APIA, (SAMOA OBSERVER) — The Samoa Government will add more plastic items to the national ban that is currently in place on single-use plastic, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment(MNRE)CEO has revealed. Lealaisalanoa Frances Reupena-Brown told the Samoa Observer the country joined the global fight against plastic pollution when it introduced the Waste (Plastic…
SUVA, (XINHUA) — South Pacific island nations such as Fiji are far away from Russia and Ukraine, yet they have been significantly affected by the conflict between the two countries with the hikes in food and fuel prices. The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has warned recently that the Russia-Ukraine conflict…
COMMISSIONER of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Mostyn Mangau has refuted claims by Malaita for Democracy president Knoxly Atu that police are taking directives from the Democratic Coalition Government for Advancement (DCGA). In a statement today (21st March) Mr Mangau said the RSIPF is an independent organisation and is not taking directives from…
FIVE people including the Member of Parliament for North East Guadalcanal Constituency Ethel Vokia and her husband Jaime Vokia will appear in the Magistrates Court today in what is believed to be the first ever election-related bribery allegations. The others are the Guadalcanal Provincial Assembly MPA, Rose Tala, Beason and Polycarp. According to the charges,…
Chiefs on Bougainville appeals based on humanitarian ground CHIEFS in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea (PNG) have called on the Government of Solomon Islands to consider the plight of the Shortlands islands people, Western Province and consider reopening the border based on humanitarian grounds. This came after people from Shortlands were denied access to some essential…
ABOUT 90 local students who have been awarded scholarships by the Chinese Government will leave the country today bound China to take up their studies in various universities there. Secretary to Prime Minister (SPM) and Vice Chairman of the National Oversight Committee (NOC) Dr Jimmie Rodgers announced the date fortnight ago. He said about 90…
THE submissions on the issue as to whether or not the Magistrate Court should refuse entry to accused persons who are not vaccinated has been administratively adjourned to Monday this week. Counsels were supposed to make the submissions before Chief Magistrate Emma Garo, Friday. However, she had the submissions administratively adjourned to Monday this week.…
THE Solomon Islands National University (S.I.N.U) has clarified transcript query by some disgruntled former students studying at the Distance Flexible Learning (DFL) at Panatina Campus east Honiara. The disgruntle students took to the social media last week, saying that DFL Panatina Centre couldn’t produce their transcripts despite the fact that they have completed their tuition…
Atu: As long as PC Mangau takes directives from DCGA, I am not giving in THE Malaita for Democracy (M4D) President Knoxly Atu says one of the reasons why he is not giving in to police for questioning is because the Police Commissioner takes directives from the current ruling DCGA government and is not being…
THE people of South Guadalcanal Constituency – Duidui, Vatukulau, and Talise wards – will now have a ship to address their long cries of lack of shipping services perhaps since independence. This was revealed this week by Hon. John Stewart – MPA for Duidui Ward, who is instrumental in supporting Hon. Rollen Seleso (MP for…