AN officer of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Inspector Kerry Sireheti has received an international award from the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), “40 under 40 Award” for 2019 during a ceremony in Chicago, United States of America, Monday this week. The award, which is given “to an incredibly talented, accomplished…
Forum Solomon Islands International (FSII) is calling on the national government to seriously and urgently look into the sales of a piece of property that contains a very important Japanese monument at the Alligator Creek vicinity, East of Honiara. That’s according to FSII very senior member John Kwaita, Wednesday. The call came after it was…
Japanese decry decision By ANDREW FANASIA BEREAVED Japanese families have lost one of their significant monuments in Honiara after the site was sold to JQY, an established business owned by Chinese. Guadalcanal Province reportedly sold the land where the monument was built in the Alligator Creek area, east of Honiara, to JQY for a fisheries…
AUSTRALIA’S Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Women, Senator Marise Payne arrives here today to take forward initiatives under Australia’s Pacific Step-up and reaffirm Australia’s longstanding commitment to Solomon Islands. This will be Minister Payne’s second visit to Solomon Islands in less than a year. It follows her two-day visit to Honiara in February.…
OPPOSITION leader Matthew Wale has questioned the Prime Minister over the long delay in the appointment of his deputy. The DPM post became vacant after John Maneniaru was sacked from the post on 30th September 2019. Since the sacking the government has not appointed a replacement to date. “This delay is not in the interest…
Prince Charles to visit Solomon Islands next month SOLOMON Islands will host His Royal Highness Prince of Wales Prince Charles during an official visit to Solomon Islands next month. A statement from Government Communication Unit yesterday confirmed the two day visit which will take place from Sunday 24th to Monday 25th November 2019. The visit…
NEW Zealand has demonstrated its commitment to an enduring partnership with Solomon Islands, officially opening a new office for the High Commission in Honiara on Wednesday. The building was opened by New Zealand Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs Fletcher Tabuteau, who said the longstanding connections between his country and Solomon Islands would continue for decades to…
Set to graduate from LDC in 2024 By IAN M.KAUKUI SOLOMON Islands will be graduating from its status as a Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in 2024. This was revealed by the Secretary to Prime Minister Dr. Jimmie Rogers after a joint high-level dialogue with United Nation (UN) Resident Coordinator Sanaka Samarasinha in Honiara, Thursday.…
OPERATION Render Safe 2019 has commenced effectively as of Thursday and will continue through until the 9th of November says Police Commissioner Mathew Varley. Varley told reporters yesterday the operation is an annual exercise that is jointly carried out by the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force and the Australian Defence Force. He said this year’s operation…
AG says Central, China Sam deal unlawful, must be terminated By ANDREW FANASIA THE recently signed agreement between the Central Islands Provincial Government (CIPG) and China Sam Group of Companies Ltd to lease Tulagi has been dubbed unlawful and must be terminated. This was revealed by Office of the Attorney-General (OAG) through a statement…