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Malu’u police have arrested a 22-year-old male suspect for removing signboards and throwing rocks at employees of China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) on 13 July at Kolove village, Malaita Province. Supervising Provincial Police Commander (PPC) of Malaita Province, Superintendent Michael Ramosaea, said, “The suspect, allegedly under the influence of liquor, threw rocks at the […]

Auki police have arrested a 53-year-old man for assaulting his wife on 26 June 2025 in west Kwara’ae, Malaita Province. The 52-year-old male suspect who was heavily intoxicated allegedly assault his 40-year-old wife after accusing her of consuming alcohol at a family wedding. The victim was later rushed to Fauabu clinic by her relatives for

Honiara — Lauru Kuvojo’s dream of reaching the Solomon Cup 2025 semi-finals has ended, not because of a defeat on the field, but because of a decision made off it. Despite securing a crucial win and holding second place, the Choiseul side has been knocked out of semi-final contention following a controversial ruling by the

Twelve officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) were promoted to senior positions within the RSIPF during a Commissioners parade at Rove police headquarters on 17 July 2025. The promotion happened after the Police and Prison Service Commission had endorsed the promotion of 12 officers to the ranks of Inspector and Superintendent. Among

Our Telekom has informed its customers and the general public that mobile services in Bethel and surrounding area including Ataa, Atori, Fiu, and Gwaelade in East Malaita are currently experiencing mobile connectivity issues, with some locations facing complete service outages. The disruption is due to an ongoing land dispute, which is preventing Our Telekom technicians

Images courtesy of SIFF and Solomon Cup Honiara, 16 July 2025 — The Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) has handed down a decisive ruling regarding a breach of competition regulations during the Solomon Cup 2025 match between Makira Ulawa Football Association (MUFA) and Western Football Association (WFA) held on 14 July 2025. Following a formal

SICCI Manufacturing Industry Working Group, successfully held another meeting for this year. Committee representatives from Soltuna Ltd, Britain Palm Oil Limited (GPPOL), Solomon Breweries Ltd (Solbrew), including SICCI Secretariat came together to discuss on tax, trade agreements, electricity cost and infrastructure. As the dedicated group under SICCI, their Manufacturing Industry Working Group undertake the role

The Small Malaita Constituency (SMC) officially launched Phase II of its Road Infrastructure Program on July 9th, 2025, at Ou’oumatawa, Small Malaita. This milestone was made possible through the active involvement of the Member of Parliament for SMC, Honourable Rick Nelson Houenipwela. Constituency Development Officer (CDO) Brown Honimae explained that the original Phase 2 road

Honiara, Solomon Islands – Tourism Solomons has successfully wrapped up a three-city, two country road show meeting more than 50 of Australia and New Zealand’s highest-profile travel media. One of the tourist board’s biggest annual PR exercises, the  Tourism Solomons team, headed by Acting CEO, Dagnal Dereveke, visited Brisbane, Sydney and Auckland, the events presenting

The Ministry of Health and Medical Services officially launched the ‘HPV Vaccine Big Catch Up’ program, a critical public health initiative aimed at protecting girls and women from cervical cancer, at Nguvia Secondary School today. Cervical cancer is the 2nd leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women in the Solomon Islands. The program focuses on