THE public have been reminded about the right days to enquire about their passport applications at the allocated times. This came after members of the public, especially those interested to take up employment in Australia and New Zealand under the labour mobility scheme, continued to crowd the Immigration Department at the Ministry of Commerce and…
THE National Hosting Authority through its Facilities Committee is on track to deliver PG2023 Football Training Field and a replacement for the former SIFF Academy that SIFF surrendered to give way for the construction of the PG2023 Stadium Project funded by the government of the Peoples Republic of China. This project is multi-donor funded, co-funded…
SECURITY personnel of the Coast Watcher Security and Investigation Service (CWSIS) have beef up security at the Honiara Central Market. They deployed their first shift to provide public order service at the Central Market as of yesterday. CWSIS was engaged to provide security and public order service at the Honiara Central market after winning the…
Pro to confirm if Motel’s armed robbery case will proceed or not MORE time has been given to the prosecution to consider if they will proceed further or not with the matter of three men accused of robbing $100,000 at the Holiday Resort Motel at Henderson, Guadalcanal early this year. Sio Wale, 22, Dickson Fito’o,…
WEST KWARA’AE voters are expected to go to the polls in a bye-election on 17th May this year. The bye-election followed the death of Sam Iduri, who passed away earlier this year. No other details could be obtained. It is understood the Government, in consultation with representatives from the Constitution, has decided the date for…
SOLOMON Islands striker Jaygray Sipakana will not be part of the Telekom S-league’s champion, Solomon Warriors FC’s line-up for the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Champions League. This was recently confirmed by the Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF). Sipakana was set to be included in Solomon Warriors line-up for the OFC Champions League. However shortly the…
‘Ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country’. These were the words that Late Dr Baddley Ashton Anita often used to remind his children of his hard work and dedication to the church and his country, Solomon Islands. Dr Anita, who is the country’s first veterinarian…
THIRTY Solomon Islanders left the country on Monday to work as berry pickers in Queensland, Australia under the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility Scheme (PALM). The group that left on Monday consist of 15 men and 15 women who will work under a 4 year contract which is expected to end in 2026. According to the…
Solomon Islands High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea (PNG) has briefly met with the new European Union (EU) Ambassador to PNG last week in Port Moresby. During the meeting, the two officials, His Excellency (H.E) William Soaki and H.E Jacques Fradin shared and discussed issues of common interest between the EU, SI and the region. In…
Cabinet approved initiatives to reinforce by-laws CABINET has approved “On the Spot Fine” effective as of 1st May. Attorney General John Muria Jnr confirmed this in a press conference at the new national stadium on Friday. He said instructions have been sent to his office for amendment to the Honiara City Council Act to enable…