By Alfred Pagepitu An investigation is underway following the suspected suicide of a man, believed to be between 25 and 30 years old, who set his home while he is inside in Auki on Tuesday. The incident occurred after the man had a heated argument with his aunt over financial issues.
The Operating Theatre at the National Referral Hospital (NRH) has gone into emergency mode, meaning services have scaled down due to shortage of consumables and anaesthetic drugs used for operating patients. At the same time, services within other departments within NRH remain normal.
By Alfred Pagepitu The Livestock Division within the Ministry of Agriculture is looking at the best possible way to address the issue of stray dog attacks in Gizo town. A team from the Division has already conducted an assessment of the situation.
By Alfred Pagepitu The Ministry of Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification is working on solving a dispute between landowners and a mining company at San Jorge, Isabel province.
Solomon Islands Water Authority, provides water and sanitation services to the communities of Honiara, and water services to Auki, Noro and Tulagi. Solomon Water as the leading water utility has prepared and commenced the construction of several major capital works investment projects under its…
By Mary Manelegua The Japanese Embassy and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs signed a grant agreement for Japan to offer Human Resource Development Scholarships for Solomon Islands. The exchange of notes and grant agreement were signed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade Hon.
By Alfred Pagepitu The Government for National Unity and Transformation tabled the 2024 Supplementary Appropriation Bill 2024 in parliament on Monday. Introduced by the Minister of Finance and Treasury, Hon.
By Alex Dadamu Residents of Malaita can now access passport services within the province, following the opening of a new Passport Office in Auki on Thursday. The opening ceremony was attended by Prime Minister, Jeremiah Manele, Malaita Premier, Elijah Asilaua, and other government officials. Mr.
By Alfred Pagepitu The Commodities Export Marketing Authority (CEMA) urges farmers to produce quality cocoa beans and not to resell rejected cocoa beans to other buyers who are licensed to export quality cocoa.
By Alfred Pagepitu The Gizo Task Dog Committee is working on controlling the stray dog population in the provincial capital. This comes after reports of dog attacks on innocent victims with the recent victim being hospitalized.
Police are investigating an infanticide incident of an infant baby girl whose body was discovered dead at the Randi dumpsite on 10 August 2024. According to the initial report, the infant was initially discovered inside a rubbish bin collected from a community in the East Honiara rubbish site area.
By Alfred Pagepitu The President of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP), Benny Wenda, visited the country to seek support for their application for full membership into the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG). On Tuesday, Mr.
By Alfred Pagepitu The Governor-General, His Excellency Reverend David Kapu has called on citizens in the country not to rely on members of parliament for cash handouts. The Governor-General made the call in his speech from the throne in parliament on Monday.
Members of Parliament from Malaita province have reconciled their differences and vowed to work together for the betterment of the province and Solomon Islands as a whole.
By Alfred Pagepitu Governor General, Reverend David Tiva Kapu, has reminded all Members of Parliament to lead the nation as stated in our national motto ‘To Lead Is To Serve’. He made the call in his speech from the throne in parliament on Monday. “I would also like to remind us all of our National
By Alfred Pagepitu The presence of Asian bees in the Western Province has raised fears for a local Beekeeper like Betti Lingisasa. The arrival of the Asian giant hornet, also known as the ‘murder hornet,’ has been a devastating blow to Simbo Island’s long-standing honey production.
India’s High Commissioner to Solomon Islands, His Excellency (HE) Shri Inbasekar Sunaramuthi has paid his final courtesy call to the Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele this week.
The Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) has expressed serious concerns on the current traffic issues from the East, Central and Western end of Honiara City.
The largest locally led climate adaptation project in the region, the Solomon Islands Knowledge-Action-Sustainability for Resilient Villages (SOLKAS) was launched yesterday in Honiara.
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) National and Provincial Environmental Health officers, planning officers and stakeholders have successfully completed a three-day workshop on further developing the Health National Adaptation Plan (H-NAP) to build the resilience of health systems…
