THE Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) says they respect players’ decisions to join whichever national team they want to join. This was after two players Raphael Leai and Ali Mekawir made their decisions to join the national senior men’s team and preparing for trials with clubs abroad respectively. Young Leai has made a tough decision…
IT will take up to ten years before actual construction work on the new National Referral Hospital (NRH) at Gilbert Camp in East Honiara will begin. This was revealed by the Minister for Health and Medical Services Dr Culwick Togamana on Wednesday when he updated Parliament on the new National Referral Hospital Construction Project. “It…
A MEDICAL team from the visiting United States Navy Mercy (T-AH 19)- the world’s biggest floating hospital- will be deployed to Malaita Province next week on a four-day assignment. USN Mercy is currently berthing in the Honiara Habour. Its visit to Solomon Islands is part of its Pacific Partnership Programme for 2022. The upcoming deployment…
The Opposition says Sogavare’s intention to rush the Constitutional Amendment Bill through Parliament is an abuse of processes OPPOSITION Leader Mathew Wale has lashed out at Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare’s move to fast track the Constitutional Amendment Bill to defer the 2023 election without going through the necessary parliamentary processes. Prime Minister Sogavare in yesterday‘s…
SINCE the suspension of the former Malaita Provincial Secretary (PS) Fredrick Fa’abasua, the Malaita Provincial Government has maintained the view that the action by the National Government regarding the matter was baseless. The outspoken Malaita Premier, Daniel Suidani recently accused the National Government for wrongly dealing with the former Malaita PS. He said there are…
THE Management and Staff of the Solomon Airlines have welcomed the newly appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Solomon Airlines, Gus Kraus who arrived in the country this week. This was announced by Solomon Airlines Chairman, Frank Wickham, during a media conference held yesterday at the Solomon Airlines Head Office. Mr Wickham said on Wednesday…
PM Sogavare and his Democratic Coalition for Change Government are being accused of lying about a Fishery Project by the Lord Howe Fishery Taskforce THE Chairman of the Lord Howe Fishery Taskforce, Lawrence Makili has accused Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare and his Democratic Coalition Government for Advancement (DCGA) of lying to people of Malaita Outer…
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…