THE short public transport bus routes service in Honiara is the main factor behind students’ and teachers’ lateness to school. With the short bus route service, students find it difficult, especially in the morning, to get to school just on one bus. They have to get on two or even three different buses and that…
SOLOMON Islands renowned music artist, song writer, music producer, Richard Saeni, who is better known by his stage name, Sean Rii, has been accorded a YouTube silver award for reaching 100,000 subscribers on YouTube. Sean Rii, the lead singer for the Dezine Brothers’ band, expressed appreciation to his fans and followers for their continued support…
PRIME Minister, Manasseh Sogavare, has been briefed on the Australian, United Kingdom and United States (AUKUS) security arrangement. AUKUS is the trilateral security pact between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States, announced on 15 September 2021 for the Indo-Pacific region. Under the pact, the US and the UK will help Australia to acquire nuclear-powered…
PRIME Minister, Manasseh Sogavare, has requested the New Zealand (NZ) Government to reciprocate the visa-waver arrangement that Solomon Islands is currently offering to NZ. The Prime Minister made the request in a courtesy meeting with the NZ Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee delegation that visited Honiara last week. The Prime Minister’s Press Secretariat described…
AFTER weeks of waiting the news many football fans in Solomon Islands has been waiting for has been revealed, Raphael Lea’i has had his paper works sorted and is officially a FK Velez Mostar’s player. This was confirmed in a statement by Bosnia-Herzegovina journalist, Nermin Bise. Following his signing with the Bosnia-Herzegovina club, Raphael could…
The Solomon Island football federation (SIFF) Super Futsal President cup defending champions Matakz FC scooped the inaugural 2023 President cup title after defeating a determined G-Camp side 9-2 in the grand final match at Friendship Hall yesterday. It was a tough match between the two futsal rivals. The start of the match could see G-Camp…
WORK on improving and securing the water source in Kunu community near the Malaita Provincial capital, Auki, is progressing well and nears completion. Kunu, a community with no water supply from Solomon Water depends almost entirely on the water source for washing and cooking. Lately, the Community Access & Urban Service Enhancement (CAUSE) Project saw…
Former Malaita Premier Suidani given government-in-exile option discussions hosted by Washington DC A GOVERNMENT-IN-EXILE is one of two options the United States reportedly discussed with former Premier Daniel Suidani in Washington DC in recent weeks, it was revealed this weekend. The first one is funding his political campaign when he returns (to) Solomon Islands (SI)…
Solomon Islands; a beautiful island nation in the Pacific Ocean. I am honored to be the first Japanese Foreign Minister to visit Solomon Islands. I decided to visit Solomon Islands and the Cook Islands in order to demonstrate Japan’s strong commitment to Pacific Island countries. I am greatly impressed by the spectacular nature of Solomon…