IN advancing quality education and providing standard classrooms for students in the country, the governments of Australia and New Zealand handed over a brand-new double storey classroom building for Illia Community High School on the eastern outskirts of Honiara yesterday. The classroom building contains six classrooms – three upstairs and three downstairs. Illia School Principal…
A FORMER Malaita Premier and President of Umi for Change (U4C) Party Daniel Suidani will be re-contesting the Ward 5 Provincial Assembly in Malaita Province seat in the April 17 joint elections. Mr Suidani announced this at the Coalition for Accountability, Reform and Empowerment (CARE) manifesto launch in Auki last Friday. Mr Suidani was removed…
THE Australian High Commission was proud to bring Kuku-Yalanji man Mr Jeremy Donovan, an Australian First Nations musician, artist, poet, public speaker, and educator to Solomon Islands from February 18 to 26. Over nine days, he visited eight schools, three marketplaces and one church group across Western, Malaita and Guadalcanal Provinces. An internationally famous Aboriginal…
THE immediate former Member of Parliament for South Guadalcanal Rollen Seleso has been nominated to re-contest the South Guadalcanal Constituency seat in the April 17 Joint Election. “We are pleased to announce the nomination of Mr Rollen Seleso as our candidate for South Guadalcanal in the upcoming National General Elections in April. As nominators,” his…
THE Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) is developing a framework to facilitate a smoother cross-border trade amongst its member countries. Despite comprising Fiji, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea and New Caledonia, the MSG nations currently operate under different business systems and this creates a challenging environment for businesses involved in cross-border transactions. Addressing the media…
THE renowned Fiji music band Black Rose (Rosiloa) have arrived in the country yesterday in a historical tour to perform in Honiara this Saturday at the Cowboys Bar & Grill. Black Rose which is signed by the New Caledonian music label ‘Mangrove Productions’ mainly performs the chant or traditional and contemporary music genre. The band’s…
Archbishop Cardone appeals for wise voting as Solomon Islands heads to the polls on April 17 AS the Solomon Islands prepare for the National and Provincial General Elections scheduled for 17 April, the Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Honiara Chris Cardone has issued a heartfelt appeal to all Catholic communities and people of goodwill…
SOLOMON Islands Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium and the European Union (EU), His Excellency Moses Kouni Mose paid the caretaker Prime Minister a courtesy visit. During the brief visit yesterday, His Excellency Mose conveyed to the Caretaker Prime Minister, the various assistance received by his Brussel-based office from the outgoing Democratic Coalition Government for…
THE Solomon Islands Electoral Commission (SIEC) has clarified that the only illegal time to conduct a campaign is 24 hours before the joint elections on April 17. This clarification comes in response to speculations on the timing of campaign activities following the recent launch of manifestos by OUR Party led by caretaker Prime Minister Manasseh…
Some like riots, others regime change as the country prepares to go to the polls on 17 April THE Acting Governor General Patteson John Oti yesterday declared April 17 as the day Solomon Islands would go to the poll to elect 50 Members who will represent the 700-thousand plus people in the 12th Parliament. Mr…