THE Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) was given a timely support, thanks to Aotearoa New Zealand, which supported the country with medical supplies late last month. This is part of New Zealand Government’s support to the country. The support consisted of several hundred cartons of disposable medical face-masks blue, 3M N95 masks, hospital…
Tennis players representing Team Solomon opened the Northern Mariana Pacific Mini Games with a tough encounter on day one of the team rounds on Thursday 17th June 2022. The women’s tennis players represented by Zorika Morgan, Chrisma Au, Marion Gaote’e, and Chloe Collinson faced off double opponents from the host country Central Northern Mariana Islands…
The Solomon Islands Government through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade today formally announced the visit to Honiara by His Excellency Ahmed Agil AlKhateeb, the Minister of Tourism of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Chairman of the Saudi Fund for Development on the 17th of June, 2022. This will be the first…
In a brief courtesy meeting on Wednesday this week, the Minister for Health and Medical Services Hon. Dr. Culwick Togamana along with Health Permanent Secretary Mrs. Pauline McNeil welcomed Dr. Sobel Howard, who is on assignment for two months as the Acting World Health Organization (WHO) Representative to the Solomon Islands. Dr. Sobel is an…
THE Sports and Leadership Training (SALT) in partnership with the Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) has ended a two day futsal coaching training and refereeing at the New Zealand Camp. The futsal coaching and refereeing training started on Tuesday and ended yesterday attracting both young and old around the community. In a statement the SALT…
A team from the Honiara City Council (HCC) headed by the Lord Mayor of Honiara Council made a visit to the Solomon Islands National Institute of Sports (SINIS) Facility yesterday. The visit includes a short tour of the SINIS Facilities, an overview of the SINIS programs, an overview of the vision and mission of SINIS,…
LEADING Taro buyer in Malaita Province Goshen Enterprise Ltd is ready to work together with Taro out growers in the province with its donated tiller machine tractor and ploughing machine. Operational Manager, Levite Luciano Maesimae announced this during the ground breaking ceremony of the first ever Taro Pack House at Adaliua, in the Central Kwara’ae…
Transparency Solomon Islands conducted its second Youth Democracy Camp Workshop at Mendana Kitano Hotel, from 23rd to 27th May 2022. The theme of the workshop is, “Empowering Youths to be Leaders of today”. Dr. Alice Pollard delivered the keynote address for the workshop encouraging youths to take up leadership now with integrity and honesty with…
DEAR EDITOR, Our beloved country SI is made up of islands that make up the 9 Provinces. The 9 Provinces also consist of people of different colours, languages, and customs….Very diverse country indeed. While anyone going abroad can say they are from the Solomon Islands, when asked, domestically people maintain/identify themselves with their home village/island/Province.…
DEAR EDITOR, Aristotle who was one of the renowned Greek Philosopher said man is by nature a political animal. That is why today it is not surprised to point out that politics is the art of preventing people from taking part in affairs which properly concern them. Is it because in politics, nothing moves unless…