THE economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic are inevitable for the domestic market and the forestry sector has been equally affected at the forefront of this current ongoing economic recess. Prime Minister (PM) Manasseh Sogavare highlighted this during his nationwide address yesterday. Sogavare said most forest commodity prices have fallen slightly in the first…
THE Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) will beef up security patrols in the common Papua New Guinea (PNG)-Solomon Islands border in the Western Province. Acting Assistance Commissioner of Crime and Intelligence Patricia Leta stated this during the weekly talk-back show on Sunday. “Since there has been an increasing number of cases in Papua New…
Men deny sorcery-related killing Men released after serving jail terms Men deny sorcery-related killing TEN of the 12 men accused of the murder of a man at Malaisu village in South Guadalcanal in March this year have denied the allegation against them on Monday. Dudley Garebola, 22, Joshua Garebola, 36, John Mare, 22, Peter Rangia,…
PRIME Minister (PM) Manasseh Sogavare says the last thing this country needs in light of the current health pandemic is ‘petty politics.’ He highlighted this on Monday in an appeal to leaders of the Opposition and Independent Groups to work closely with the government in the fight against COVID-19. Speaking during his weekly nation-wide address over…
CHIEF of Staff in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) Robson Djokovic has been fined $1,700 on Monday for careless driving after hitting a brick wall in front of the Iron Bottom Sound Hotel on July 4. This was after Principal Magistrate Fatima Taeburi refused to exercise her discretion under section 35 of the Penal Code…
Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) at Tulagi in Central Province have arrested and charged a father on 19 July 2020 with five counts for allegedly sexually abusing his 15-year-old daughter. Supervising Provincial Police Commander Inspector Hugo Maelasi says, “An initial report states the victim revealed the sexual abuse started in 2019…
The Vanuatu-Solomons community has expressed gratitude towards the Government and people of Solomon Islands for hosting their nationals working and residing in the country during celebrations to mark Vanuatu’s 40th Independence Anniversary over the weekend. Ni-Vanuatu nationals with friends of Vanuatu gathered in Honiara to mark this milestone event in their country’s political history at…
THE Solomon Islands Government (SIG) is experiencing a cash flow problem and a big drop in finance collection due to the current COVID-19 pandemic and the State of Public Emergency (SoPE). Permanent Secretary (PS) of the Ministry of Finance and Treasury McKinnie Dentana confirmed this yesterday during the weekly talk-back show over the national broadcaster.…
SECRETARY to the Prime Minister (SPM) has cleared the air following criticisms regarding the government’s decision to allow a repatriation flight into China and return. Dr. Jimmy Rodgers made the clarification from concern members of the public during the weekly talk-back show yesterday over the national broadcaster. In response, he said China is not so…
THE Office of the Auditor General (AG) has finally presented the first draft of its spot on audit to the Honiara City Council (HCC) on Thursday. Councilor for Vura Ward, Cr. Reginald Ngati told the paper yesterday said the presentation was made in the presence of the Honiara City Mayor, his clerk and heads of…