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Police are yet to locate two fishermen from Malaita who went missing on September 26 during their trip to Ramos Island. The missing fishers were from Lilisiana village in the Langalanga area. Malaita’s head of police Superintendent Leslie Kili says they were informed of the missing fishermen on 30 September,…
More than 140 police officers were trained in nine different areas during this year’s Exercise Coastwatchers between the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF). Exercise Coastwatchers is an annual training serial jointly developed between the RSIPF, Solomon Islands Government, and ADF. A joint statement from…
A pair of Chinese scam artists wanted to turn a radiation-soaked Pacific atoll into afuture metropolis. They ended up in an American jail instead. How they got there is anuntold tale of international bribery and grifting that stretched to the very center of theUnited Nations. By Aubrey Belford, Kevin G.…
Police say they’ve arrested two men suspected of burning down a two-storey classroom building in east Malaita recently. The $1.5 million facility was owned by Onelafa Community High School, which serves the east Fataleka region. “One of those arrested was a teacher, who was believed to have planned the burning,”…
By Georgina Maka’a PREMIERS of Solomon Islands’ nine provinces are due to leave for China on a two-week visit starting on 15 October 2023. Several premiers In-depth Solomons spoke to have confirmed the upcoming trip, which many saw as China’s push to win the hearts and minds of Solomon Islands’ leaders. …
LEADER of Opposition Matthew Wale says the Prime Minister chose not to attend PIF leaders meeting in Washington because he is anti-US. In a statement, Wale said it is obvious from the Prime Minister’s explanation that he dislikes the US. The Opposition Leader said it is clear from the start…
By Charlie Piringi | 𝕏 @cpiringi7 Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare says most Pacific leaders believe Japan has been holding back on crucial data that are central to its controversial release of treated nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean. While appreciating Japan’s transparency in sharing the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)…
by Charley Piringi | 𝕏 @cpiringi7 The Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) has adopted a fresh approach in addressing the longstanding West Papuan issue, as confirmed by Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare upon his return from the UNGA in New York last week. During his arrival today, he provided clarification to the…
By Georgina Makaa |@MakaaGina Japan’s Ambassador to the Solomon Islands, Miwa Yoshiaki, has expressed disappointment regarding Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare’s recent statement at the United Nations General Assembly. Sogavare had urged Japan to explore alternative solutions for its treated nuclear wastewater and to immediately cease its discharge into the Pacific…
By Gina Maka’a A TOP lawyer and academic has described moves by the Government to remove Opposition MPs who stood against the vote to delay the elections last year as “absurd”. Attorney General John Muria Jnr has announced that the Government has issued instructions for him to seek court orders to remove the…
