THE HIGHEST bridge in Malaita Province, the Kwarea upper stream bridge along the East Road continues to deteriorate and needs urgent repair to make it safe for the travelling public. A visit by Solomon Star Auki to Kwarea upper stream bridge last week witnessed the continuous deteriorating status of the bridge with a landslide on the…
ARNAVON Islands, located between Isabel and Choiseul provinces, is today the country’s first community marine park following a government gazette on Wednesday 10th May 2017 declaring it as an official designated protected area. Three communities, namely Katupika, Wagina, and Kia, all combined under a network called KAWAKI to make this a reality. “This is a…
A former harbor supervisor at the Solomon Islands Ports Authority (SIPA) said that the State-Owned Enterprise should prioritize infrastructure development at its domestic port to serve the needs of the local shipping industry than to invest in a flagpole. The former harbor supervisor Rex Dodo raised the concern to this paper on Saturday. “My comment…
POLICE are facing difficulties in their investigation on the mobile text message swearing and the use of obscene language against Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare and his family members. Acting Police Commissioner Mostyn Mangau said the investigation is quite difficult when they do not have the capacity available with the two communication companies in the country.…
A CAMPAIGN to control the deadly Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle (CRB) that is threatening the country’s coconut industry and other palms in Honiara is back. The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) through its Biosecurity division is conducting the clean-up operation, a statement from the MAL Media Unit said yesterday. Work was briefly stopped due to…
SEIF Ples Gender-Based Violence Crises and Referral Centre is calling on the government and development partners to continue supporting service providers to deliver quality services to victims and survivors of sexual and domestic violence. Self Ples made this call following the “relatively high” number of domestic and sexual violence cases reported to the centre last…
THE investigation process conducted by traffic officers in relation to the traffic matter against Prime Ministers’ Chief of Staff Robson Djokovic has been referred to police’s Professional Standard and Investigation (PSII). Acting Police Commissioner Mostyn Mangau revealed this to reporters at the commissioner’s weekly conference at Rove Police headquarters, Thursday. “The matter is being referred…
SIX MISSING AT SEA By ASSUMPTA BUCHANAN & IAN M.KAUKUI TWO registered nurses are among six people who are still missing at sea in Temotu Province since Saturday following the recent bad weather. Acting Police Commissioner Mostyn Mangau told reporters that searches were conducted by police and medical officers since Tuesday but there were no…
PRIME Minister (PM) Manasseh Sogavare highly praised a group of local music artists for their effort in producing the ‘Iumi Tugeda’ campaign theme song yesterday. In his official speech, Sogavare said this is truly a coming together of the government, the private sector and our musicians to launch the “Iumi Tugeda” campaign. “I know that…
IT seems that the Honiara City Council (HCC) is not coping with service delivery despite reports that the institution has made a surplus of SBD$3million. Councillor for Vura Ward Reginald Ngati claimed the current financial performance of the council is worrying and city residents are in for tough times ahead. “As a matter of fact,…