Reports of Surface Access Agreement process hijack emerge as 11 of 24 landowning tribes in East Malaita withdraw their support from the mineral prospecting operation of New Asian Mining company which the Malaita Provincial Government issued a business license to after the Fini-led MNGFR took office THE Malaita Provincial Government under the leadership of Premier…
A JOURNALISM and Media student of the Solomon Islands National University (SINU), Elron Dokese, has posted disturbing images of sea-level rise which continues to destroy his village of Ughele on South Rendova in the Western Province. In posting the images, Dokese called for urgent action such as the building of sea-walls and wave-breakers to mitigate…
THE Second bi-annual grants for schools in the country this year may likely be affected. This was stated by a senior educationist and school leader from Malaita Province after attending a high-level meeting in Honiara recently. The senior educationist who spoke on the condition of anonymity said schools in the country may be affected because…
POLICE commissioner Mostyn Mangau says he will be updating the media when shop owners who illegally sold t-shirts and shorts bearing the 2023 Pacific Games Logo and Mascot are charged. At his weekly conference with the media on Thursday, Commissioner Mangau said they have received the complaints about the matter and are investigating it. “I…
MALAITA Province Youth Council President, Philip Subu, has called on the Minister of Health and Medical Services, Culwick Togamana and his Permanent Secretary, Pauline McNeil, to resign. Mr Subu made the call due to outstanding health service issues the country failed to address to save the lives of people under the leadership of Minister Togamana…
THE Malaita Province Education Authority has appointed a new Principal Education Officer (PEO) for the province’s central region. He is Timmy Afia who hails from Malaita Province. Mr Afia’s appointment came almost three years after the post was vacant. As the PEO for the central region, Mr Afia is responsible to deal with issues of…
Solomon Islands celebrated the record number of workers sent to Australia and New Zealand under the Pacific-Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) Scheme and the Recognized Seasonal Employer Scheme (RSE). A ceremony was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade yesterday to honour the achievement that Solomon Islands has achieved in going beyond 5,550…
Top government officials from the Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) have paid a courtesy visit to the Premier of Central Islands Province (CIP) Honourable Polycarp Galaigu at his office in Tulagi today (Friday 23 June 2023). The meeting was a success as both sides conversed on their government ministries distinct approaches and mechanisms to deliver…
OFFICERS of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) have rescued six people who drifted at sea between Kolombangara island in the Western Province and Choiseul Province on Sunday. RSIPF Commissioner Mostyn Mangau in his weekly press conference yesterday said the boat travelled from North Choiseul with six people – two male persons from Malaita…
TEMOTU Premier, Clay Forau, who faces conversion charges, has had his bail conditions varied to allow him to travel out of the country this weekend. This was after his lawyer Jim Seuika of L & L lawyers made an application to vary one of his bail conditions. The prosecution on the other hand did no…