THE Western Provincial Assembly (WPA) has passed a $39-million Supplementary budget for the 2022-2023 fiscal year. This is welcoming news for the province and thumbs up to both house for supporting the budget. Provincial Minister of Finance and Treasury, Culrick Runimetu said the total revised capital revenue for the 2022-2023 fiscal year stands at $17, 748,887.40.…
Speaker Butala clears air on Malaita Provincial Government political divide MALAITA Provincial Assembly Ronnie Butala has stepped in to clear the air on the political crisis on Malaita, dismissing claims the defeat of the Provincial Supplementary Budget has something to do with China. “It has nothing whatsoever to do with China. The issue which led…
Promoting a sport code that is not common or known in the islands is the catch for Jeremy Baea, co-founder and President of the Western Solomons Surfing Association (WSSA). Hailing from Gizo in the Western Province, Jeremy established WSSA in 2014 with six friends who are interested in that sport. “We sat down and discussed…
THE owner of the sunken ship, MV J. HARMS, has been caught red-handed by the responsible authorities for environmental pollution in the Noro Lagoon. Maritime Authority Solomon Islands (SIMA) and the Ministry of Environment Climate Change and Disaster Management have sent officers to assess the sunken ship. The team, which comprised two officers from SIMA…
Officers of the National Traffic Department (NTD) of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) have completed a one-week training conducted by the China Police Liaison Team (CPLT) from January 9 to January 13. Supervising Director National Traffic Department Senior Sergeant Loginor Waiparo said, “I would like to express my deep gratitude to CPLT and…
THE people of Baegu-Asifola and Lau-Mbaelelea are now free to travel the North Road following the removal of the roadblock in Loina village, North Malaita. For the past three weeks, people of the two constituencies were denied access to the provincial capital, Auki, following the death of late Aba from Loina whose body was found…
CHINA Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) – the general contractor for the China-funded 2023 Pacific Games Stadium Project – has shared some of its resources with communities around the Henderson area in east Honiara. The company announced this week it had just completed the rehabilitation and improvement of an interior road around the Henderson area.…
A 20-year-old boy from Isabel Province was stabbed in a public bus along the Mbokonavera-Skyline Road on his way back home from the market on Thursday evening. This was revealed by a medical doctor from Isabel Province, Dr Pedical Togamana, who called on all the Isabel youths to take extra precautionary measures when going out…
[January 19, 2023, Heritage Park Hotel, Honiara] Hon. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare and Madam Sogavare,Hon. Speaker of the National Parliament Patteson Oti,Hon. Deputy Prime Minister Manasseh Maelanga,Hon. Opposition Leader Matthew Wale,Hon. Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade Jeremiah Manele,Hon. Ministers of the Crown,Hon. Members of Parliament,Senior Government officials,Distinguished guests,Members of the Chinese communities, Chinese…
A PASSENGER who boarded MV Marina 2 from the Western Province to Honiara last week says she was shocked to see how passengers were treated during the trip. The passenger who wished not to be named said she wanted to bring this issue out to the public for others who could not speak out. “I…