ABOUT 6,982 local workers are currently working in the agriculture, meat and aged-care sectors in Australia and Solomon Islands Government is planning to increase the number of workers to 16,000 by 2028. Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade (MFAET), Peter Shanel Agovaka revealed this statistic when speaking at a pre-departure briefing for 96 Solomon…
THE hearing of the claim of the candidate of the CARE-SIUP-SIPRA candidate for the Prime Ministership on May 2, Matthew Cooper Wale has been deferred to July 4. It was initially scheduled to be heard before Chief Justice Sir Albert Palmer at 9:30am yesterday. However, had to be rescheduled for July 4 because Wale’s lawyer…
Solomon Islands continue to shine at the 13th Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture (FestPAC) in Honolulu, Hawaii this week as dancers and musicians put another electrifying show at Waikiki Beach Walk area on day six of the festival. The show was opened by the Wa’uraha panpipers that mesmerized the crowd, some of whom have…
MP Lilo calls for abortion of SBD140 million LSL-RIPEL buy-back scheme, questions the amount of money the ‘investors’ brought into the country to warrant SIG to buy off their shares THE Government for National Unity and Transformation’s (GNUT’s) $140million buy-back scheme for the prime land jointly owned by Levels Solomon Ltd (LSL) and Russell Islands…