A loose stone claimed three lives over the weekend. It rolled from a hill side onto a dwelling house and killed them. It was reported they were playing cards on the verandah when the rock rolled down and hit them. The dwelling house is situated behind the King George VI school area. Two brothers from…
THE Auki Clinic in the Malaita Provincial capital has run out of essential medical drugs for some time now, raising grave concerns amongst the public. Patients who turned up for medical treatment at the clinic this week were only checked by the medical staff, who then advised them to get their prescribed medical drugs from the…
Proposed pay rise for MPs rescheduled due to fragile state of economy and other pressing Gov’t commitments, including the hosting of the Pacific Games in Honiara this year THE consultation on the proposed pay for Members of Parliament which has been rescheduled for implementation in April 2024 will commence next month. The proposed increase in…
PREPARATIONS are underway for Solomon Islands to open a new diplomatic mission in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) this year. Prime Minister, Manasseh Sogavare, revealed this to the visiting UAE non-resident Ambassador to Solomon Islands, Abdullah Al Subousi yesterday. Prime Minister Sogavare said Abu Dhabi is a strategic location for the diplomatic mission, a…
UNITED Kingdom (UK) Foreign Secretary, James Cleverly, has arrived in Honiara last night as part of his four-day visit to the Pacific Islands. He is expected to announce UK’s financial support and the deployment of UK expertise to the region for regional priorities such as climate change. This includes £4.5 million of new funding to…
Comptroller of Customs, Australian Jim Sutton departing SI, blames severe pressure by political elements associated with PM’s Office for his exit JIM SUTTON’s contract as Comptroller of Customs has ended, the man announced in an internal electronic memo to staff, blaming “severe pressure by political elements associated with the PM’s Office” for his departure. Solomon…
The Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) visit to the Games Venue gives more insights in preparation for the Pacific Games 2023. The RSIPF Security Planning Team and China Police Liaison Team (CPLT) made the visit to different venues as part of the security plan for the PG23 today (20 April 2023). Assistant Commissioner (AC)…
THE Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Jeremiah Manele, had a successful bilateral discussion with the Deputy Prime Minister and Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs of New Zealand, Carmel Sepuloni on Monday. During the bilateral meeting, Minister Manele acknowledged the government and people of New Zealand for their unwavering support to Solomon Islands over…
AMBASSADOR Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Solomon Islands, Abdulla Al Subousi, presented his letter of credence to the Governor General, Sir David Vunagi yesterday. Sir David Vunagi accepted the letter of credential from the non-resident ambassador and extended his warmest greetings and good health to the President of the UAE,…
IT is expected that up to 6000 Solomon Islanders will leave for Australia and New Zealand under the Pacific Labour Mobility Scheme by the end of this year. The Governor General, Sir David Vunagi, made the projection in his speech to open the 6th Meeting of the 11th Parliament. In the Speech from the…