Emotions were on full display today as the family members of murdered Chinese couple Gongzhen Lao and Yuegui Wu paid tribute in a moving memorial service in Honiara today.
It is one of the world’s most loved treats – and a valuable one at that. And now local Solomon Islander farmers are now trying to get a bigger piece of the pie – or chocolate bar as it may be. The week-long Solomon Islands chocolate week concluded today at the National auditorium with hundreds
No Solomon Islands children should die from an immunisation-preventable disease – that is the message coming out of today’s immunisation event at SIBC. Launching the National EPI Communication Strategy 2017-2020 at SIBC today, authorities said immunisation was “everybody’s responsibility” and urged…
The three Vietnamese “blue boats” captains face fines of up to $SBD 12 million, or up to three years in jail, the State prosecutor has revealed. The three appeared before the Honiara Magistrate’s Court this morning, where they were formally remanded in custody.
Solomon Islands Police have identified “people of interest” in the Easter double murder which shocked Honiara, and the nation. Speaking at a weekly press conference, Police Commissioner Matthew Varley said the investigation into the death of Jimmy and Joy Kwan at their business and home at Town…
It is perhaps a fleeting connection at best, but there is one reason why US President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull are meeting next month. And the Solomon Islands has a lot to do with it.
It was supposed to be a day of celebration – yet for hundreds of Solomon Islands National University students it turned into a nightmare. Reports from the SINU graduation ceremony suggest hundreds – some reports suggest the number is about 200 – students ready to graduate were rejected at the last…
Former Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo has blasted the current Solomon Island Government’s fiscal management, questioning how a “good reserve” two years ago has evaporated with the Government now borrowing to pay its bills.
About 1700 students graduated from Solomon Islands National University this morning in a massive ceremony. The graduating class was the university’s fourth since it became a university, with graduates receiving certificates, diplomas and degrees.
Malaria prevention works: that is the message relayed to the people of the Solomon Islands on World Malaria Day. During an education session at SIBC today to commemorate the day, the benefits of malaria prevention were highlighted, with figures showing the rate of the disease in the Solomon Islands…
Hundreds of Australians and New Zealanders – and many local Solomon Islanders – turned out in central Honiara early this morning for a dawn service to mark ANZAC Day.
The first sixteen copies of the Roviana-language Bible have arrived in the country. It was history in the making for members of the United Church and the Bible Translation Society group who attended a small ceremony at the Honiara International Airport on Saturday to catch a glimpse of the Bible.
The 40 Vietnamese “blue boat” crew are still being held at the Rove Detention Centre in Honiara as they await further directions from the Immigration Department.
Honiara City Mayor Andrew Mua has called on legislators to reintroduce the death penalty into the Solomon Islands. In light of the barbaric killing of Chinese couple Jimmy and Joy Kwan over the Easter, Mr Mua said tougher laws could help prevent murders.
A massive crowd marched through the streets of Honiara on Sunday to condemn the Easter weekend murder of Chinese Solomon Islanders Jimmy and Joy Kwan, whilst calling for peace in the capital.
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force has called on the public to help it solve the Easter double murder of Chinese couple Jimmy and Joy Kwan. Supervising Police Commissioner Juanita Matanga told journalists yesterday the force was appealing to the community for information on the case.
It is not a common answer for Solomon Islander girls when they’re asked: what do you do for a job? But Dive Munda, a local diving company, is trying to change that. The company, in the Western Province, has trained, and now employs, four female dive guides.
Tributes are flowing for murdered Honiara couple Jimmy and Joy Kwan, with a flower mural and sign in dedication to the couple put up at the site of the murder. The sign, flowers and candles emerged yesterday, with locals paying respects to the Chinese couple who have lived in Honiara for 20 years.
By Kikiva Tuni The Magistrate’s Court in Honiara has today fined the 40 Vietnamese “blue boats” crew members almost $SBD800 each for illegally entering the country.
There is no update – and currently no firm suspects – on the brutal killing of a Chinese couple in Honiara, with Police yet to update media on the state of the investigation today.
