RNZ: SOLOMON Islands university students left in limbo after their government suddenly switched diplomatic relations from Taiwan to China could be given some certainty soon. More than 100 students studying under Taipei-funded scholarships in Taiwan were affected by the switch in October. Shortly after the split, the ministry of education in Honiara issued a directive…
RNZI: TRANSPARENCY Solomon Islands says it’s disappointing but not surprising that the country has dropped two points in the 2019 Corruption Perceptions Index, which was released last Thursday. The flagship research product of Transparency International, the index offers an annual snapshot of the degree of corruption by ranking countries and territories from zero to 100…
MINISTER for Women & Youth in Western Province Oelyn Muala has appealed to every transport owners/providers and the province’s travelling public to make informed decisions before travelling between islands by canoe. She highlighted that it is important that decisions on travelling arrangements must be made by both women and men before they can travel between…
SOLOMON Islands young football star, Raphael Le’ai has made history as the youngest footballer to finish top of Telekom S-league (TSL) Golden Boot race. Raphael Le’ai scored 11 goals in his final match with Henderson Eels FC to lead the golden boot race with 24 goals in just seven matches played. The 16-year old player…
A GROUP of 4 boys from the Gaena’alu Movement of Komuvaulu village in the Weather coast of Guadalcanal has left for South Korea, on Sunday. In an interview held at the Honiara International airport, the Movement’s General Secretary David Cornelius said the group is travelling on a ‘cultural exchange’ program. He said the Gaena’alu movement…
Govt’s 2020 tourism budget is too small: Tuamoto By IAN M.KAUKUI IF the government wanted to see real changes in the Solomon Islands tourism sector, it should have doubled the SBD$5 million budget for the 2020 financial year. Tourism Solomons chief executive officer Josefa Tuamoto made the statement in a short press conference at the…
GOVERNOR General Rt Rev. Sir David Vunagi has acknowledged the United States commitment to Solomon Islands development aspirations over four decades since the formal establishment of diplomatic relations on the 9th of October 1978, Solomon Islands and the United States. Speaking on the occasion of the presentation of credentials by her Excellency Mrs. Erin Elizabeth…
THE National Referral Hospital (NRH) on Friday marked another important milestone in the opening of the new mortuary. It is located at the Eastern end of the hospital’s compound. Speaking at the launching, the NRH Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr Steve Aumanu said that the mortuary has now shifted its services from the old facility…
FOUR Traditional Chiefs from Isabel Province has visited Rove Central Correctional Centre (RCCC), Thursday this week. The visit was made possible under the CSSI Act 2007, Section 30. ‘Visits by religious representatives, traditional elders and respected persons within the Correctional Centres’’. CSSI Commissioner Gabriel Manelusi has approved this Isabel Traditional Elders to make a visit…
THE Archbishop of the Anglican Church of Melanesia (ACOM) the most Reverend Archbishop Leonard Dawea has called on all ACOM schools to be more collaboration towards ensuring better school academic results every year. Rev. Dawea made the call during his sermon at the ACOM combined School Commissioning church service, Thursday. With the theme of the…