called on to come out and support the work of the Solomon Island Visitors Bureau (SIVB) as marketing arm of Solomon Islands Government. Permanent Secretary (PS) for the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (MCT) John Wasi highlighted this when he opened SIVB strategic workshop at Heritage Parke Hotel on…
Preparations for the annual shell money festival will be held on the 17th and 18th this month in Langalanga Lagoon, Malaita province. As such preparation is making progress at Busu Home Stay cultural tourism resort in Langalanga. The festival will run for two days starting on Wednesday 17th and will end on Friday 18th this…
DETERIORATING poor conditions of feeder roads in rural areas of the country are a real evidence justifying plea to the Government of the day to device long term plan for road maintenance. Guadalcanal Provincial member for Paripao ward, Andrew Rayboy made the call in light of very poor conditions of feeder roads on the island.…
Member for Paripao ward in North East Guadalcanal Andrew Rayboy encourages his community to engage in agriculture and agro-forestry to invite development taking place in their community. He made the encouragement during a one day celebration to mark the Guadalcanal Province 31st second appointed day at Newtenabuti on Tuesday. He said, development like road cannot…
Villagers in and around A’arai village, east Kwara’ae, Malaita province now have a permanent health centre, described as a first class health lecture by the Solomon islands government, Ministry of Health infrastructure advisor, Michael Green. Started in or around 19th October 2011 after initial community work saw the completion of foundation for the health centre…
MORE than twenty male youths of Green Valley community in East Honiara have concluded a mindset transformation and peace building workshop, at the St. Barnabas cathedral, Wednesday. According to the facilitator Leslie Filiomea, the workshop is aligned to the democratic Coalition for Change (DCC) government policy statement which is, to embark on post-conflict rehabilitation program…
A HIGH Court judge has sent a man who raped a disabled girl and also committed buggery or unnatural sex to a total of 10 years imprisonment, on Wednesday. The man from Temotu who cannot be named to protect the identity of the 16 year-old girl,was found guilty after a trial for one count of…
A MAN accused of the murder of another man at Mono, Western Province, will enter his plea to the charge on September 16. Kidoe Tufu faces one count of murder in relation to the allegation on 12 June 2015, at Falamai village. Prosecution alleged Tufu attacked the deceased with an iron, resulting in his death…