SEVENTEEN adults who pleaded guilty to breaching the curfew on November 26 at Ranadi, East of Honiara were sentenced to prison on Monday. They were sentenced after pleading guilty to the charge of restriction of movement of persons in Honiara. Sixteen of them aged between 20 and 48 were sent to prison for one year…
THE alleged leader of the Malaita for Democracy (M4D) accused of planning the unauthorised public assembly that later led to the three days of riot in Honiara was released on bail yesterday. Simon Mannie, 58, was released on a cash bail of $1,000 attached with strict bail conditions. He will appear again in court on…
The World Health Organization (WHO) Country Representative says WHO granted Pfizer vaccine clearance in terms of quality, safety, and efficacy rate of 95% against symptomatic and against a variety of coronavirus variants. WHO country Representative Dr Sevil Huseynova highlighted this during the launch of the Pfizer vaccine on Thursday at the National Referral Hospital (NRH)…
GOVERNMENT through the Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development (MEHRD) is planning to revisit the curriculum by emphasis teaching peace education in our schools. Minister of Education Lanelle Tanagada highlighted this in parliament during her contribution to the sine die motion recently. She highlighted the importance of peace education following last month’s rioting, looting…
The Solomon Islands delegation to the Dubai 2020 World Expo led by the Minister of Commerce, Industry, Labor and Immigration Hon Frederick Kologeto arrived in Dubai on Sunday ahead of the Solomon Islands National Day on December 21. The delegation consisting of Government and Private Sector Officials and cultural performers arrived on separate flights from…
SOLOMON Islands is slowly returning to normalcy. And because of that Secretary to Prime Minister (SPM) Dr Jimmie Rodgers has thanked the foreign forces for helping the country bounced back to normalcy over the past weeks. Honiara was hit by rioting, looting and burning late last month after a peaceful protest calling for the removal…
The Alliance In Motion (AIM) Global Solomon Islands (SI) Branch has awarded its first ever Millionaires Club Awardee over the weekend. The ceremony was held on Saturday 18th at the National Auditorium, Point Cruz in Honiara. The first ever millionaires club awardee is Ms. Stephanie Ting from Papua New Guinea (PNG) who owns Ambai-Chimbu shop…
About 2000 doses wasted due to low vaccine coverage ABOUT 2000 vaccine doses have been wasted after reaching its expiry date due to low vaccination coverage in of the provinces. This was revealed by the Technical Advisor at the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) Dr Yogesh Choudri during yesterday’s talk-back show. He could…
TWENTY-EIGHT students this week graduated from the Ngalikekero Rural Training Center (RTC) in North Malaita, Malaita Province in its 15th graduation ceremony. Those graduating students graduated with certificates in carpentry, mechanics, and plumbing respectively. Speaking during the 15th graduation ceremony, Ngalikekero RTC School Principal David Iro Leliana said the graduation ceremony is a sign that…
PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare and a number of his cabinet ministers on Friday 17th December attended a weapons capability demonstration hosted by the Australian Federal Police. Held at the Tenaru Rifle Range, the demonstration comprised the following phases; Phase one is a public order simulation that demonstrates less lethal weapons, and then after a proclamation,…