Police Minister Anthony Veke says he stands by his social media comments in relation to a post carrying a letter by the President of the Federated State of Micronesia (FSM) to Solomon Islands Prime Minister asking the Solomon Islands Government to withdraw its security deal with China. Veke said his comments were personal and does…
The Solomon Islands Government’s intention to broaden its security cooperation with willing partners is necessary to sustain its internal peace and stability. The country has been ruined by recurring internal violence for years and because of the limited capability of the local police force to deal with violent uprisings, the Government under the leadership of…
GCU – Opposition Leader Mathew Wale and some members of his bench have demonstrated disregard for parliament and further demonstrated incompetence to lead the country by walking out from the Parliament Chamber before a vote to extend the current State of Public Emergency was made. Government unanimously passed the bill to extend the SOPE to…
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) strongly rebutted an article published over the weekend in the Solomon Star newspaper with the title ‘Security pact could split RSIPF’ as misleading. Deputy Commissioner (DC) National Security and Operation Support (NSOS) Mr. Ian Vaevaso says, this security deal will not pause any division among the RSIPF at all. This is…
The members of the non-executive of the provincial assembly of Makira Ulawa (MUPA) wish to collectively make the following public media statements on the current situation on the provincial assembly meeting. This is purposely to ensure balance reporting and facts of the matter, with regards to how and why the current assembly meeting on the…
WESTERN Province is again proposing another 14-day lockdown to reduce COVID-19 cases. This comes as COVID-19 cases continue to surge in the communities resulting in some unreported deaths. The plan was considered and discussed by the Provincial Disaster Committee (PDC), Provincial Disaster Operations Committee (PDOC) and the Western Provincial Government (WPG) last week. According to…
The ongoing heavy rain has forced Solomon Water to shut down some Honiara supplies since Friday afternoon, due to high turbidity (silt and dirt particles in the water) experienced at the sources. This has resulted is most of Honiara customers without water. CEO Ian Gooden said “Our water meets the World Health Organization (WHO) Standards…
The national government is urging the Bills and Legislation Committee (BLC) to quickly come up with its report on the Public Health Emergency Bill 2021. In a media statement, the government said prolonging the report to come before parliament is unnecessary and time- wasting. The government stressed that the bill is important as it will…
The Honorable Premier of Guadalcanal Province Mr. Francis Sade has conveyed his assurance to the Prime minister’s Office that Guadalcanal Province will always stand behind the government in delivering ongoing policies as Guadalcanal Province gears up as host province of the 17th Pacific Games 2023. Premier Sade made this remarks on Friday at the Guadacanal…
THE lack of political will for health care in the country is evident and sadly the government has turned a blind eye on this for years. Opposition Leader Hon Matthew Wale said the state of the current National Referral Hospital (NRH) is an eyesore and disgrace, which has proved government negligence for many years. Hon…