THE ACCOUNTABILITY CALL

Dr Aipia calls for accountability from Police and Director of Fisheries over ongoing illegal bechedemer harvesting by Ontong Java chiefs SMARTING from his High Court victory over police and the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources, medical doctor Reginald Aipia, is challenging the police to arrest a group of Ontong Java Chiefs allegedly engaged in…

East Central Guadalcanal-CITREC seal partnership

THE East Central Guadalcanal Constituency has created history by choosing a path that will equip its constituents with Canadian standard education, training and opportunity for labour mobility. East Central Guadalcanal signed the historic agreement with Canadian International Training & Education Corp (CITREC) last week. The agreement was signed in the presence of hundreds of constituents…

Sikaiana islanders want reliable shipping

PEOPLE of Sikaina Island in the Malaita Outer Islands (MOI) are calling on the national government to address the issue of inadequate shipping services along the Honiara-MOI route. Inadequate shipping services to MOI is regarded as one of the longstanding challenges faced by the Sikaiana Community and all other communities in the far-flung region of…

Vella schools hold speech contest

A MILESTONE “Environmental Speech Contest” was conducted for Primary School students at Pusiju village on Vella La Vella Island in the Western Province on Tuesday.  The event was organized by the Sirubai Voko Tribe Association (SVTA) with support from Pacific-Community-SPC Locally Marine Managed Area (LMMA) Phase One grant.  The eight primary schools of Maravari, Eleoteve,…

Graduates told of national obligation

THE Solomon Islands National University’s (SINU) 2024 graduates have been urged to carry with them the knowledge that they are the stewards of the nation’s future and the architects of a brighter tomorrow. The call came from none other than the Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Transform Aqorau in his address at the 11th SINU graduation at…

PRC awards 31 scholarships 

THE Peoples Republic of China (PRC) has awarded 31 scholarships to Solomon Islanders to undertake studies at various in China under its 2024-2025 scholarship program for Solomon Islands. The Solomon Islands Chinese Embassy, Charge d’Affaires Ding Yonghua congratulated 28 of the 31 scholarship recipients at a farewell dinner in Honiara on Thursday. He also thanked…

Miss Lauru crowned Miss Solomon

Contestant number five – Miss Lauru- Elsie Polosovai has been crowned the Miss Solomon Islands 2024-2025. The crowning was held around 1am tonight after hours of various performances by each of the contestants. Miss Lauru won a number of awards during tonight’s presentation which includes; Speech, Talent, Traditional attire, One on One Question&Interview and Social Media…