INVESTING in new infrastructure and upgrading the current facilities is a top priority for the Solomon Islands National University (SINU). That’s according to the University Vice Chancellor (VC), Dr Transform Aqorau, in his reflection on the achievements made by the university during the first half of 2023. “Infrastructure development remained a top priority for the…
THIS is the time of year my fellow countrymen come to Solomon Islands in order to honor those who served and those who did not return home. The commemoration service at the WWII American Guadalcanal Memorial and Ambassador Caroline Kennedy’s visit to where her father’s PT boat was sunk are reminders of our shared history…
A MOTHER of five is calling for support and urges police to act quickly in arresting the person who burnt down her dwelling house. Sililia Geu’s dwelling house at Kunu near the Malaita Provincial capital, Auki, was burnt to ashes last month by a young man whilst she was away in Honiara. Mrs Geu…
Cognitively impaired man hospitalised after a ferocious attack by pack of stray dogs in the Western Provincial Capital A COGNITIVELY-IMPAIRED person known for roaming the streets of the Western Provincial Capital, Gizo, fell victim to a vicious attack by a pack of stray dogs at 3am yesterday. The incident occurred on the road between Aussie…
MORE one hundred participants from around Ranoggah and Simbo (RANOSI) in the Western Province are undergoing a one-week 10,000 Toes Health Risk Assessment training at Buri, Ranoggah. Training facilitators from the Solomon Islands Mission (SIM) of the Adventist Church based in Honiara and Kukudu are conducting the training. It commenced on Monday and will end…
PRIME Minister, Manasseh Sogavare, has highlighted the importance of developing aquaculture for rural development and food security in light of pressures placed on the country’s fisheries resources. Speaking at Guadalcanal Province’s Second Appointed Day celebration on Tuesday at Mamara, Northwest Guadalcanal, Prime Minister Sogavare said fisheries is a major sector not only in Guadalcanal Province…
SOLOMON Islands will continue to rely on its overseas partners and friends to achieve security matters, especially with the international borders, law and order. Minister of Finance and Treasury, Harry Kuma, highlighted this in his contribution to the debate on the TRC Final Report in Parliament on Tuesday. He said on security reform, he concurs…
THE young man who allegedly stole another man’s phone inside a public bus after stabbing him with a scissors along the Koa Hill Road in January will be sentenced on August 8. Davidson Daniel Donga, 20, has pleaded guilty to one count of Armed Robbery on a previous court date. He was initially charged with…
THE final Solomon Islands travelling national Futsal squad for the Continental Futsal Challenge in Thailand has been announced by the Kurukuru Head Coach, Damon Shaw yesterday. The Kurukuru team comprises of a 14-man squad selected from the recently held trials. “Coach Shaw released a strong 14-man squad for the Continental Futsal Challenge 2023 in Thailand,”…
IN a heartfelt ceremony on Kennedy Island in the Western Province, the United States Ambassador to Australia, Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of former US President, John F. Kennedy, paid tribute to her late father and the local brave scouts who saved him decades ago. The event commenced with a solemn speech by Western Province Premier,…