IMAGINE sitting all day throughout the week along the street to sell something just to make ends meet is a huge challenge. It requires a lot of energy, time, patience, and dedication. At the Western Provincial capital of Gizo, there are many betel nut vendors who are busy each day to generate an income by…
DEAR EDITOR, Today, I wrote and circulated news about the arrival of the US Mercy Hospital ship having arrived in Honiara waters and available to offer medical assistance to local services in the health sector and to the NRH. I very much hope the needs and health service requirements of the local disability community will…
THE national government through East Malaita Constituency Office (EMCO) is committed to implement the road infrastructure development in East Malaita to improve constituents’ accessibility to basic services. This is evident in several new feeder road infrastructures constructed by the government through EMCO in the region. These new feeder roads area include: Baunakunu 6 kilometres feeder…
Prime Minister Sogavare welcomes the inaugural visit by the US Navy Hospital Ship MERCY THE Solomon Islands Government and residents of Honiara yesterday celebrated the inaugural visit by the US Navy Hospital Ship MERCY to the under the Pacific Partnership-22 programme of cooperation. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare attended the welcome ceremony which he described as…
THE Australian High Commission in Honiara is tight-lipped about High Commissioner Lachlan Strahan’s conversation with Solomon Islands Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ministry and External Trade (MFAET) about the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s (ABC’s) Four Corner Programme revealing that a Chinese state-owned company was in talks to purchase the Kolombangara Forest Plantations Limited (KFPL). MFAET had summoned…
Minister for Health and Medical Services Dr Culwick Togamana has announced the decline of the Viral Respiratory Illness throughout Honiara and the provinces. He made the announcement in Parliament in response to a question from Opposition Leader Mathew Wale regarding the status of the Viral Respiratory Illness as there are people still experience flu-like illness…
A SEXUAL offence against an elderly man has been discontinued in the High Court recently due to his deteriorating health. The accused was charged with one count of sexual intercourse with a child under 15. The prosecution alleged that that elder had sexual intercourse with a six -year-old girl in East Honiara in 2017. The…
Fuel users across the country will experience a drop in fuel prices as of 1st September 2022. Petrol is expected to reduce by $1.50 while diesel is estimated to reduce by $1.51. This is a result of the Government’s decision to remove customs import duty and sales tax on fuel imports at 100 percent exemption…
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade is pleased to announce that His Excellency Mr Inbasekar Sundaramurthi’s five days visit to Solomon Islands was significantly a success with the High Commissioner having paid a courtesy call to the Supervising Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Honourable Peter Shanel Agovaka and to the Prime…
HENDERSON Eels FC has made another impressive comeback defeating Central Coast FC 3-2 in the Telekom S-league mid-week catch up match at Lawson Tama, Wednesday. Henderson Eels beat the defending champions in a thriller in Wednesday’s second catch up match. Electrifying striker, Raphael Leai’s brace made the difference. Eels took lead eight minutes from kick,…