Australia’s flagship Solomon Islands Infrastructure Program (SIIP) has agreed to fast track redevelopment of six markets across Malaita, Guadalcanal, Honiara, Isabel and Western Province, improve provincial ports and launch a new SIIP website. SIIP is in its first phase of implementation. Work on the markets project is expected to commence by December 2022. These priorities…
THE 38 member Papua New Guinea (PNG) police contingent left Honiara for Port Moresby by a chartered Air New Guinea flight on Friday after successfully completing their mission here. A statement from the PNG High Commission yesterday said a farewell ceremony was held for the contingent on Wednesday last week. Speaking during the ceremony the…
SOLOMON Islands on Monday recorded 95 new COVID-19 positive cases to bring the country’s total number of cases to date to 8150. Speaking during his daily update on the COVID-19 situation in the country last night, Minister of Health and Medical Services Dr Culwick Togamana said of the 95 positive cases, 19 are from Guadalcanal…
THE Government through the Ministry of Public Service (MPS) has given a three months extension for some of the remaining 168 public officers after they have taken their first jab. This was revealed by Secretary to Prime Minister (SPM) and vice chairman of the National Oversight Committee (NOC) Dr Jimmie Rodgers during Sunday’s talk-back show…
WESTERN Province will not relax its COVID-19 measures and protocols in the province. This was the statement of Western Provincial Disaster Committee (PDC) chairman Jeffrey Wickham following a meeting with the Provincial Health Emergency Operations Committee yesterday. Mr Wickham said recently the province has seen a widen spread of the virus into communities which they…
Detectives from National Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) have interviewed the current Member of Parliament (MP) and Former MP for North East Guadalcanal Constituency on 6 March 2022. The accused had been interviewed in relation to election bribery offences in the 2019 National General Election (NGE). Both accused…
The Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) contingent in Brisbane Australia participated in Daniels Defense 5.56 mm Rifle Instructor Qualifying Program during the week ending Friday 4 March 2022. Elements of that training included: Incorporating the Daniels Defense 5.56 mm rifle into Active Armed Offender tactics; Understanding your training environment and orientate the environment to…
The much anticipated 2021 examination Results for Year 9,11&12 will be ready by March 8th 2022. Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD), Dr. Franco Rodie said the Education Minister Honorable Lanelle Tanagada will sign the release of the results on 8th March 2022 and these will be made available…
As the world marks International Women’s Day, the Pacific Island Forum Fisheries Agency announced today it is recruiting a specialist advisor to strengthen its capacity in gender and social inclusion. This is a new position within FFA and reports directly to the Director General. Pacific Island Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) Director General, Dr Manu Tupou-Roosen…
Malaita non-executive MPAs clarify claims in $160K compensation demand NON-EXECUTIVE members of the Malaita provincial government have spoken out yesterday to clarify the $160,000 and 16 shell money compensation demand which was revealed by this paper over the weekend. It was reported that the 16 MPAs made the demand together with a reconciliation call to…