Wale calls on gov’t to create a new company for undersea cable
MEMBER OF Parliament for Aoke- Langalanga Mathew Wale has called on the government to create a new company for the multi-million dollar undersea submarine cable project. Hon Wale said the government...
View ArticleFlights to Gwaunaru’u will resume end of May
FLIGHTS TO Gwaunaru’u airport in Auki, Malaita are expected to resume on the 30 of this month. Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Aviation and Communication, Moses Virivolomo said planned flights...
View ArticleUnsustainable logging increases despite reports of a decline
THE UNSUSTAINABLE harvest of the country’s forests continues reaching its peak last year says Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Forests and Research, Vaeno Vigulu. Mr Vigulu said last year was the...
View ArticleAuki market resumes power supply
AUKI MAIN market, after fours years, had electricity resumed to its premises yesterday from Solomon Power Company (SIEA). The power supply had been disconnected since 2013. Caretaker market manager, Ms...
View ArticleLocal calls for electing new MMF executives
THE REPRESENTATIVE for Resource Owner Advocator for east Malaita has called on Malaita Ma’asina Forum (MMF) president to organise a meeting to elect a new executive this year. The calling was made for...
View ArticleAll Honiara Malaitans called to attend a meeting this Sunday
ALL MALAITANS working and living in Honiara are kindly invited to attend a special meeting this Sunday 1pm at the Honiara High School. The meeting was called by concerned Malaitans who are members of...
View ArticleA successful farmers’ exchange visit programme
FIVE YEARS ago a programme known as “Enhancing Resilience of Communities in Solomon Islands to the Adverse Effects of Climate Change in Agriculture and Food Security” was initiated in the country by...
View ArticleFeni wins PNA award for his art work
BRIAN FENI is a well-known name in the local sports scene and it is not hard to see why. In soccer he has played at club level for Solomon Warriors in the S-league. In the Honiara Football Association...
View ArticleCall for triple ‘L’ urgent meeting
THE INTERIM spokesman for the people of Auki/Langa Langa has urgently called on Langa Langa people residing in Honiara to attend an important meeting for electing 2016 Interim committee. The spokesman...
View ArticleTaiwan Mobile Medical Team visiting Renbel and Western Provinces
THE TAIWAN Mobile Medical Team funded by ROC (Taiwan) government is visiting Solomon Islands this May. The team led by Dr CHIN Yi-Ying, a dermatologist is composed of three medical doctors and three...
View ArticleTaiwan’s international participation is vital to ensuring global health security
ACCORDING TO the WHO estimate released on April 21, 2014, a total of 774 lives were claimed in the SARS outbreak in 2003. Far beyond the nations where it claimed the most victims, SARS traumatised the...
View ArticleTwo selected into Solo Icon Hall of Fame
TWO FORMER Solo icons have been selected into the Hall of Fame for Solomon Islands music industry in the Country this year. This was revealed in an interview with the team leader for the Global...
View ArticleThe country needs the 50 brains to unite: Maneniaru
FISHERIES MINISTER and MP for West Are’Are Hon John Maneniaru has told parliament that this country needs the brains of its 50 MPs to move this country’s socio-economic development and growth. Hon...
View ArticleUrbanisation a huge threat in the country
THE INCREASING rate of urbanisation has continued to threaten the most needed services as well as resources in the country. According to United Nation Habitat 2015-2016 report, the country’s...
View ArticleCourt urges counsels to appear in court
ACTING CHIEF magistrate Sheppard Lapo has called on defence counsels Michael Holara and David Lidimani to appear in court today. This is for the two counsels to confirm whether they are still...
View ArticleMASI to mark World Media Freedom Day
THE MEDIA Association of Solomon Islands (MASI) will mark world Media Freedom Day at the Honiara Hotel on Thursday May 26. This was announced by the MASI President Leni Dalavera on MASI Facebook forum...
View ArticleParliament approves 2015 supplementary appropriation bill 2016
PARLIAMENT YESTERDAY approved a supplementary appropriation bill seeking its approval for the regularisation of a total sum of $26.4 Million spent by the Government in the last quarter of 2015. The...
View ArticleRSIPF arrests suspect at GPPOL area
POLICE AT Guadalcanal have arrested a murder suspect from Reef Island following the death of a teenage boy at GPPOL-2 area over the weekend. Police alleged the incident, which occurred on the Saturday...
View ArticleRSIPF Police Band assists youth with music training
ON SUNDAY 22 May 2016, at St Alban’s Parish, the Commissioner of Police Mr Frank Prendergast, Deputy Commissioner Operations Mr Gabriel Manelusi and the Police Band Director Mr James Maelanga...
View ArticleSolomon Islands should advance reforms to drive investment – ADB
FURTHER REFORMS to Solomon Islands business environment are needed to attract investment that will diversify the economy and grow the private sector, according to an Asian Development Bank (ADB) report...
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