RULING on a committal hearing conducted on the matter of the two men accused of stabbing another man to death at Gilbert Camp, East Honiara, last October will be delivered today. Junior Modoa and Bround Baefaka, who have denied the murder charge, will hear whether their case will proceed to the High Court for trial.…
THE Office of the Judiciary of Tuvalu, operating under the auspices of the Office of the Prime Minister, has reaffirmed its commitment to the Rule of Law with the recent extension of the contract for Resident High Court Judge, Sir John Muria. In addition to this extension, Judge Muria has been appointed as the Acting…
A LOCAL tourism operator from Northwest (NW) Guadalcanal has voiced strong criticism against responsible authorities for their negligence of critical infrastructure issues that are adversely impacting tourism in the region. This operator highlighted the dire state of the roads as a huge barrier to the accessing of numerous tourist sites, which he said led to…
CONCERNS have been raised over education providers in Western Province for failing to adequately support students who have been misplaced by the education system recently. Community members and parents have voiced frustrations, pointing out that some students are not receiving the necessary assistance they need to thrive academically. This concern arose following the release of the Grade 6 (Year 7) results, which saw some…
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…