BEING an unemployed and house wife is always a very difficult and challenging task just to keep a family alive by finding means to survive the next day. Meet Julie Ben Korini, who is one amongst many mothers who are self-employed. For many years she was able to find ways to support her small family…
A Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) vehicle have been damaged after an incident of rock throwing which involves more than 20 youths at Stone Field area at Kaibia heights in Central Honiara on 8 May 2021. Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Honiara City Police, Superintendent John Matamaru says,” Frontline officers at Central Police Station received…
A family in North East Guadalcanal are appealing for support from the public to help them in aid of one of their family member who will be having a Heart surgery that will be taking place in Australia. Due to the current unavailability of Heart Surgery here at the National Referral Hospital, Primo Jimmy and…
Malaita for Democracy (M4D) President, Knoxly Atu has called on the national government to respect the Auki Communique by not allowing any Chinese company to involve in the road upgrade projects in Malaita Province. Mr. Atu raised the concern in an interview with the Sunday Star in Auki this week. He said the Auki Communique…
Solomon Islands is expected to begin using 50,000 doses of China’s SINOPHARM COVID-19 vaccine soon following approval for emergency use by the World Health Organization (WHO). The approval means the SINOPHARM vaccine is the first Chinese COVID-19 vaccine to be added to the COVAX facility. Solomon Islands has received about 24, 000 AstraZeneca vaccine which…
CBSI: we have lost more than 5, 000 jobs in the year to march Solomon Islands has lost more than 5, 000 jobs in the formal sector in the year to March this year, the latest figures released by the Central Bank of Solomon Islands, have shown. The figures were contained in an article…
SIFF to host fundraiser to assist Football athletes THE Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) will organize a fundraising event at the Garden Bar & Restaurant Pacific Casino at 7pm tonight. The fundraising will go towards supporting the PG2023 Legacy Scholarships. The PG2023 Legacy Scholarships is an initiative by the Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) to…
Former Henderson Eels scoring machine is Kossa FC’s new signing KOSSA FC has signed the golden boot winner of the previous Telekom Super League season, Joses Nawo. KOSSA’s Alex Waimora made the confirmation on the KOSSA Facebook page yesterday. Waimora said with the wealth of experience tucked under his belt, Nawo’s inclusion will be…
LEADER of Opposition, Matthew Wale calls on the government to reconsider its intention to purchase houses from the Mamara Tasivarongo – Mavo township project for its public servants housing scheme. The call was made in light of a recent Cabinet decision affirming the government’s intention to secure houses in the township developed by a Chinese…
ROYAL Australian Navy vessel HMAS Larrakia will arrive in Solomon Islands this week to support the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force’s (RSIPF) COVID-19 response. Larrakia will conduct maritime surveillance activities in the western border region at the request of the Solomon Islands Government. Commanding Officer of HMAS Larrakia, Lieutenant Commander Dan Lindquist, said the deployment…