RNZI: Seventeen people have been recognised in the New Year’s honours for their services to Pacific communities in Aotearoa New Zealand. Faumuina Professor Fa’afetai Sopoaga leads the New Year’s Honours list for Pacific recipients. She was made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for her services to Pacific health and tertiary education.…
Dear Editor – The SI government has been urging all those that remain without being fully vaccinated in the Solomon Islands to do so to prevent catching Covid-19 When perhaps it would be thought inconceivable for Covid to reach Antartica, then the following RNZ report makes for sobering reading and should prove food for thought.…
Dear Editor – In the past year the Solomon Islands had many tragic incidents to report and I felt deep personal sadness reading of incidents involving the loss of life but a story by Allen Waitara written in June 2020 and shared by the SIBC left its mark and has stayed with me. I will…
Dear Editor – We are at the start of New Year and my hopes for a better year, and future, for the Solomon Islands focuses I believe on re-creating national unity and on ethical journalism and the free exchange of information that is accurate, fair, truthful and thorough, ethical standards MASI is working hard to…
Dear Editor – New technology must be adopted to change life and work for the better in a future Solomon Islands. The Solomon Islands has capably and effectively made use of new technology in using video conferencing and “zoom” use to communicate at a time when the Covid pandemic has seen travel and conferencing at…
Dear Editor – The Solomon Islands in past years issued some wonderful revenue stamps illustrating its history, culture, music, dance, historical events and its flora and fauna. The art of stamp collecting by agents and individuals remains strong and some countries receive considerable income from the production and sale of its stamps. What is the…
Dear Editor – It is reassuring that the supply of riot equipment by the PRC to the RSIPF comprises non lethal items, and any future consignments, as hinted at by Minister Dickson Mua, should also be non-lethal and in further support of the RSIPF’s ability to deal with public order disturbances in compliance with the…
Youngster helps team to win West Are Are games Junior Fordney has stamped in his name in the West Are Are Christmas tournament after winning the golden boot award and helping his team Kiu United FC to claim victory. The Central Coast football club elastic forward received his award during the prize presentation ceremony…
TWO Assistant Press Secretary to the Prime Minister, Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet have been terminated from their job. Douglas Marau and Alex Akwai were axed from their job, the Prime Minister Office revealed. Their premature dismissal were issued yesterday although their contract still remains valid. Mr. Marau yesterday in a social media…
Governor General (GG) His Excellency Sir David Vunagi says the State of Public Emergency (SoPE) not intended to infringe on people’s freedom and human rights. Sir David highlighted this during his New Year’s address to the nation on Saturday 1st 2022. “The declaration of the first State of Public Emergency on 25th March 2020 and…