For local workers such as Andrew Pandavisu, the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) Scheme has offered a life-line for his family and community. The 28-year-old is a bread-winner and source of support for his kinsmen. Mr Pandavisu is preparing to leave the Solomon Islands this February for work, refreshed and rejuvenated after completing his two…
MORE than 400 workers of Guadalcanal Plantation Palm Oil Limited 3 (GPPOL3) in North East Guadalcanal went on strike as of Monday. They are demanding the removal of Field Plantation Manager Mr. Syfig Rusepini who they claimed his leadership role did not satisfy the welfare of workers for number of reasons. They claimed Mr. Rusepini…
THE Western Provincial Government still owes some of the local suppliers and service providers through provision of goods and services on the height of COVID-19 outbreak in the country last year. This was revealed by the former Western Provincial Secretary (PS) who is now a duly elected Member of the Provincial Assembly (MPA) Jeffery Wickham.…
ALTHOUGH the 2023 academic year has commenced last week for most of the schools in Honiara, for most schools in Western Province, they are expected to start this week. For many schools around Gizo and the nearby islands, last week was used as a registration week and clean-up week for them. Western Provincial Education Authority…
A THREE-week liquor ban is currently imposed for Choiseul Provincial capital Taro. This ban was imposed by Taro Police after they found out that many businesses and individuals selling alcohol did not have valid licenses to sell alcohol publicly. It was also revealed that many business houses, shops and individuals selling alcohol at Taro were…
IF you are from Western Province and have been to Western Provincial capital Gizo, standing beside Gizo Wharf is the iconic MSG Complex. The MSG Complex was built in 2003 prior to the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Summit hosted by the Solomon Islands Government at that time. The MSG member countries are Papua New Guinea…
Chief Justice Sir Albert Palmer has re-emphasised his justification to set up a Commission of Enquiry to inquire into matters of major importance and concern. He made reference to the cause of the riots and arming the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in preventing crimes. He highlighted this at the opening of the 2023…
OPPOSITION Leader Hon Matthew Wale has called on the government to urgently address the bad state of the roads and drainage in Honiara. In a statement yesterday, Hon Wale said the current poor state of our roads is a national embarrassment for the government of the day. He said it is an eyesore and the…
LOCAL Adventist teachers attending the three days leadership training at Fulton Adventist College University in Nadi, Fiji have concluded their training on Sunday. Reports reaching the paper said, the training commenced on Thursday. The training was hosted by the Trans Pacific Union Education Office based in Suva. The theme for the workshop was: ‘I will…
IS Solomon Islands a tax haven – a country where rich people invest and corporate entities invest their money to avoid paying tax in their own country. As well, tax haven countries have secrecy laws, that block information on their deposits from foreign tax authorities. According to a public notice put out by Bank South…