CHINA Red Cross Society through the Embassy of China in Honiara on Sunday donated USD200,000 (SBD1.7million) emergency humanitarian fund to support our government’s earthquake relief efforts. A statement from the Chinese Embassy said Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare witnessed the handover ceremony while Ambassador H.E. Li Ming and Supervising Foreign Minister the Hon. Peter Shanel Agovaka…
Solomon Islands has congratulated Ms Rhea Moss –Christian of the Marshall Islands on her appointment as the new Executive Director of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC). Ms Rhea Moss –Christian’s successful candidacy was formalized at the recent 19th Annual Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission meeting in Da Nang, Vietnam. Deputy Secretary…
KAVA has the potential to contribute significantly to national economic growth due to the high demand for the commodity in the international market. The New Zealand High Commissioner, Jonathan Schwass highlighted this in his remarks at the launch of the National Kava Quality Standard and a Kava Industry Working Group (Kava IWG) in Honiara last…
THE Member of Parliament for Small Malaita has expressed disagreement with the site chosen for the new hospital to be built by Peoples’ Republic of China (PRC). Rick Hou made known his concern when contributing to the debate on 2023-2022 Appropriation Bill in parliament yesterday. He told parliament that he was pleased to see the…
The discovery of the lifeless body of a young man outside Auki shakes Fulikaomae community in Malaita and a community member calls for speedy police probe THE Death of a young male person from Fulikaomae community in the Aoke-Langa Langa Constituency in Malaita Province has shocked the community. A male in his 20s from the…
VEHICLE and boat owners in Western Province are shocked with the recent price of the fuel that went up last week. Speaking to this paper on Friday, a taxi driver form Lezu Taxi Service said the usual price of the fuel (Pure petrol) is $13 dollars. However, the taxi driver said that last week, it went…
Solomon Islands High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea, H.E William Soaki made a courtesy call on the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Papua New Guinea, Hon. Justin Tkatchenko in Waigani, Port Moresby recently. Minister Tkatchenko welcomed High Commissioner Soaki and thanked him for visit and for the timely discussions reflecting the warm relationship between the…
The Ministry of National Planning and Development Coordination (MNPDC) is currently on limited work capacity due to the recent 7.3 magnitude earthquake. The ministry hereby informs Solomon Islands Government (SIG) line Ministries, Provincial Governments, Donor and Development Partners, Non-Government Organizations, other important stakeholders and the general public that the recent 7.3 magnitude earthquake has affected…
THE appealed matter of a teacher who had been acquitted for the alleged embezzlement of $1.3 million of an error payment made to her Bank account between 2017 and 2019 will return to the High Court next month. This is for the prosecution and the defence counsel to sort out their submissions for the appeal.…
A FIVE-member delegation comprising of a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) team, Australian and British Government official successfully conducted a two-day mission to Western Province last month. The aim of the tour was to conduct site visit as part of a monitoring and evaluation mission. The visit was conducted on Tuesday 8th November and Wednesday…