Lanelle Tanangada, wife of the former MP Jimson Tanangada has been elected the new Member of Parliament for Gizo/Kolombangara constituency after counting in the by election concluded late this evening.
Gizo-Kolombangara constituents in the Western province will go to the polls tomorrow to elect a new Parliament representative. Five candidates are contesting the seat including the wife of the ousted M-P Lanelle Tanangada and former Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo.
Residents of three villages in Shortland Island are worried, their copra production will drop as the deadly Rhinoceros beetle has found its way to their plantations. The three villages are Raumae, Harapa and Karisi village.
Five candidates are confirmed to contest the Gizo-Kolombangara by-election next month. The Solomon Islands Electoral Commission received the nominations before the nomination period closed on Wednesday.
Solomon Islands music icon Sharzy was arrested yesterday in Gizo, Western Province for alleged illegal entry. Police arrested Sharzy, whose real name is Samson Saeni, after he allegedly crossed the border into Western Province from Papua New Guinea.
Governor General Sir Frank Kabui today proclaimed May 23 as the date of the by-election for the Gizo/Kolombangara constituency. In a press release, Solomon Islands Electoral Commission Chief Electoral Officer Mose Saitala said, as of tomorrow, notice of the election will be published within every…
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force is searching for the remaining suspects in an armed robbery at the Malohuna logging camp in Harapa, Shortland Islands late last month.
The Solomon Islands Electoral Commission is aiming to launch the by-election for the Gizo/Kolombangara constituency next month. The election is being held because the High Court ruled that Member of Parliament for Gizo/Kolombangara Jimson Tanangada lost his seat for bribing constituents to vote for…
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force is investigating an alleged armed robbery at the Malohuna logging camp in the Harapa area of the Shortland Islands, Western Province early Sunday morning.
The country’s second international airport, the Munda airport in New Georgia, Western Province, is nearing completion. Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Communication and Aviation Moses Virivolomo said his ministry is making progress in its work to meet all requirements prior to the project…
People across the country celebrated International Women’s Day yesterday and embodied this year’s theme of pressing for progress to achieve gender equality.
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force has refuted media reports that its officers stole personal belongings from the 29 Bougainvilleans who were taken into custody last week near Vella Lavella island, Western Province.
Police Commissioner Mathew Varley and Western Province Premier Wayne Maepio The Western Provincial Premier Wayne Maepio has denied paying any compensation to the Bouganvilleans who turned themselves over to the Gizo police over the weekend.
Police Commissioner Matthew Varley has made clarifications on the current situation on the escape of the 29 Bouganvillieans from Gizo Police custody Wednesday.
Gizo Township is now under curfew as the hunt for the 29 Bougainvilleans who escaped from Gizo Police last night hightens. Premier Wayne Maepio announced this evening, movements around the town is restricted from 10pm tonight till 6am tomorrow.
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Response Team has apprehended 29 Bougainvilleans today in the western province for allegedly entering the country’s border illegally. Reports say, the men entered the country’s border yesterday and were believed to be heading for Noro town in North New Georgia.
Wendy Melenamu The Kolombangara Forestry Products Limited prides itself on providing equal employment for both men and women. Meet some of the women working there now. Wendy Melenamu is KFPL’s Research officer.
On the island of Nusa Tupe in the western Solomons, an unassuming building supports the lofty aim of sustaining marine resources. The WorldFish Nusa Tupe Research Station was initially established as a field station for the International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management in the 1980s,…
The stock of beche-de-mer in the reefs around Gizo, Western Province has been depleted, according to fisheries scientist Dr Gregory Bennett. Dr Bennett manages the WorldFish research station at Nusa Tupe island near Gizo and leads a team with experience in fisheries.
Police rescued 12 passengers after their ray boat sank yesterday at Point Kuri Passage in Western Province. The boat from Ghatere on Kolombangara island was reportedly travelling to Beulah Provincial Secondary School to drop off students when it sank.
