FRIENDLY CLASHES

Lawson Tama Stadium is expected to host a number of friendly clashes tomorrow during the Whit Monday public holiday. Interestingly, both TSL and Royals football will be hosting their friendly matches at Lawson Tama on that day. TSL will be organising four pre-season friendly matches. It would start at 10 am and conclude at 4pm.…

Malaita says ‘no’ to Chinese company 

  The Malaita Provincial Executive says it will not allow any Chinese owned company to upgrade the Fiu bridge. The Malaita Provincial Executive has reached the decision on Friday at the end of a weeklong executive meeting. This decision came after the government threatened to pull out the Solomon Islands Road Aviation Project (SIRAP) project…

MP Giro supports constituency 

Member of Parliament for Central Makira Constituency Nestor Giro has donated a brand-new one ton-truck to the Melanesian Brotherhood Fox household last week. Constituency Development Officer (CDO) for Central Makira Constituency Gravis Tahiri handed over the key of the vehicle to the Assistant Head Brother at Chester Rest House that will be shipped to Fox…

China-bound students to be vaccinated

A NUMBER of local students who are planning to return to China for their studies will be offered the Sinopharm Vaccines.  That’s according to Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare at the launch of the Sinopharm vaccine on Friday. “Several Solomon Islanders who are planning to return to China for their studies will be offered the Sinopharm…

Police probes suspicious deaths in Guadalcanal

OFFICERS of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at the Henderson police station in Guadalcanal Province are investigating two suspicious death incident of two male person at Uragai and Tina village in South Guadalcanal on different dates recently. Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Guadalcanal Province Chief Superintendent Alfred Uiga says, “The first suspicious death incident…

SINOPHARM VACCINE LAUNCHED 

‘A firewall to protect your family’   THE Sinopharm vaccine roll out today will further enhance prevention and control measures of Solomon Islands and help build a firewall for the people of Solomon Islands to win the final victory in the battle against COVID-19. People’s Republic of China (PRC) Ambassador to Solomon Islands His Excellency…

LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON

South Choiseulese return son of former MP in by-election SOUTH Choiseul voters on Friday returned Sammy Galo – the son of former MP Robertson Galo – in a closely fought bye-election for the Constituency which has been without parliamentary representation since last year. The new MP flew into Honiara yesterday afternoon, beaming with smiles. He…

Sinopharm launch, Friday

THE Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine is scheduled to be launched on Friday, the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) confirmed. Around 30 health workers comprising of doctors, nurses and data and risk communication officers have been trained on Thursday are now ready to commence the roll out of the Sinopharm vaccines, the ministry said.  Similar to…

Mamae hits back at Futai

FORMER HCC Lord Mayor Wilson Mamae said repeating the same thing over and over concerning the Honiara City Council Saga must stop to allow relevant authorities deal with the whole saga accordingly. He said this in an interview in response to Jonathan Futai letters to the editor about the HCC saga, Wednesday.  “It has been…