(Reuters) – Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare met Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in Beijing yesterday and signed several agreements in the first official visit since the two countries established diplomatic relations last month. The new diplomatic relationship is a sign of China’s growing influence in the Pacific and a setback for self-ruled, democratic Taiwan.…
Lunga community high school (CHS) in East Honiara yesterday unveiled its newly completed ablution block. The project commenced last year after the old ablution block was removed. According to the school principal Joy Cornelius, the need to upgrade the facility is due to the increasing enrollment of students at the school. The new block provides…
Students from the Institute of Tourism and Hospitality (ITH) at the Solomon Islands National University (SINU) staged a clean-up exercise yesterday through the streets of Honiara. They students walked the streets of Honiara collecting plastics, bottles and other garbage as part of their community service. The students were divided into 3 groups; one started from…
The newly built Malaita Care Centre operating under the Anglican Church of Melanesia (ACoM) in Auki, Malaita province appeals for support to build a fence around the centre. One of the founders of the Care Centre Sister Doreen Awaiasi said the Care Centre is the second centre being established under ACoM. It became operational late…
FOUR Japanese volunteers under the Japanese International Corporation Agency (JICA) program are expected to arrive in the country in December to replace some of the outgoing volunteers. JICA Program Officer James Niaseka said following the return of the 8 volunteers early this month, plans are in place to replace some of them by December. “The names…
NETFLY Trading Co. Ltd official Ben Shu assures that general public both in Honiara and in the province that they did not sell fake rice as claimed by some people in the media. Rice consumers claimed that they discovered a plastic like substances in a Mamie rice bag sold in Auki. It was also stated…
LEADERS of the Makira Ulawa Prominent Leaders Forum (MUPL) have urged the Government to change its development approaches to the province. They stated this when they met Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare last week in Honiara. During the meeting MULP leaders handed over their resolution to Sogavare, which was passed during their meeting in Kirakira just…
Father accused of raping daughters to face High Court Ngedea out on bail Sentencing for man who steals Father accused of raping daughters to face High Court A MAN accused of raping his teenage daughters over a period of two years since 2017 has been committed to stand trial in the High Court. This was after…
CENTRAL Kwara’ae Ward 2 developments committee has been form to implement the ward development ideas. Assembly Member for ward 2 Benjamin Baetalua acknowledged the appointment of his Ward Development Committee (WDC) for voluntarily taking up the task. He explained the ward development committee will be responsible for the implementation of the development program in…
Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) in Gizo, Western Province have arrested a male person on 8 October 2019 at the Gizo market after receiving information from a member of the community that he had dried marijuana (Indian hemp) in his possession. Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Western Province, Chief Superintendent Mathias Lenialu…