YURU House of Chiefs in East Kwaio say they are opposed to the proposed extension of the Parliament term from four to five years. The Chiefs passed a resolution at their meeting at Atoifi last Friday ahead of a proposed visit by the Member of Parliament for the East Kwaio Constituency, Stanley Festus Sofu. Mr.…
All incoming travellers must have negative PCR test within 72 hours before arrival. This was the message from the Prime Minister as he announced the full reopening of the international boarder as of 1st July. Adding on to that he said only those who have completed their vaccination will be allowed to enter the country…
THE COVID-19 pandemic has a brought a lot of changes and challenges to our region since 2020 as the fight to contain the transmission of the deadly virus continues. There are nurses and doctors who have dedicated and sacrificed their time, knowledge, skills and energy to fight hard during this pandemic as frontliners. They went…
A WIDE consultation for a mega palm oil project earmarked for Oula community in Southeast Vella Constituency in Western Province is scheduled for next week. The consultation will be held with the landowners and tribes who own the land where the project will be undertaken. If the consultation gets positive response, the project is expected…
The Democratic Coalition Government for Advancement (DCGA) led by Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare continued to implement some of its road maintenance and construction program under its economic infrastructure program. A total of $30M was allocated to this development program in 2021 fiscal year with over $18.5 million utilized on Malaita Province alone last year. Some…
THE Honiara Rugby Union Association (HRUA) has signed a new sponsorship agreement of $145K with the Solrice Company yesterday. The sponsorship will cater for the prize awards for the winners of the Solrice Grand Premier Rugby Competition 2022. This is part of the continuous support from Solrice. The Solrice Grand Premier Rugby Competition is proposed…
High level delegation from China arrives tomorrow SOLOMON ISLANDS will this week welcome the first and historic visit by China’s State Councillor and Foreign Minister His Excellency Wang Hi, who is due to arrive in Honiara tomorrow. It is Mr. Wang’s first visit since Solomon Islands and China established diplomatic relations in September 2019. He…
OPPOSITION Leader Hon Matthew Wale says corruption claims that Malaita MPs were paid $250,000 each to remain with the Government following last year’s motion of no confidence. He said the claims are tragic for the country and sadly not surprising. This followed an article in the Solomon Star today, which reported that around $1.75 million…
AFTER spending several days with his people of Southeast Vella Constituency, Western Province Member of Parliament (MP) Fredrick Koloqeto has successfully concluded his visit. He arrived on Wednesday and successfully conducted a number of consultations with his people and made visits to project sites. Part of the consultation was to inform communities of his intention…
THE Board of Solomon Airlines will this week decide the future of the national carrier’s sole Dash-8 aircraft, Chairman Frank Wickham confirmed yesterday. Mr. Wickham was responding on a front-page story in the Solomon Star yesterday, which suggests the Airlines is planning to sell off the 36-seater plane – the largest in Solomon Airlines domestic…