The Minister for Culture and Tourism, Hon Batholomew Parapolo was among world tourism Ministers and leaders who attended the 2023 World Tourism Day celebration in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s capital city of Riyadh recently. World Tourism Day is an annual event celebrated on the 27th of September. This day is set aside for the…
THEY worked under the scorching sun and heat to ensure students of Burns Creek Adventist High and Primary School in East Honiara have a new multipurpose hall. A team of about 23 students and support staff from Hills Adventist College in Sydney, Australia, spent about two weeks at Burns Creek Adventist School to construct a…
HUNTING for mud crab requires special skills because of the way they would camouflage themselves beneath the muddy shorelines and under mangroves. And these skills are what Kwaimani Diko from a village in the Lau-MBaelelea Constituency in Malaita Province. Meet the 33-year-old man who has carved out a unique livelihood from hunting mud crabs in…
THE Team Solomon Junior Weightlifters at the Oceania Youth, Junior & U23 championship in Apia, Samoa, has bagged a total of 5 gold medals and 1 silver. At the beginning of the competitions Solomon Islands Lorah Maelosia scooped 3 gold medals. Later in the competition another Team Solomon Junior Weightlifter Shirmara Wini who competed in…
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) successfully conducted a live scenario exercise in Honiara on 6 October 2023 as part of the preparation for the Pacific Games 2023. The exercise is part of RSIPF preparedness and response to multiple incidents anticipated during the games. The exercise commenced from 10am this morning and finished around 2pm in…
SEVENTY-NINE Solomon Islanders flew out of the country on Friday to join a Prayer Assembly in Jerusalem, Israel, after the National Government gave $1million to support the trip. Member of Parliament for Lau/Mbaelelea and Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Honourable Augustine Auga said the $1m support was to cover the members travel expenses, accommodation and…
Prime Minister and Minister for Pacific Games 2023 Hon. Manasseh Sogavare MP has taken delivery of upgraded facilities at King George VI School from the Government and people of Australia. The total cost of the school upgrade is $15,039,890.42 which include labor and materials, fully funded under the Australian Government support to the 2023 Pacific…
PM Sogavare speaks cherishingly of SI bilateral relations with Japan upon receipt of the US$ 28 million ‘Road of Peace’ from Ambassador Yoshiaki SOLOMON Islands values its bilateral relations with Japan and as a family, ‘we will not always see eye-to-eye on issues,’ Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare uttered, Thursday. Prime Minister Sogavare, who recently condemned…
A third cohort of women leaders and aspiring leaders in the country have successfully completed a four-day Solomon Islands Senior Executive Women in Leadership Program in Honiara on Thursday 28th September 2023. Delivered through a partnership between the Institute of Solomon Islands Accountants (ISIA), the Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) and the…
LEADER of Opposition Hon Matthew Wale is calling on the Prime Minister to confirm whether or not there is ongoing dialogue within the Government to extend Parliament again. Hon Wale said his office was informed that there have been discussions at the top Government level that a proposal on a further extension is likely to…