Politics Archive November 2013

Following the earlier celebrations around its anniversary, SolBrew is happy to celebrate its 20th birthday with an extension of its portfolio: the introduction of the Heineken® brand.

Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo has challenged a special meeting of provincial team leaders of the constitutional congress to aim towards achieving a constitution that meets the expectations of the people.

In the Solomon Islands, where the sea level rise of 8 millimetres per year is almost three times the global average, survival of communities on the low-lying atoll of Ontong Java is already threatened.

Transparency Solomon Islands, TSI, is concerned that the termination of the Auditor General, Mr Edward Ronia, would impact negatively on the progress that has been made in the fight against corruption.

University of Queensland researchers have discovered a vivid new species of giant clam on reefs in the Solomon Islands and at Ningaloo in Western Australia.

The new RAMSI Special Coordinator Mrs Justine Braithwaite vows to use her appointment to advocate for the prevention of family and gender based violence in Solomon Islands.

The Solomon Islands Delegation to the 43rd Committee of Representatives of Governments and Administrations (CRGA) Session of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) has expressed its willingness to consider the Host Country Grant Initiative at the conclusion of the Session Monday this week.

The National Government has advised the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands, RAMSI, to ensure its achievements are sustained into the future.

Commuters in Honiara will be subject to a crackdown of smoking in public transportation as police, health and public transport officials join forces.

Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo says the inclusion of water into the second Round Table talks this morning seeks to highlight its critical importance to Solomon Islands.

Bishop James Mason, the Paramount Chief of Isabel and first Bishop of Hanuato’o Diocese, returned from England yesterday to lead more than 130 Solomon Island politicians, environmental experts, mining representatives and community members in an open discussion on what mining will mean for Isabel Province.

A marine scientist is warning Solomon Island landowners that logging will kill nearby reef fisheries within a decade leaving future generations with neither timber nor marine resources to support their families with.

A World Bank report has found that substance abuse in Solomon Islands is becoming more pervasive due to wealth created by the resources sector.

The Guadalcanal Province Police Commander, Chief Superintendent David Diosi has praised his police officers including the Police Rapid Response team, the Participating Police Force and locals at the Weather coast region for the support and cooperation, which resulted in the recapturing of Fugitive Gedley Isa.

Police successfully recaptured Francis Lela, one of the fugitives from the weathercoast of Guadalcanal who escaped from the Correctional Facility at Rove on 5 October 2012.