AS the 2022 Court Year opens in Honiara this week, a call has gone out to Court administrators to ensure long running cases are prioritised for listing and hearing this year. William Gua – the agent for the Fred and Gloria Olsson’s case, which began in 2006 – said it is time some responsibility is…
Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at Auki have arrested a 45-year-old male suspect for an alleged murder incident of a 40-year-old male person at Kopo Village in Malaita Province on 14 January 2022. Acting Provincial Police Commander Malaita province, Inspector Charles Edward Koto says, “It is alleged that the suspect beat…
THE Cleaning up of the Chinatown will begin on Tuesday. The Honiara City Council in collaboration with the Solomon Islands Government on Friday announced that the formal start date for the General Disaster Waste Clean-up on the locations destroyed during the last year’s Honiara Civil Unrest. It stated that the Disaster Waste Clean-up was part…
Malaita Premier, Daniel Suidani and Malaita’s new Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Leslie Kili last week entered a positive dialogue. In the dialogue, PPC Kili asked the Malaita Premier to talk to MARA government supporters to stay calm and allow police to carry out its duty in Auki without interference from MARA supporters. During the dialogue,…
THE Solomon Islands National University (SINU) has appointed Dr Transform Aqorau as professor and director of its newly established Institute of Ocean, Islands and Sustainable Development (IOISD) at the School of Fisheries. A statement from SINU on Monday (17th January 2022) said Dr Aqorau joined the university last year as visiting professor and was appointed…
PATROL Boat Taro could leave Auki early this week to attend covid-19 cases recorded in the Malaita Outer Islands (MOI) over the weekend. The Patrol Boat was supposed to spend 14 days in Auki, meaning it has one more week to go before leaving. However, the situation in MOI might need the assistance of Patrol…
PRICES in shops both in Honiara and around the country have soared and many are blaming the riots, looting and burning of shops in Honiara last November for the steep increases. In Honiara, the price of a 20kg bag of rice now range from $138 at the low end to $145 or more at the…
Papua New Guinea’s Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Honorable Timothy Masiu paid a visit to the Solomon Islands Expo Pavilion in Dubai on Thursday 13 January 2021. Minister Masiu was accompanied by his wife Madam Christine Masiu, together with Mr. Steven Matainaho, Secretary for Department of ICT (DICT), Mr. Ian Kwaimani, First Secretary to…
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) in a statement this afternoon said that it is investigating 4 people at Pelau village in Ontong Java that are suspected of COVID-19 infection. If these people are confirmed to have COVID-19 infection, the risk of community transmission is extremely high. The 4 suspected positive cases are…
THE Lagoe Community’s wish for a water rehabilitation project has now come true, thanks to the European Union (EU) and RWASH for stepping in with a solution to the community’s need. Lagoe is a community located inland in the Baegu Asifola electorate in Malaita Province with a population close to 700 people. The community has…