SOLOMON Islands young national striker Raphael Lea’i joins the golden boot race of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ OFC preliminary competition in Doha, Qatar. The electrifying 19 year old forward sits on the second place with three goals prior to this morning’s semi final match against PNG. Lea’i scored his three goals in a single…
PARLIAMENT will today meet for the first time this year. This came after the last November’s parliament which turned violent after an illegal protest. Because of that members of the public will expect tight security around the capital to ensure businesses and the public go about their daily activities. This week’s parliament sitting is very…
Kastom Gaden Association (KGA) officially launched one of its projects for this year called PIRAS which stands for Pacific Islands Rural and Agriculture Stimulus Facility on Friday the 18th of March. At the launching, KGA had the opportunity to host Australian High Commissioner to Solomon Islands, Dr Lachlan Strahan and Permanent Secretary of Ministry of…
MELBOURNE, (ANZ) — ANZ last week announced it has successfully executed the first ever Australian-bank issued Australian dollar stablecoin (A$DC) payment through a public permissionless blockchain transaction. A stablecoin is a cryptocurrency with a value linked to a commodity, currency or algorithm to manage supply. ANZ minted 30 million of A$DC using an ANZ built…
THE current Western Provincial Government under the leadership of Christian Mesepitu has reiterated that it would continue to push for the federal system of government. This was highlighted by the Acting Premier and the Minister for Finance and Treasury Ramuraka Talasasa during his opening address at last week’s Western Provincial Full Assembly (WPA) in Gizo,…
THE fourth dose for the vaccination rollout is now in the country and will be handed over this week. Incident Controller at the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) Dr Nemia Bainivalu during Sunday’s radio talkback show said Johnson and Johnson vaccine has arrived in the country, awaiting the official handing over, likely to…
THE Oversight Committee is now compiling a report to be submitted to the Cabinet before any plans to resume schools can be announced. The report is based on the recommendation by the Ministry of Health and Medical Services and Ministry of Education and Human Resources to allow primary and secondary schools to start. This was…
SOLOMON Finance Ltd (SFL) is set to open for business, Monday. This followed its official opening last Friday. The bank is located on the ground floor of Anthony Saru building in central Honiara. It is a credit institution operated under the Solomon Islands National Provident Fund (NPF) with the aim to issue out loans to…
OFC: The Solomon Islands have booked their place in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Oceania Qualifiers final after a brace from Alvin Hou helped them win a 3-2 thriller v Papua New Guinea at the Grand Hamad Stadium in Doha. Solomon Islands head coach Felipe Vega-Arango sent out the same starting eleven that overcame…
THE Government has described the concern of fear raised by the Member of Parliament for East Areáre Peter Kenilorea Junior regarding separate training of our police as baseless. A statement from the Office of the Prime Minister this evening said Mr Kenilorea Junior’s concern of fear is baseless and based purely on his own personal…