Prime Minister (PM) Jeremiah Manele, received a courtesy call from the visiting Minority Clerk of the U.S. Senate, Paul Grove. Mr. Grove is in the country as part of an assessment and review of foreign assistance and security programs by the U.S. Department of State. In the brief meeting, the Prime Minister spoke highly of…
Hailing last weekend’s Melanesian music-oriented Bonfire Festival in Honiara a major success, Bronze sponsor Tourism Solomons has described the event as providing an ideal blueprint for local event planners – be the event musical, cultural or sporting – to start looking at ways these events can be promoted in overseas markets. Tourism Solomons CEO (acting),…
In an exciting display of rugby, Our National Women’s 7s had a series of thrilling friendly matches over the weekend with the visitors New South Wales (NSW), Sydney-based rugby club, the Briars Women’s Rugby. The friendlies were held at Town Ground Rugby Stadium on Saturday. With the series of friendly matches, the Solomon Islands National women’s 7s team has…
Senior supervisory officials from the Administration and Management Institute (AMI) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) on Sunday October 6, 2024, visited SAPE farm in North Guadalcanal. The MARA team comprised of YAN Shi, President of AMI, MARA, and LIU Jinping, AMI, MARA Division Director…
THE much-awaited implementation of the SBD120 million Japanese Government-funded Project for the improvement and expansion of the Kilu’ufi Hospital in Malaita Province has commenced with an official groundbreaking ceremony on Monday. The groundbreaking ceremony for this pivotal project was attended by a high-level delegation from the Ministry of Health and Medical Services, the Japanese Ambassador to Solomon Islands, Miwa Yoshiaki…
A CENTRAL Islands Province resident Nelson Waneamoe backs the renewed call by the Luapel House of Chiefs on the national government to lift the ban imposed on the harvesting and trading of beche-de-mers. The Luapel Chiefs last week renewed their call on the national government to lift the ban because it impacts on the livelihood…
A PHYSICAL confrontation has broken out in North Rendova, Western Province between the supporters and opposers of a proposed mining operation.The incident occurred on Sunday 13 October when a team from the Ministry of Mines and Energy and Rural Electrification (MMERE) were conducting an awareness on the mining operation in Lokuru.The division in the community…
Dear Editor – As a student studying sociology and social work, we are aimed to promote people’s rights and an access to justice. There are concerns in regarding our justice system that are found to said being unappropriated and unavailable to all people. Firstly, lawyers are too expensive. People require lawyers to ensure they have their…
A team of five (5) officials from Parliament Office are currently in Marovo Constituency conducting a weeklong outreach program to schools and communities around Marovo. The program commenced on 5th Oct and will finish on 15th Oct. The fourth of Parliaments strategic objectives is to engage citizens in the work of Parliament. One of the ways in…
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Explosive Ordnance Disposal Department (EODD) will conduct a Render Safe Procedure (RSP) Operation to one of the live bombs found at Betidoku, Gilbert Camp area, East Honiara on Wednesday 16 October 2024. Acting Director of EODD, Inspector Clifford Tunuki says, “The task will be carried out on the…