Malaita Premier, Daniel Suidani and Malaita’s new Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Leslie Kili last week entered a positive dialogue. In the dialogue, PPC Kili asked the Malaita Premier to talk to MARA government supporters to stay calm and allow police to carry out its duty in Auki without interference from MARA supporters. During the dialogue,…
THE Solomon Islands National University (SINU) has appointed Dr Transform Aqorau as professor and director of its newly established Institute of Ocean, Islands and Sustainable Development (IOISD) at the School of Fisheries. A statement from SINU on Monday (17th January 2022) said Dr Aqorau joined the university last year as visiting professor and was appointed…
PATROL Boat Taro could leave Auki early this week to attend covid-19 cases recorded in the Malaita Outer Islands (MOI) over the weekend. The Patrol Boat was supposed to spend 14 days in Auki, meaning it has one more week to go before leaving. However, the situation in MOI might need the assistance of Patrol…
PRICES in shops both in Honiara and around the country have soared and many are blaming the riots, looting and burning of shops in Honiara last November for the steep increases. In Honiara, the price of a 20kg bag of rice now range from $138 at the low end to $145 or more at the…
Papua New Guinea’s Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Honorable Timothy Masiu paid a visit to the Solomon Islands Expo Pavilion in Dubai on Thursday 13 January 2021. Minister Masiu was accompanied by his wife Madam Christine Masiu, together with Mr. Steven Matainaho, Secretary for Department of ICT (DICT), Mr. Ian Kwaimani, First Secretary to…
Indeed, I am grateful. National Referral Hospital (NRH) has kindly conditioned my liver throughout six months of admittance. I was diagnosed with Cirrhosis Hepatitis B and what doctors in their profession say is that my liver is infected, and ailing. Besides, seeing I shall be referred overseas, surely it means NRH only do what it…
Dear Editor – Solomon Islands is a nation of inferior complex people stuffed with self-hatred. Solomon Islanders hated themselves so much even to the extreme and branding themselves with names and with effect of cultural lose stuffed by themselves. As a direct result, we saw Chinatown turn to ash, the only self-satisfaction we have is…
Dear Editor – On December 29th, 2021, while Solomon Islands people were counting down to the arrival of the New Year, a chartered flight landed in Henderson Airport Honiara, carrying first cargo of anti-riot gears aided by China. I had the honour to accompany senior Solomon Islands government officials at the airport to witness the…
Dear Editor – thank you for allowing me share my personal thoughts here about certain bus conductors and their behaviours towards passengers. I think our bus drivers and conductors need basic customer service training. Last week, I saw someone who was about to punch a bus conductor because of something the conductor said to him…
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) in a statement this afternoon said that it is investigating 4 people at Pelau village in Ontong Java that are suspected of COVID-19 infection. If these people are confirmed to have COVID-19 infection, the risk of community transmission is extremely high. The 4 suspected positive cases are…