MALAITA Province’s 41st Second Appointed Day celebration officially commenced in Auki yesterday with a vibrant display of cultural activities and mini-trade show. This five day event marks an opportunity for the people of the country’s most populous province to showcase their rich traditions and ethnic diversity. The celebration commenced with a remarkable display of traditional…
GOVERNOR GENERAL Reverend David Tiva Kapu has urged citizens to work diligently and refrain from depending on Members of Parliament for handouts. Reverend Kapu made this appeal during his Traditional Speech from the Throne, marking the opening of the 2nd Meeting of the 12th Parliament, Monday. “We must work hard to earn our living,” Reverend…
THE Public Accounts Committee (PAC) will begin scrutinizing the “2024 Supplementary Appropriation Bill” in Parliament as of Tuesday. Chairman Gordon Darcy Lilo confirmed this while contributing to the Special Adjournment motion moved by Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele on Monday. The motion allows the PAC to call witnesses to testify on the bill and permits the…
SOLOMON Islands intends to participate in a professional league that Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) plans to organise in 2026. Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) President Donald Marahare highlighted this during an interview with the High Park Communication of FIFA last week after he met with the FIFA President Gianni Infantino in Paris. While the details…
The much-anticipated Gizo Inter-Ministry League has resumed its matches after a long break. This followed the conclusion of the Western Cup Men’s Senior Tournament, which was held at JFK Stadium in Gizo, the provincial capital of the Western Province last month. The league finally kicked off on Thursday with the first matches and is set…
Importers, unlicensed wharves targeted in gov’t crackdown on the entry of illegal and unwanted goods into the country as the gov’t works to address severe revenue loss through lack of proper checking on unloaded imported goods at sufferance wharves THE Government has trained its guns on importers and owners of unlicensed wharves in a major…
SOLOMON Islands Government has signed a deal with the Government of India in the area of health cooperation last week. The Minister for Health and Medical Services, Dr Paul Popora Bosawai and the Indian High Commissioner to Solomon Islands, Shri Inbasekar Sundaramurthi signed this Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which focused on health cooperation at the…
ONLINE voting for Miss Solomon Islands Pageant (MSIP) 2024 ‘Social Media’ award is currently underway. Its being conducted on the MSIP Facebook page for the six contestants vying for the Miss Solomon Islands Pageant Crown. Voting commenced at 12-midday Saturday and will continue until 12-midday on 24 August. The six Contestants are Miss Tourism, Kerrie…
THE Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Peter Shanel Agovaka has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Vanuatu’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and External Trade, Matai Seremaiah Nawalu on a timebound Air Services between the two Melanesian states. The signing was executed at the margins of the Forum Foreign…
YOUTH members from different Christian Church denominations in the Panatina Ward of Honiara City have participated in the World Youth Exchange Program held in Seoul, South Korea, recently. The three-week event saw youth participants from countries around the world, including Solomon Islands, shared their talents and cultures with South Korean youths and vice-versa. The participation…